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Volume 3 Month 4 Day 9- On Learning Difficulties

 

What are ‘Learning Difficulties’?

Today, a large number of schools and institutions across India are sensitive to the fact that 15 percent of all school-going children have some degree of learning difficulties. According to the Canadian Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities:

Learning Disabilities or Difficulties, is a generic term that refers to a heterogeneous group [...]

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Volume 3 Month 3 Day 16 Developing Concentration Skill in Students

 

Concentration is a very important skill for a child, because it provides an ability to focus, drive away distractions and help control momentary impulses that act as obstacles for normal attention and focusing. A child’s ability to concentrate depends on several issues like his or her commitment, enthusiasm for the task, skill at doing the task, [...]

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Volume 3 Month 1 Day 27 – Neural Trapping: A Brief Remedial Technique for Students with Memory and Attention-related Learning Disorders

Neural Trapping

 A Brief Remedial Technique for Students with Memory

and Attention-related Learning Disorders.

By Robert DePaolo

ABSTRACT

 

This article discusses a remedial method applicable primarily to students with Attention Deficit, but also to students with learning disabilities, autism and other disorders that feature attention and memory deficiencies. It focuses on a fundamental neurological [...]

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Everything about Dyslexia

Living with the Dyslexic Child

 

How I help my child master his/her disability.

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Learning Disabilities – Checklist

What is a learning disability?

A child with a learning disability cannot try harder, pay closer attention, or improve motivation on their own; they need help to learn how to do those things. [...]

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Recognizing Special Educational Needs

Recognizing Special Educational Needs

Recognizing special educational needs of a child is complex and it requires the knowledge of basic terms and difference between the terms. The focus should be turned on identifying the special educational needs of the child rather than mere identification of child [...]

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Practical Lessons in Yoga

“Yoga makes me more relaxed,” said Elsa Sermeno, also 9, who has been practicing yoga at the Accelerated School for two years. “Sometimes when I enter the room mad, I come out happy.”

Schools often turn to yoga classes because of the growing scientific evidence showing the positive impact they have on student health.

Yoga is a Sanskrit [...]

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Learning Disabilities

A must read article for all the Educators : In every class there are various students suffering from the Learning Disabilities, Teachers should be told how to treat and guide them.

Noah felt like he was always hitting the books. While his friends were meeting for pickup soccer games after school, he was back home in his room reading [...]

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Teacher Observation Chart -Students feedback

Helpful Observations

From Your Child’s Classroom Teacher

To the parent,

As a Professional Educator, and your child’s teacher, I very much want to see your child be successful at school, at home, with friends, and into his future. Like you, I want your child to reach his or her full potential, and I count it a [...]

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ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
 Introduction

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition that becomes apparent in some children in the preschool and early school years. It is hard for these children to control their behavior and/or pay attention. It is estimated that between 3 and 5 percent of children have ADHD, or approximately 2 million children in [...]