Learning Differences

10 TIPS and TRICKS I’ve learned homeschooling during quarantine

10 tips and tricks I’m learning while homeschooling my four children. I have four boys that range in age from 6-16 years old. With a child in high school, junior…

April 28, 2020

How I Arrived in Holland

Today is a big day at our office– our new furniture arrives (pictures to follow!). And in the meantime, while cleaning out my desk, I found this beautiful piece which…

October 3, 2018

Costa Rica, Pura Vida! Therapeutic Programs in Costa Rica – New Summit, The Bridge and Pure Life

For years, I have wanted to do site visits on three very special therapeutic programs in Costa Rica – New Summit Academy, The Bridge, and Pure Life. I finally had the opportunity…

July 17, 2018

Michelle Grappo, Ed.M, and Rebecca Grappo, M.Ed, Join Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) Leadership Team

At the recent Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) conference in Austin, Texas, Michelle Grappo and Rebecca (Becky) Grappo both took on new leadership roles in their professional organization of IECA….

July 6, 2018

Quoted: Michelle in the Washington Post

Taking a special needs child abroad? Do you live abroad already with a child who has special needs? How have you made it work? Jackie Spinner takes us on her…

January 28, 2018

Recently Published: Psychoeducational Testing for the Bilingual Student

Check out Michelle’s latest article, which appears in our monthly educational consultant newsletter, IECA Insights. She explores the process of getting high-quality psychoeducational assessment, e.g. psychological testing for learning disabilities, for…

September 13, 2017

Success Story: RNG Helps Adolescent with Undiagnosed Learning Disability

We are a Foreign Service family and we have two daughters, one of whom was an adolescent with an undiagnosed learning disability when we first contacted RNG International. We have…

December 2, 2016

Talking to Children and Teens About Being Different

I was 7 when we moved from Portugal back to Washington, D.C. On the first day of school, I immediately knew that I was different. Even though I was only…

February 3, 2015

Back to School Shopping: Graduate Level Organization 101

Heading off to boarding school this fall? College? Even graduate school? I am sure you are in the thick of back to school shopping. There’s just something about it. A…

August 6, 2014

The Most Important Concepts in Learning

Important Concepts in Learning One of the most important concepts in learning, in my view, is automaticity. As Donna Coch of Reading Brains Lab at Dartmouth University points out in this article:…

August 5, 2014

Are Expensive Computer Training Programs for ADHD Worth It?

Are Expensive ADHD Computer Training Programs Worth It? I was reviewing some science-y research –as opposed to fantasy-esque research– when I came across this article: ADHD study: Expensive training programs…

July 9, 2014

Michelle in Print: “When School is Hard…”

Hello all! Sorry for the silence here on the blog– it’s been a busy few weeks. I wanted to share that The Foreign Service Journal has published a piece I…

June 9, 2014