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…of Lost in Transition Many ‘experts’ have written about the current generation of twenty-somethings. They have been called ‘Twixters’ (trapped between adolescence and adulthood), ’emerging adults,’ ‘slackers,’ people in the ‘odyssey years,’ or part of the ‘Bridget Jones’ economy. What is true is that today’s twenty-somethings have grown up with the Great Recession, housing bubble, social media, and a changing……
…talking about the Dyslexic Advantage. There have been over 100,000 books sold, with translations into Spanish, Chinese, French Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, and Bulgarian. We’ve encouraged thousands of school children with our talent and innovation awards programs, instructed and encouraged parents, teachers, and tutors of dyslexic children, encouraged schools, small businesses, and corporations to adopt more dyslexia-friendly and strength-focused programs,…
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…and more confident student. CURIOSITY-BASED LEARNING: WHERE WILL IT TAKE YOU? There’s a quote attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle that says, “Give me a child until he is seven, and I will show you the man.” For those who take an interest in how children, young people and adults develop over time, it is interesting to see how…
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…and stuff because we both couldn’t, but it was nice knowing someone so close knew exactly what you were going through.” “All the way growing up my mom used to say that I could do anything. I think that was one of the things that kept me most on track. My mom gave up so many of her nights for…
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…5 (strongly agree). Appendix B: BRIEF COPE–DYSLEXIA: INSTRUCTIONS, ITEMS, AND RESPONSE SCALE Instructions: These items ask how you cope when you have problems associated with your dyslexia. Obviously, different people deal with different things in different ways, but we are interested in how you try to deal with it. Each item says something about a specific way of coping….
…– Positive Relationships: friends, family – Meaning: living for things that are larger than ourselves – Accomplishments: doing things that have value, developing skills, achieving goals. There are lots of wonderful resources available on the web and in book or audiobook formats that can help you learn more about positive psychology, mindfulness, and resilience. Some favorite books on this topic…
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…for some people who can’t begin to undertake many activities that require writing, ChatGPT can really be a game-changer – but it’s also important to realize these programs can’t take the place of individual voices who have important things to say. They may help draft work and provide ideas, but writing skills are still important to develop and cultivate. Information…
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…meaning only in the context of the task that needs to be performed. For example, imagine you’re looking to hire a talented security guard. This person’s job will be to spot things that look odd and out of place, and call the police when something suspicious —say, an unexpected footprint in a flowerbed — is spotted. If this is the…
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…strength-based parent taking a child to task for overplaying humor could say, “You’ve got a great sense of humor, but when you overplay it, you get out of control and it’s not a strength anymore. It leads to bad outcomes. What can you do to fix this situation and make sure your humor doesn’t get out of control next time?”…
…dysgraphia, and math difficulties. They are now all grown and they are generous about sharing their experiences with math. FATIGUE The first thing that Paula mentioned when I asked her math, was the fatigue her children experienced with completing assigned math work. She showed me an example of one of her children’s papers which required two columns of fill-in-the…
…to recur and if there is no time for children to explore and live all types of experiences, they may never discover their true potential. One homeschooling parent of 3 dyslexic children who have won multiple science fair awards at the state and national levels told me that she and her husband set out to have their children’s education reflect…
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…or workplaces not just repeating back what you may be expected to say by rote (“do as you were told”), but your brain as a changemaker has more important things it is doing, and it’s important to seek out the best environment to support these generative talents. This is why we usually support gifted dyslexic students in gifted classrooms even…
