Children with Challenges in Self-Control
Learn about Executive Functioning difficulties — a frequent symptom of learning disabilities and ADHD. Your students procrastinate and don't get started. Then, when it's time to finish, they don't want to stop. Their rooms and backpacks are a mess. They don't remember important facts such as their address or vocabulary words. They may be creative, smart, and engaging, but to bring out their gifts, you need to understand the reasons behind their behavior. To do a better job of teaching and parenting them, read What is Executive Functioning? — an excerpt from the newly released book, Late, Lost, and Unprepared.
For more information on helping children become more self-directed, happier, and better behaved, review our sections on Classroom Management and Self-Esteem + Stress Management.
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Help Your Child Do Well In School
Children with LD and ADHD need parents to get involved in their education. Read A New Resolve This Year: Help Your Child Do Well in School to find the best ways to help.
Start Teenagers on Their Careers
Middle school and high school years are the time for teenagers with LD to explore their interests. For career exploration ideas, click on Career Search: Start Charting a Path for Youth Now.
Today's LD News
January 6, 2009
Victorville Scholar Brings Order to Dyslexia
The Press-Enterprise (CA)
Local Pediatrician Offers Advice for Parents on ADHD Symptoms to Look For
The News-Herald (NC)
Schools Aim for Inclusion with Special-Needs Students
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (PA)
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Aaron, an artist featured in the LD OnLine Art Gallery, takes you down a Country Road and past a Waterfall. Then walk down a Midnight Path in the Woods.
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Goal Setting for Children with Learning Disabilities tells you how to coach children to meet their goals.
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Today's First Person Essay
The Diary of a Family with Dyslexia by Dorothy Tod
When my son, Ben, entered school I noticed that he was having difficulty learning to read. I knew first-hand what my son was going through. At the time, I had undiagnosed learning disabilities...
