Parenting & Family

Some Common Sense Steps to Resolving Disagreements Between Parents and Schools

(1997)

Special Siblings

(1997)

Speech and Language Milestone Chart

(1999)

STEM Tools at Home

(2011)

Many of the "tools" needed for science, math, and engineering exploration are right inside your home! Here are five ideas for putting everyday tools to work for some everyday fun:

Straight Talk About Reading: How Parents Can Make a Difference During the Early Years

(1998)

Strategies for Summer Reading for Children with Dyslexia

(2007)

Here are a dozen simple strategies to help your children keep the academic skills they learned during the school year. Support them as they read. Give them material that is motivating — and some of it should be easy. Help them enjoy books and feel pleasure — not pressure — from reading. The summer should be a relaxed time where their love of learning can flower.

Student Profile: Parent Form

(1999)

Student Profile: Student Form

(1999)

Summer Reading Tips for Parents

(1997)

Summer shouldn't mean taking a break from learning, especially reading. Studies show that most students experience a loss of reading skills over the summer months, but children who continue to read will gain skills.

Summertime and the Learning Is Easy

(2010)

The summer is a time to unwind and relax for parents and kids alike, but learning should not come to a halt. By focusing on your child's interests, involving the family, and setting goals, you can motivate even the most reluctant learners

Talking to Children About LD

(2009)

A psychologist specializing in language-based learning disabilities explains how to talk to children about their LD: All the parts you need to be smart are in your brain. Nothing is missing or broken. The difference between your brain and one that doesn't have an LD is that your brain gets "traffic jams" on certain highways.

Talking to Your Children About Their Attention Deficit Disorder

(2000)

Targeting Home-School Collaboration for Students with ADHD

(1999)

Good communication between schools and parents is crucial for children with ADHD. In this article, there are many ideas to facilitate the home-school collaboration and help students succeed.

Ten Tenets for Parents

(2003)

Ten Tips for Negotiating the Best Education for Your Child

(2000)

Ten Ways to Take Charge of Your Child's IEP Meeting or Family Support Plan

(1999)

The Learning Disabled Child and the Home

(1994)

The Process of Discovery: Finding Out Why Your Child is Struggling

(2002)

The Role of Family Therapy in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities

(2001)

The World's Greatest Underachiever

(2005)

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."

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