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Practical, informative resources, tips, tools, and strategies for parents of children with learning disabilities written by experts in the fields of Learning, Learning Disabilities, Social & Emotional Topics, College Prep, and Teaching.

  • Accessing Learning Disability Services in College

    December 14th, 2017


    Accessing Learning Disability Services in College
    By Grace Daley When you make the transition from high school to college, many parts of life will change. Maybe you’ll go to school in a new county, province, state, or country. Certainly, your schedule will be different than anything you've experienced. You’ll make new friends. Yo...

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    Posted in: College Prep
  • Language-Based Learning Disabilities on the Homefront

    November 14th, 2017


    Language-Based Learning Disabilities on the Homefront
    This is part five of the five-part series, What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability?  After I returned from the grocery store for the third time that day because I forgot another essential ingredient for dinner, Dylan laughed and exclaimed, “Mom, I think your executive functioning...

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  • What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability?

    November 14th, 2017


    What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability?
    What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability? Five Part Series Landmark360.org launched the five-part series What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability? to define and explain Language-Based Learning Disabilities (LBLD), offer tips on remediation, highlight the importance of early inte...

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  • It’s a Myth That Young Children Cannot Be Screened for Dyslexia

    November 8th, 2017


    It’s a Myth That Young Children Cannot Be Screened for Dyslexia
    This is part four of the five-part series, What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability? Originally published on the International Dyslexia Association website, Feb. 2017A diagnosis of developmental dyslexia in elementary school is primarily based upon a “wait-to-fail-approach.” This approach ...

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  • Help Your Struggling Learner: Remediation Is a Key to Success

    November 1st, 2017


    Help Your Struggling Learner: Remediation Is a Key to Success
    This is part three of the five-part series, What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability?   We know that 15%–20% of the population has a Language-Based Learning Disability (LBLD), such as dyslexia, and that students with LBLDs learn differently and need to be taught differently. ...

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  • Language-Based Learning Disabilities (LBLD): A Primer

    October 25th, 2017


    Language-Based Learning Disabilities (LBLD): A Primer
    This is part two of the five-part series, What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability?  Language-Based Learning Disabilities (LBLDs) refer to an array of difficulties related to the understanding or processing of both spoken and written language. The number and severity of language dif...

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  • What We Know About LBLD and Learning

    October 16th, 2017


    What We Know About LBLD and Learning
    Part One of a Five-Part Series, What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability? We KNOW that the awareness of dyslexia and Language-Based Learning Disabilities (LBLD) began around 1900 with observations of children who appeared “normal” and could learn many things, yet were not learning to...

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  • The Voices of Students Like Me

    August 16th, 2017


    The Voices of Students Like Me
    When you think about social movements that you learned about growing up, what do you remember? What do you see in your mind’s eye? For a moment, reflect on your experience when you learned about the civil rights movement. Were you sitting at your desk in a darkened history classroom, watching ...

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  • The Importance of Purposeful Play in Early Education

    July 30th, 2017


    The Importance of Purposeful Play in Early Education
    Every time you see a child playing superheroes, digging in the sand, or chasing a classmate at recess, they are playing with purpose. To a casual observer, it may seem like they are just having fun and being kids. But it all has value and meaning to a child. “Purposeful play” can be play that’...

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    Posted in: Teaching
  • Beyond Gold Stars: Fostering Intrinsic Motivation in Struggling Readers

    July 13th, 2017


    Beyond Gold Stars: Fostering Intrinsic Motivation in Struggling Readers
    Every summer, struggling readers in first through fourth grade participate in Tufts University’s Summer Reading Program for a month of remediation—and empowerment. Some skip through the door, seemingly filled with mirth at the idea of their alternative “summer camp.” Others are hesitant. The...

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    Posted in: Teaching