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November 13, 2017
Dyscalculia
Learning to overcome a learning disability #dyscalculia
Have you ever heard about the learning difficulty known as dyscalculia? Chances are if you are like most people, then you may have heard the term, but you aren’t quite…
Reading
Getting a jump-start on reading #reading
What is the best way to get kids excited about reading? You want to start young and involve exciting experiences around reading. In fact, currently, there are new programs that…
Dysgraphia
Jean Cherni: Is the handwritten word doomed to extinction #dysgraphia
There is currently a fight to keep handwriting alive in our society. There is a fear that if we don’t preserve this way of maintaining knowledge then our history from…
Dyscalculia
Computer science class may now count as math credit for high schoolers #dyscalculia
North Dakota is in the process of making changes in high school curriculum. Currently, high schoolers are required to take three math classes to graduate. The state legislators have approved…
November 10, 2017
Uncategorized
Improving equity for students with dyslexia #dyslexia
When you think about equity for students, what do you think comes to mind? Chances are if you are like most people then you think about gender or poverty guidelines…
Uncategorized
Other States Also Implementing Early Screening For Dyslexia #dyslexia
Do you know a child that has ADHD? Chances are that you know at least one person in your life that does and maybe it is not a child but…
Dyscalculia
Cal State University to drop math, English placement tests #dyscalculia
Did you go to college? Chances are if you did or even if you are looking to go to college, then you know about the entrance exams that will either…
ADHD
Childhood Exposure to Racism Ups Risk of Anxiety, Depression, ADHD #adhd
What do you know about the exposure to racism and the effects that it has on a child? Do you think that there is any correlation between racism and ADHD?…
