My child was diagnosed with Dysgraphia. How can I help at home?

Students with Dysgraphia often have difficulties with handwriting and fine motor skills. They struggle to hold a pencil correctly, write neatly, and form letters. Fortunately, with intervention, these skills can improve. Interventions are supports that can be provided in the academic setting as well as at home. Typically, in the school environment, accommodations such as text-to-speech technology, the…

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Ever Wonder What RTI Means?

Parents often tell us that their student is getting support through “RTI” but they do not always know what that means. With the reauthorization of the Individuals With Disability Act of 2004, Congress believed that when identifying students with learning disabilities, schools should use procedures that are more relevant to the instruction that students receive…

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Does my child need accommodations or modifications?

What is the difference between accommodations and modifications in school? How do you know what is best?  These are terms that are thrown around in parent/teacher conferences every day but do parents really understand what the difference is? An accommodation changes how your student learns while a modification changes what your student learns.  Accommodations help…

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What are the Signs of Dyscalculia?

More and more people are becoming familiar with Dyscalculia.  While it sounds a lot like dyslexia, it is actually very different.  Dyscalculia affects how we do math.  With Dyscalculia, students and adults have trouble with counting, remembering math facts, and retaining math information.  These difficulties can start at a young age.  As a result, Dyscalculia…

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