by Cara | Sep 13, 2018 | 504, accommodations, anxiety, Aspergers, building a child's confidence, childhood stress, confidence, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, education, fear, FREE, freebies, homeschool, IEP, independence, Infographics, learning disabilities, learning disorders, life skills, modifications, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, preparation, printables, processing emotions, resources, school, School OT, school therapy, stress, support, supporting special needs, teacher, teachers, teaching, teaching successfully, treatment ideas
Please share: Tips for Test-Taking Anxiety plus FREE downloadable handout of this post at the bottom. Anxiety can be extremely harsh to school-aged children, but test-taking season is upon them, it can be even worse. No matter how many times parents, teachers, and...
by Cara | Sep 12, 2018 | Active kids, activities, ASD, Aspergers, books, building a child's confidence, create, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, dyspraxia, education, fun ideas, handwriting, homework, independence, kinesthetic learning, learning disabilities, learning disorders, Occupational therapists, OT, Reading, school, School OT, SLP. speech therapy, special education, special needs, supporting special needs, teacher, teachers, teaching, therapy tools, visual perception, writing
Please share: Book Report Alternatives for Students with Dyslexia and Learning Disorders Writing book reports can be challenging for some students with dyslexia and other disabilities involving writing and language. As long as your children or students reach the...
by Cara | Jan 15, 2018 | accommodations, Active kids, ADHD, Aspergers, childhood stress, children, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, dyspraxia, executive function, family, fear, following directions, for OTs, homeschool, homework, IEP, LD, learning disabilities, learning disorders, metacognition, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, OT treatment, parenting, school, School OT, school therapy, special education, special needs, teacher, teachers, teaching, teaching successfully, therapy, working memory
Please share: I don’t know about you, but when I see a math problem I get sweaty palms and a feeling of dread. It’s true that I homeschool two of my high school sons but for their math (especially Algebra, Calculus, and Trig) I hired a tutor. Many of our...
by Cara | Jul 16, 2020 | Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, handwriting, homeschool, homework, learning disabilities, learning disorders, Math, school
Please share: Many children struggle with difficulties in writing and math. When a child is smart and has a high IQ, struggling with something that comes so simply for other students in the class often leads to anxiety and low self-esteem. As with most disabilities,...
by Cara | Aug 28, 2019 | ADHD, Aspergers, autism, development, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, headaches, learning disabilities, learning disorders, Reading, school, school therapy, vision, vision games, vision therapy, visual perception
Please share: Vision involves more than the ability to see with or without glasses…..here’s our story: My son with autism complained of frequent headaches, squinted, and showed difficulty reading. His pediatrician recommended an evaluation by an eye...
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