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How Our Weaknesses Prepare Us for Greatness
"I was in second grade when I overheard my teacher telling my parents that he would be surprised if I finished high school. In the second grade! Hearing this, you’d guess that I wasn’t the most well-behaved student in my class. Throughout my formative years, I stuck...
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[PREMIUM] Crisis Schooling: The Dyslexia Edition
Are you going to be homeschooling or perhaps willing to give traditional school a try under the new rules? Teacher mom blogger Heather Ann said this: “You are NOT homeschooling. You are CRISIS schooling. There is a huge difference. You may choose to homeschool after this, but this is not what homeschooling looks like, not […]
BBC Senior Fire Starter Ian Forrester
"Because I knew that I was different, it powered me to go and follow my own path and not try and do what everyone else does..." - Ian Forrester Ian Forrester has what many would think is a dream job. He's a producer for the BBC or British Broadcasting Corporation and...
September 2020 Dyslexic Advantage Newsletter
We Need Your Help: Dyslexia & Work and Youth MIND Strengths Survey COVID & School: What About IEPS and 504s? Talking Through Math How a Dyslexic Teen Helped Save Britain Should Your Student Skip College...
How to Avoid Turning into a Zombie with Remote Learning
If you are finding that you or your students are remote learning, not out of choice, but because of the school changes or the pandemic in general, it's still possible to resist having your upcoming school year turn into zombie learning. When our son took an online...
DYSLEXIC CHOREOGRAPHERS: Touching Others Through Dance
It's mesmerizing and powerful...Charlotte Edmond's choreographed underwater ballet that was meant to convey the experience of being depressed and at the same time overcome the stigma that exists about mental illness. >>>WATCH VIDEO BELOW This remarkable...
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[PREMIUM] The Writing Process From a University Tutor
I recently came across a helpful account from a university-based tutor who worked with a fellow college student at Reed. There are many points that are helpful to consider if you are working with a student in the area of writing. For some, writing is the most frustrating task they are likely to encounter in […]
Drawing Inspiration from MICHELLE OLLIE and COCO FOX
"My dad noticed I was reading the comics with no trouble. Soon there were comic books in the house and I was writing and drawing stories of my own. Instead of shame, I felt empowered." - Michelle Ollie Michelle Ollie is a cartoonist and co-founder of The Center for...
COMMUNITY: Can I Homeschool My Child If I Am Dyslexic ?
Q: We would like to homeschool our son for the coming school year, but I would have to be the teaching parent and I'm dyslexic. Is this unrealistic or a bad idea? What advice do you have? A. Yes, it's still possible to homeschool, but as you might have...
Schooling From Home, Can You Do It?
Like it or not, when Fall rolls around, many of us may need to school from home whether it's our first choice or not. What if your student is dyslexic? Can it possibly work? There are a lot of people who can't see schooling from home working for their student, but...
COVID SCHOOLING: Should we be worried?
Short answer: NO. As at least half of the schools across the country closed for health reasons, students from the earliest ages to post-graduates find themselves schooling from home, usually through online programs. In the best situations, students have smoothly or...
COVID: The Chaos of College and Beyond
Colleges and universities are in crisis, as they hastily cancelled in-person classes and the pandemic drags on. They face huge budget losses with refunds for student fees for housing and food, plus the prospect of students choosing not to enroll for the fall semester...
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