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Learning Disabilities

Whatever your LD or 2E, find out what research best-practices suggest you can do to support your child’s learning needs.

processing speed
Gifted Learning Disabilities 

Slow Processing Speed: When Is It a Problem

November 19, 2017April 9, 2020 alessa misdiagnosis, processing speed

It happened again last week. A mom called with a freshly printed test report that showed a 26-point discrepancy between

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Free Developmental Milestone Tracker
Homeschool Learning Disabilities 

CDC Milestone Tracker

October 30, 2017October 31, 2017 alessa CDC, child development, milestones

When you homeschool your preschooler or kindergartner, it’s easy to second-guess yourself. All it takes is a well-meaning mother-in-law to

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Free Time Learning Disabilities 

Online Friends: The Great Equalizer

August 24, 2015October 22, 2018 Kim Bell friendship, Kim Bell, online, special needs

As a speech and language pathologist, I am always looking for ways to enhance the communication skills and socialization of

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Learning Disabilities 

Convergence Insufficiency and Reading Problems

May 1, 2015May 23, 2016 alessa convergence insufficiency, dyslexia, reading

In the professional work I do, I see a number of families who have spent a great deal of money

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Learning Disabilities 

Trauma of ADHD Diagnoses

September 26, 2014October 17, 2015 alessa adhd, medication, misdiagnosis, ptsd

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports “approximately 11% of children 4-17 years of age (6.4 million) have been diagnosed

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Gifted Learning Disabilities 

Grade Equivalent Score Fallacy

August 6, 2014August 20, 2020 alessa achievement, grade equivalent, testing

NOTE: This blog post was originally written in 2014 when the WJ-III was still widely used. The score chart is

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Early Reading Myth
Gifted Learning Disabilities 

The Early Reading Myth and Gifted Achievement

July 1, 2014September 16, 2018 alessa reading

As someone who does educational testing and curriculum planning, I receive my fair share of phone calls and emails from

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Life Happens

Sometimes life comes along and hijacks your best laid curricular plans. That can be a good thing.

Everyday learning happens - sometimes beginning with the most innocent question.

Follow your child's whimsy.
Ask good questions.
Go for a walk.
Listen.
Get Messy.
Laugh.
Explore.
Debate.

Above all else, have fun.

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