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What’s so Important About Writing?
In my last blog I noted that writing may be the most important of all early subjects for children in today’s world. I’m sure others would argue differently. But as someone who sits at my computer for...
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The Age of Reasoning
Ok, after a day full of word problems, all I want to know is…when is it? When is LuLu’s Age of Reasoning? UGH! Word problems are the bane of my daughter’s existence. Just like writing a whole...
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Should Your Child Be Tested for Dyslexia?
Does your child have dyslexia? How do you know? Dyslexia is defined as: a neurologically-based, often inherited, disorder which interferes with the acquisition and processing of language. Varying in...
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Cumulative Cognitive Deficits
A note from a friend about her internationally adopted son reminded me that even when we think all things are going well emotionally, socially and behaviorally, our children adopted from...
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Talking to Your Teenager With FAS
We have a teenage daughter who has FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) whom we adopted at the age of six. Conversations with her can be difficult. Sometimes she misinterprets our words and sometimes she acts...
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Public High School for Learning Disabled Daughter or Homeschool
Our daughter just finished the eighth grade, well sort of; she is making up three classes over summer school. She has been attending homeschool for the past four years. We didn’t feel that she was...
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Could Lecithin Supplements Help My Fetal Alcohol Effect Child
Talk is all over the Fetal Alcohol Support Groups at Yahoogroups about the positive effects of Choline on the brain. It is especially powerful on the developing brain. The researchers say that when...
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My child is diagnosed with Borderline Intellectual Functioning (BIF) and ADHD; inattentive type. My child does not struggle with hyperactivity rather she tends to veer off and daydream which causes her...
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Education For Some
My husband and I had to attend the nine week conference at my daughter’s school. At the conference they talk about how your child is doing so far, the areas they need to improve on, and if they are on...
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IEP – The Meeting Finally!!!!
So we finally went to the meeting for my daughters IEP. It has been about a month since I last wrote about it but I was absolutely shocked at the fact of how the teachers would not take responsibility...
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