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Blessing: Exceptional Talent / Challenge: Lack of Focus and Follow-Through
By Jill Stowell | | ADD, ADD / ADHD, ADHD, Anxiety, Attention, Auditory Processing, Classroom, Comprehension, Development, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Executive Function, General Information, Homeschool, Homework, IEP, Learning Challenge, Learning Disability, Poor grades, Primitive Reflexes, Processing Speed, Reading, School, Writing
My son was a music major in college and is currently in the music industry as Production Coordinator and Tour Manager. If you know any really gifted musicians, then you probably understand what we mean when we refer to the “musician personality.” Musicians often seem to be in real need of a manager as their…
Read More 5 Kinds Of Students That Get The Most From A Summer Learning Skills Intensive Program
By David Stowell | | ADHD, Anxiety, Auditory Processing, Core Learning Skills, Dyslexia, Learning Disability, Reading, School, Writing
Next year, struggling students will have more schoolwork than this year, and it will be more difficult. What can be done to prepare struggling students for the new challenges this fall? “What kinds of students make the greatest gains?” “Is it for everyone?” “Do some get greater gains than others?” Every summer we get students…
Read More Awesome Even on Your Worst Day!
By Jill Stowell | | Anxiety, General Information, Learning Disability
As a competitive ice skater our daughter, Christy, could be quite hard on herself. We would say to her, “On your worst day, you skate circles around everyone else.” I don’t know if it made her feel any better, but it was true. She was (and still is) a stunning skater, even when she’s having…
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