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Legal Protections for Kids with LD
By Rhoda Cummings, Ed.D., author of The Survival Guide for Kids with LD Kids with LD (learning differences) are most successful at school, at home, and in their communities when they have strong advocates. In most cases, these advocates are parents … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD, ADHD, autism, children with special needs, disabilities, Free Spirit author, IEPs, parents, special education
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Students with LD: What’s the Difference Between an IEP and a 504 Plan?
By Rhoda Cummings, Ed.D., author of The Survival Guide for Kids with LD In my book, The Survival Guide for Kids with LD, I describe LD as a learning difference instead of a learning disability. That’s because kids with LD … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD, ADHD, autism, children with special needs, disabilities, Free Spirit author, parents
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How Drawing Helped Me Cope with My Learning Difference
By Trevor Romain, author of Bullying Is a Pain in the Brain I remember the very first time I experienced the power of art in learning. It was in my special education class at primary school in South Africa. I was … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD, ADHD, art, Free Spirit author, improve focus, school success
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Friday Link Roundup
As educators make their way back into the classroom after the winter break, some may be feeling weary—but nonetheless, they will return, and they will continue the good work of teaching tomorrow’s problem solvers. Here’s a poem by José Vilson … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD, ADHD, books, children’s books, cute animals, education reform, restorative discipline, school success, teaching strategies
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Friday Link Roundup
No Child Left Behind was one of those wonderful and increasingly rare things that everyone could agree on—conservatives and liberals, teachers and business groups, parents and students, politicos at the state and federal level. Nobody liked it. Calling it a … Continue reading