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Parenting a child with a learning disability can be challenging. We’ve gathered information to help you get organized, understand your rights and responsibilities, and provide support for your child at home and at school.
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Life Success For Students With Learning Disabilities: A Parent's Guide
Learn how to help your children succeed. Frostig Center research uncovered six success attributes that make a difference in being effective in life. They include self-awareness, proactivity, perseverance, goal-setting, using support systems, and emotional coping strategies. Read ways to encourage your child to develop these character traits.
The World's Greatest Underachiever
Actor and author Henry Winkler reminisces about how dyslexia impacted his school years in this article from Highlights for Children magazine. "Now I know," he writes, "that even if a person learns differently, he or she can still be filled with greatness."
Attention Foster Parents: Let’s Work Together!
Foster parents know all too well the many needs of the youth for whom they provide care that include academic services associated with special education. The reality is not a surprise given the literature reports at least 50% of youth in foster care require intense academic and behavioral interventions at school. What should foster parents do?
My Son's Disability, and My Own Inability to See It
This is a cautionary tale, not just for people who have no real idea of what a learning disability is and probably suspect the whole thing is an overindulgent scam, but also for any parent of a child struggling mightily through school.
Your Child's IEP: Practical and Legal Guidance for Parents
Interview with Author Mark Smith
Mark Smith wrote from his experiences parenting a son with ADHD. "When we were reading everything we could find about the disorder, we were disappointed not to find more books from a child's point of view that showed other children in the same situation, a book to reassure kids that they aren't the only one this is happening to. That's why I wrote Pay Attention, Slosh!"
Read tips for raising a child with dyslexia, written by a mother of a dyslexic son. This article describes how to get your child evaluated,how to hire and work with a tutor, and ways to work reading and academic skills into your daily life with your child, and how to handle the ups and downs of parenting a child who has troubles in school.
Parents Partnering with Tutors
Work well with your tutor and get results. Learn good questions to ask. This short article will set your relationship on the right track.
Learn how one mother worked with the school to get help for her child with a learning disability who was once "unable to work on multiplication and division without dissolving into tears and often tantrums for fear of the learning block she’d be up against." She got her child tested and worked with the school to accommodate her difference. At the end of this story, her child is happily learning.
A Mother's Tale of Middle School Transitions
If you are both a teacher yourself and the parent of a learning disabled child, shouldn't it be easy for you to ensure your child receives appropriate services, including testing and IEP implementation? Maybe, maybe not. Check out one mother's perspective as parent, colleague, and advocate.
As the parent of a learning disabled student, I want to share my experiences with you. Sometimes I would be very unhappy with my son. He would not attend classes and would not complete his assignments. We always seemed to be arguing over his school work.
The Process of Discovery: Finding Out Why Your Child is Struggling
Motivation: The Key to Academic Success
Motivation is key to school success. Just as the actor asks a director, "What is my motivation, for this scene?," the child turns to teachers, parents, and peers to discover the "why" of learning. Motivation is often defined as a need or drive that energizes behavior toward a goal.
What to Look for in a Sleepaway Camp
Sample Letters: Writing a Positive Feedback Letter
Sample Letters: Writing a Follow-up Letter
Sample Letters: Filing a Complaint with the State Department of Education
