By: Delana H Stewart Many times students have learning needs or special needs that go undiagnosed. Oftentimes, those working with these students do not know the signs to look for. According to Paul Burden in his book Classroom Management, “a specific learning disability is a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes…
[Formerly Posted as Recognizing Special Needs] –Delana H Stewart Undiagnosed Learning Needs Many times students in homeschool and national school environments have learning needs or special needs that go undiagnosed. Oftentimes, this is because those of us working with these students do not know the signs to look for. We just think our child or…
–-Delana H. Stewart Sometimes it is nice to know you are not alone in child raising, parenting, educating, and/or dealing with children who have ADHD, dyslexia, Asperger’s Syndrome, other learning challenges or neurological disorders. Three years ago in 2010, I wrote the following post. *********************************************************************************************************************************** With my teenagers now out of the house, much of…
–Delana H. Stewart Have you noticed or have others commented to you that your baby, preschooler, or school-aged child is several months or more behind his peers? Does your son or daughter exhibit delayed motor skills, delayed speech, unusual mannerisms or obsessions? Keys to Success Early Detection According to Dr. Linda Kreger Silverman, author of…
If you have been reading the recent posts on Back to Nature and think “Wow! This sounds like me or my child,” then you may be interested in the humorous confessions of someone with Nature-Deficit Disorder. Nature…Really? by RS Jacobs
Specific resources and curriculum for educating right-brained learners and others who think outside the box.
—Delana S “Don’t let the medicine be a crutch.” My friend Annie told me that her daughter’s doctor shared this in regard to the medicine she was taking for ADD. I needed to hear that from Annie, as I often struggle with my own emotions in following through with consequences to bad behavior. I told…
Tip of the Week If you have a child with ADD/ADHD (or a strong-will), you might want to try this out. Mornings tend to be difficult for my daughter. She can’t take her medicine until she eats, she’s often not hungry first thing, and her lack of focus and impulsivity seem to sky-rocket. I usually…
–Delana H. Stewart Yesterday, I talked with a mom whose child receives Occupational Therapy for sensory processing and sensory integration. She talked about the benefits she’s noticed, not just from the therapy but from physical activity (in her child’s life and in her own life). A couple of month’s ago, I had the privilege of…
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Education-Cafe/243238679083084 (The sources for the following information are provided in links or brackets after the given information. More information can be found by clicking on the links given in this article.) What is CAPD/CALPD/APD and what are the symptoms? Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) is a learning disability that can cause a child to have…
A Biblical Perspective By: Bev We don’t have any record of children with learning disabilities in the Bible, but we do have three examples of children who were set apart before birth and their parents were asked to raise them differently: Jesus—born of a virgin and the Son of the Most High, Samson and John…
Delana H Stewart Year-by-year as parents/teachers grow to learn their students’ learning styles, personalities, interests, and abilities, a mural begins to take shape demonstrating and defining how each particular student is shaped. Each year parents/teachers should reassess and reevaluate where a student is and where the student is headed. All students should be gently…
By: Delana H Stewart Many of us have children who are faced with one or more obstacles. Their disability may be physical or it may be a learning disability. There are also other obstacles children face like extreme shyness, size, weight, popularity, etc. Those may not seem like a big deal in the scope of…
By: Elizabeth G. Our oldest son, who is nine years old, was diagnosed with dyslexia when he was eight and in the 3rd grade. He had always been a very “active” child. With my background in counseling, I was always trying to diagnose him as ADHD. He continually proved to me that he was not…
By: Delana H Stewart One thing that can make educating children overseas especially challenging is having one or more children with special needs. The challenge can be even more frustrating when you do not know why your child acts a certain way. You know that he/she is different, but you are struggling to find an…
By: Beverly S As a public school educator for 21 years, you can guess that Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was often part of my conversations with co-teachers and also with parents. As a counselor I entered a new realm of experience, as I gave initial surveys to parents and…
Links are provided for you to explore and are not necessarily recommended by The Education Cafe. SHARE AERC Anchor Education Learning Resource Center–Cairo British Institute for Learning Development–Dubai Lexicon Reading Center (learning needs’ assessments, parent workshops, more)–Dubai Behavioral Optometrist from California living in Moscow (specializes in vision therapy for slow and poor reading comprehension, dyslexia,…
Delana H Stewart Many times students in home school and national school environments have learning needs or special needs that go undiagnosed. Oftentimes, this is because those of us working with these students do not know the signs to look for. We just think our child or student is going through a phase or is…
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