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Education > K-12
Gifted Students with Disabilities: Serving Twice Exceptional Learners in K-12
...solves complex math problems in his head but his reading comprehension scores say he needs intervention....fifth grader with dyslexia and advanced verbal skills can often decode meaning through context and vocabulary...vocabulary knowledge, performing at grade level in reading despite never learning to decode fluently. Their...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
Executive Function Strategies That Work: A Parent's Guide for Students with Learning Differences
...dyscalculia, ADHD, and others. These are the skills that manage how we start tasks, hold...good news is that executive function skills respond to practical support. Research...structures can bridge the gap while these skills continue developing. Here's what works....math steps get lost mid-problem, and reading comprehension suffers. Verbal rehearsal...
Special Needs > Visual Impairments
Braille and Technology: Why Your Child with Visual Impairment Needs Both
...essential for literacy. Audio alone won't develop the reading and writing skills your child needs for school...Audio alone won't develop the reading and writing skills your child needs for school and work. Both perspectives...chapter at 200 words per minute is faster than reading it in Braille at 100 words per minute. For web...
Global Insights > Advocacy
Teaching Your Child to Self-Advocate: Age-by-Age Strategies from Elementary Through High School
...advocacy to self-advocacy isn't a single handoff. It's a gradual transfer of skills that happens over years, with you stepping back as your child steps forward....struggling. "I notice you do better when you have your fidget toy during reading time. Why do you think that is?" Name the pattern together. Practice asking...
Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
What Speech-Language Pathologists Actually Do: A Guide for Special Needs Families
...of it. But speech-language pathologists work on a far broader range of skills than pronunciation. They evaluate and treat language comprehension, social...communication (pragmatics). This includes turn-taking in conversation, reading social cues, staying on topic, understanding...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Choosing a Dyslexia Reading Program: What Parents Should Know About Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Barton
...child to absorb letter-sound patterns through reading exposure, structured literacy teaches decoding...as one of the most effective ways to build new reading skills. Where they diverge is in delivery: who...of the most effective ways to build new reading skills. Where they diverge is in delivery: who teaches...
Education > Tutoring
Structured Literacy for Dyslexia: A Parent's Complete Guide to Orton-Gillingham and Evidence-Based Reading Programs
...what makes them different from the reading help your child has already been getting,...framework, and programs like Wilson Reading System and Barton Reading & Spelling...like Wilson Reading System and Barton Reading & Spelling are structured implementations...systematic, and cumulative. That means skills are taught directly, in a logical...
Career > Skills Training
Soft Skills for Success: Building the Workplace Communication Skills Employers Actually Want
Technical skills get people hired....people hired. Soft skills determine whether...than it should. Skills training programs...Yet these are the skills that employers consistently..."Communication Skills". The phrase gets...several distinct skills, and they're worth...single thing. Reading the room. Understanding...of the hardest skills to develop in isolation,...
Career > Finding Jobs
From Assessment to Offer: Using Vocational Evaluation to Find the Right Job Match
...tolerances, and transferable skills. For adults with disabilities,...and academic functioning. Reading, writing, math, and reasoning...writing, math, and reasoning skills. This isn't a screening mechanism....capacities. Stamina, fine motor skills, lifting requirements, mobility...much weight as any technical skill. Vocational interests. The...
Education > Special Education
She Graduated With Honors. She Can't Read or Write. Now She's Suing.
...with a diploma that didn't correspond to any real skills she had developed. What the Records Show The...years. By sixth grade, evaluations placed her reading ability at kindergarten or first-grade level: a...progress, while school records showed she was reading at a level most children reach before they turn...
Parenting > Early Intervention
Strategies for Supporting Children with Special Needs
...and teachers to gather information. Learn about your child's condition by reading books, articles, and connecting with other parents. The more you know, the...spaces. Encourage your child's independence by teaching them daily living skills. Break tasks into small steps, provide visual aids, and offer plenty of...
Parenting > Diagnosis
The Early Days: When You First Suspect Something Is Different
...things started to change. I began to have trouble reading and writing, and my friends started to notice that...Dyslexia is a learning disability that affects reading and writing skills. It was hard for me to accept...learning disability that affects reading and writing skills. It was hard for me to accept at first, but with...