Students must pass a high stakes tests to graduate high school. These tests are a major barrier for students with learning disabilities who often do not test well. Accommodations can help. Learn how to help children with learning disabilities do well on these tests.
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
About 10 million children have difficulties learning to read. Children with reading difficulties stop and start frequently, mispronouncing some words and skipping others entirely. In the later grades, when children switch from learning to read to reading to learn, reading-impaired children are kept from exploring science, history, literature, mathematics and the wealth of information that is presented in print.
Siblings of kids with learning disabilities sometimes feel pushed into the background at home. Here’s how to balance the needs of your child with LD and your other kids.
Victoria Tilney McDonough is a big believer in the power of storytelling. She writes and produces stories about what makes people tick — and why — in whatever work or life situation they are in.
The negative behaviors we often see in the child with severe learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) frequently turn into positive attributes in adulthood. Parents, take note: There is often a light at the end of the tunnel.
If your child has a learning disability, he or she may benefit from assistive technology tools that play to their strengths and work around their challenges.
This article lists some milestones to look for as your child’s handwriting skills begin to develop. The article also describes some signs and symptoms of dysgraphia, a learning disability that affects a child’s handwriting and ability to hold a pen, pencil, or crayon.
