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Summer school doesn’t have to be drudgery. Options include local or residential programs, week-long to summer-long sessions, full-time academic forays, or academic/recreational combinations. To determine if an academic curriculum will enhance your child’s summer vacation, ask yourself the following questions: Does my child enjoy academic, social, and behavioral success? Adolescents who thrive in academia, and find
With Spring comes that annual rite of passage, the IEP meeting—the yearly gathering of the school team to review your child’s progress and the special education services they're receiving. At Smart Kids with LD we know the importance of IEP meetings, which is why we devote an entire section of our website to The ABCs
There’s never a bad time to help children with learning challenges feel better about themselves. Following are simple, common-sense tips from parents of children with LD and ADHD for building self-esteem and encouraging competence. Praise… Give praise for a specific job well done—completing a chore, finishing a homework assignment, participating in a charitable fundraiser. …But
By Lydia H. Soifer, Ph.D, with Eve Kessler, Esq. To perform daily tasks successfully, good executive function skills are necessary. Whatever the assignment your child is faced with (homework, long-term projects, studying for exams, etc.), having a “plan for the plan” is essential. Simply put, before beginning a task, it’s important to create an organizational
By Jo Ann Freiberg, Ph.D. with Eve Kessler, Esq. With a new school year comes this important reminder that school bullying is a significant and pervasive problem in the United States, affecting at least 20% of students, with over one-third of those cases involving kids with learning and other disabilities. For children that are vulnerable
Elementary-school age kids aren’t the only ones who experience back-to-school jitters. As reported in an Education Week post, a high-school teacher asked her students what their greatest concerns were. Here’s what they said, along with some advice for managing their worries: Getting lost. Remember when your child was starting elementary school and you took him on
By Liz Frazier, CFP, MBA The idea of the lemonade stand conjures up nostalgia in most parents as they remember summer days and simpler times. Today, the lemonade stand is still a source of summer fun for many children, however it’s also a shining example of an easy activity that can teach these budding entrepreneurs
By Heidi Rosenholtz Just because your middle-school child can’t keep track of their homework doesn’t mean they can’t succeed at the adolescent rite of passage called babysitting. In fact, kids with attention issues are often ideally suited to the task, especially if they’re creative, energetic, and spontaneous. What makes them great, however, may also be
By Susan Baum, Ph.D Allison is a slow reader and poor speller. She struggles throughout the school year even with special education support. Her mother just learned of a special six-week summer program, recommended by the school to help Allison improve her reading and writing. Allison, however, has been looking forward to a summer free
By Liz Jorgensen, CADC It’s prom season—the time of year when common sense goes out the window with teens and many parents, too. If you’re committed to your child's popularity or keeping up with the Joneses when it comes to setting limits on teens, perhaps you should read no further. Although I sympathize with the
By Susan Baum, Ph.D. Students with learning disabilities who are also gifted have unique needs. These twice-exceptional (2e) kids understand far more than their mainstream peers, yet they may have trouble spelling simple words, tying their shoes, or remembering to bring home their textbooks. Despite advanced intellectual capabilities, 2e students often require academic supports and
By Marcia Eckerd, Ph.D Elementary-age children with LD or ADHD often have social challenges. They might be impulsive and bossy or miss nonverbal cues that are fundamental to successful social interactions. Many with learning differences are not self-aware. They often don’t understand the messages they send by their behavior—both verbal and nonverbal—or the messages other
By Kristen J. Naspo Spring is a common moment for families to assess how local school options are engaging their child and to think ahead to future grades. Inevitably at this time of year, some students and families start to contemplate boarding school opportunities—but worry that it is too late to make a new plan
If you feel as if nothing you do helps your child with ADHD manage their emotions and behaviors, take a deep breath and count to 10. A study published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science confirms what most of us know—but many forget in the heat of the moment: staying calm and being positive can