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Parents are Important in Student Success
Do you sometimes feel as if you are not an important partner in your child's IEP Team meetings? If so, you're not alone. It's a complaint I hear often when dealing with parents whose children with learning disabilities are experiencing problems in schools. Parents are vital to student success. Children with involved parents have higher levels of success than those whose parents are not involved. Learn why parents are important partners in the decision making process. More on Parents and Relationships with Schools:
Parents are Important in Student Success originally appeared on About.com Learning Disabilities on Saturday, July 31st, 2010 at 09:16:24. Support Your Child's Emotional Health and Self-Esteem
The beginning of the new school year is both eagerly awaited and dreaded for many students with learning disabilities. While they are excited about going back to school, concern about passing on to the next grade, and transitioning to new programs and schools can bring on the stress. As a parent, these life events can also trigger stress in your life. You can reduce your stress and support your child's emotional health and self-esteem throughout this hectic time of year:
Support Your Child's Emotional Health and Self-Esteem originally appeared on About.com Learning Disabilities on Friday, July 30th, 2010 at 10:10:29. Back to School Issues - Can Parents Choose Teachers Under IDEA? If there is one thing special education parents have in common with regular education parents, it is the desire to get the best teacher possible for their children. As you get your child ready to go back to school, the question is likely on your mind. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act gives parents of children with learning disabilities and other types of disabilities specific rights to help ensure students receive a Free Appropriate Public Education. Do those rights extend to teacher choice? Learn ways you can improve your child's educational experience when faced with a less than desirable classroom situation. Back to School Issues - Can Parents Choose Teachers Under IDEA? originally appeared on About.com Learning Disabilities on Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at 20:16:29. On-Task On-Time - A Task and Time Management Tool for Kids The On-Task On-Time unit is a helpful tool to get children through their routines more efficiently and independently. It teaches time management and helps reduce frustrating interactions between adults and children over getting chores done. It can be used alone or with a reward system to help children become more successful in managing themselves. Check out this interesting new product. On-Task On-Time - A Task and Time Management Tool for Kids originally appeared on About.com Learning Disabilities on Monday, July 26th, 2010 at 14:07:32. Growing the Leader Within - A Tween Book on Social Skills
Growing the Leader Within - A Tween Book on Social Skills originally appeared on About.com Learning Disabilities on Saturday, July 24th, 2010 at 08:14:16. Help Your Teen Explore Career Paths
Junior Achievement, DeVry University, and Career Corner Digital have developed an online career interest inventory and career exploration site that can help your child explore her interests and learn more about potential jobs. The site features a Kuder Interest Inventory, videos about jobs and more. Check it out here. Help Your Teen Explore Career Paths originally appeared on About.com Learning Disabilities on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 at 19:10:31. Build Your E-Reader Library for Free For a limited time, Barnes and Noble is offering a free download application for your e-reader and many free copies of classic novels. And did I mention they're free? Learn more here. Build Your E-Reader Library for Free originally appeared on About.com Learning Disabilities on Friday, July 16th, 2010 at 23:22:29. Back to School Countdown - Get Ready for Back to School Time for back to school is fast approaching. Over the next few week's, I'll feature articles to help you and your child to get ready for a successful year. This week, take a moment to enroll in the Understanding Learning Disabilities newsletter course. This series will give you background information on learning disabilities, diagnosis, and more. Back to School Countdown - Get Ready for Back to School originally appeared on About.com Learning Disabilities on Friday, July 16th, 2010 at 23:14:16. A Reader Writes - "How are Learning Disabilities Accommodated?"
A Reader Writes: "I'm teaching a class on preventing learning disabilities. Do you have suggestions on information I should include?" A Reader Writes - "How are Learning Disabilities Accommodated?" originally appeared on About.com Learning Disabilities on Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 at 09:45:12. Math with Money - Teach Math with Money Worksheets You Can Download and Print
Money skills are important foundational math skills your child needs to learn. These worksheets use coins and dollars to represent numbers to help students learn addition and money values in math. The money worksheets below focus on addition skills. Each money worksheet uses only one form of currency to allow for practice and repetition with each denomination. Download these free money worksheets here. Math with Money - Teach Math with Money Worksheets You Can Download and Print originally appeared on About.com Learning Disabilities on Monday, July 12th, 2010 at 08:54:15. |
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Social skills are a challenge for children with learning disabilities, emotional disorders, and communication disorders such as the autism spectrum. Growing the Leader Within is a book can help children with emotional and behavioral challenges by teaching them to understand how they perceive themselves and others, how they think, and the way they communicate. 
