Education
There Is No Such Thing as a Math Person. Your Child Was Taught to Believe There Is.
Your child says they are not a math person, and you believe them a little. Here is why that sentence is a prediction rather than a…
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Dyslexia
She Asked the School to Stop Reading His Tests Aloud. His Scores Went Up.
A child earns A's and B's and still struggles to read. Here is how heavy accommodations quietly replace the skill, and the one question that puts…
Dyscalculia
Your Child Doesn’t Need More Math Drills. They Need to Know What the Numbers Mean.
Flashcards and number-sense apps feel like progress, but researchers found they do not track with real math growth. The skill that does is free, takes minutes,…
Dyslexia
The Picture That Matches the Words Is Teaching Your Child to Guess, Not Read.
Your struggling reader looks at the picture, then says the word, and it looks like progress. Often it is not. Here is how to choose books…
Autism
Your Child Isn’t Avoiding the Phone. It Stripped Away Every Cue Their Brain Relies On.
A phone call removes the face, the body language, and the turn-taking your autistic child relies on, which makes it the hardest everyday task of all.…
Attention Deficit Disorder
The Coach Will Decide Who Your Child Is Before the First Whistle. Get There First.
When a child with ADHD joins a team or club, the coach forms an opinion fast, and it tends to stick. Here is how to shape…
Dyscalculia
Dyscalculia Was Never About Math Class. It Follows Your Child Into the Whole Day.
Your child panics about time that has not run out, never looks at the family calendar, and feels dumb for it. Dyscalculia was never only about…
Education
Mississippi Had the Worst Readers in the Country. Then It Stopped Teaching Them to Guess.
The poorest state in America went from nearly last to top ten in reading in a decade. Its children were never the problem. The method they…
Education
Your Child Isn’t a Behavior Problem. They’re Missing a Skill Nobody Taught Them Yet.
A new South Dakota bill would move disruptive students out of the classroom. Research has known for years that removal does not work, and that the…
Education
Every Time You Rescue Your Child at Math, You Take Away the Part That Makes It Stick
Your child finishes the homework but blanks on the test, and the loving help might be why. Two math teachers and a line of cognitive research…
