Learning Differences
A Primer on Assessment Tests
Recently, the following question was posed to us (slightly changed for privacy): It has been recommended that I get a psycho-educational evaluation for my young child. Is there a downside? Do you…
How I Survived Grad School with a Learning Difference
How I survived Grad School with a Learning Difference (and overachieving perfectionitis) Although I have worked with students and their families for years on self-advocacy around learning…
Struggling Young Learners
Concerned about your student’s progress at school? Insider tips Missed Parts 1 and 2? Check them out here: part one and part two. written by, Michelle Grappo, former school psychologist…
Young Learners Struggle
Concerned about your student’s progress at school? (part 2) As a former school psychologist, here are my “insider” tips… Missed Part 1? Check it out here. Today’s post is all…
Struggling Learners
When Your Young Learner is Struggling (part one) Concerned about your student’s progress at school?? As a former school psychologist, here my “insider” tips… Today’s post is all about managing…
Is There a College for D Students?
A colleague asked me that question this morning. Seems the young man she is working with is “not working up to his potential”. I see this so often that I…
What Having Learning Disabilities and International School Attendance Means for Self-Esteem and Future Plans
Today I just finished reading a college essay written by one of my students about coping with learning differences in an international school that refuses to acknowledge or accept learning…
Options for Struggling Teens
Is Wilderness the Right Choice? All of us know of teens or young adults who seem to have a harder time growing up than others. They have various struggles, and…
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