"Babe" Ruth, Homerun King of the New York Yankees baseball team, once said:
"NEVER let the fear of striking out get in your way!"
Reading can be a frustrating and a daunting task for the learning disabled child OR for the child who is struggling to learn how to read.
Babe Ruth struck out more times than he hit home runs. But he never let that get him down. We need to teach this same perseverance to our challenged learners.
Parents who are dyslexic or who were struggling readers may have a hard time helping their children learn how to read. BUT with my help, you too can succeed!
IF you have a child that has been diagnosed with Asperger's, Dyslexia, Autism, ADD/ADHD or another type of learning disability, THEN you have come to the right place. IF you have a child that is struggling with reading, THEN you too have come to the right place.
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Read these testimonials to be encouraged that even the child that has a severe learning challenge can learn to read. Parents write how their child is learning to read after almost giving up hope.
Aspergers Syndrome Corner is one mother's account of homeschooling her daughter who has Aspergers and other learning disabilities and sensitivity issues.
People with dysgraphia have problems holding a pencil. Watch this video to find out a radical new way to hold a pencil. People who suffer with arthritis can also benefit from holding the pencil
How is early childhood learning disabilities detected? A child learns more in her lifetime from birth to 5 years old than at any other five year period in her lifetime. Yet a learning disability
There are successful LD students. Some students learn slower than other because of their severe learning disability. BUT all except about 2% can learn to read.
The terms reading disability and learning disability are sometimes used interchangeably. A reading disability can be caused by a learning disability such as dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, autism or Aspergers.
When making a home library, don't forget to make a separate space for your son. This space explains how to make a boys reading corner. Let your son help you decorate his space, it will give him owne
Building a home library is essential for supporting and helping to grow a child's desire to read. A reading nook can be made anywhere: a corner of a child's room, under the loft bed, in the tree hous
Exploring books can lead the reader into many different worlds and situations. This page is a list of some of my favorite children's books and authors.
Here are some idea on how to make a girls reading corner. Every child ought to have a special place to go to in order to be alone and read. Put her favorite stuffed animals and books in this nook.
Music intervention is being used quite extensively with children and adults on the autistic spectrum and with people who have traumatic brain injuries. However music therapy is being used for everyon
Private reading intervention options include private tutoring, home schooling, educational therapist and online tutoring. Which one is the correct one?
School reading intervention options include not only an IEP but a 504 plan, class within a class and the resource room. Which one of these is best for your child?
Phonics is the teaching of our written language from sounds to symbols. This is the best way to teach a child with a learning disability, reading disability or a learning difficulty.
Dolch sight words are the most used reading words for the beginning reader. This is a list of words that all students should be able to read and spell by the end of 3rd grade.
Studies show that there is a correlation between preschool literacy and a child's reading ability in the fourth grade. When sophisticated language is used in informal conversations with preschoolers,
Fun hands-on beginning reading activities are esstential to help develop the beginning reading skills. Children learn best when they are engaged in activities.
Students with learning and reading disabilities need to use reading curriculum especially designed for them using a sequential multisensory curriculum.
Reading motivation is the key to unlock your child's desire to learn to read especially if s/he has been diagnosed with a learning disability. Motivation is the fuel to get your child reading.
The reading process should be fun. Learning to read should be an exciting time for a child. For children with learning disabilities, reading can become a chore.
Connecting math concepts is a page about how to teach math concepts so that your student or child can begin to build that important foundation for understanding algebra, geometry and calculus.
Finding an alternative to books for a frustrated reader is very important. Finding something to keep the learning disabled student interested in learning is essential to their education.
Out of the textbooks learning is about finding other sources of learning other than textbooks. Learning disabled students need something other than textbooks to hold their attention.
Job opportunities are abundant on the internet and are especially suitable to the person with Asperger's or other disability that feels more comfortable working from home.
This page lists new sites that I have found on the internet that will be beneficial to homeschool parents, college bound students and students that have a learning disability. Check out these sites
The internet, the new textbook, is used for much more than business sites advertising their services. The internet is the number one source for information needed for reports and projects.
Keyboarding skills will give you much needed information about the computer and typing skills. A student with a learning disability will benefit from having keyboarding skills before he enters the 3r
Short Stories is a submission page so that you can submit a short story that you wrote. Due to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act only those over 18 can participate in submitting stories.
What's Your Story is a page where anyone can share their own story about their student or child. Encouragement can be gained through shared victories and sorrows.
This pages describes the types of tests and evaluations that I use to determine the student's strengths and weaknesses in reading. This includes grade level and percentile for comprehension.
You can purchase recommended books for the struggling reader, students with learning disabilities and picture books for your preschooler at the Reading Cornerstone Store
AudioBooks 4Kidz are taped books. These are ideal for students with a reading or learning disability. The selection includes the standard children's classics as well as some newly published books.
This page is a collection of some of my favorite childhood classics. Your child will enjoy them just as much now as you and I did when we were children.
Part of understanding Biblical knowledge is understanding creation and how it relates to the individual. These are some of my favorite books about creation for the young reader.
Critical thinking is very vital to improving reading comprehension. The books listed in this store helps improve weak reading comprehension skills. Look no further for the best skill building workbo
Welcome to the Educational Games Store. Kids love games so make learning fun with these games that have been hand-picked based on the FUN FACTOR. You will find card games, board games and games that
At gifts for readers you will find many unique gift ideas all with the theme of books. For instance for the woman you will find a huge selection of book charms for bracelets and necklaces. For men,
Learning Possibilities Store is a specialty book store. This store has books about learning disabilities, biographies of dyslexics, college resources for LD students and much more.
Primary Phonics workbooks are intended for the emerging reader, ages 3-5. It is an Orton-Gillingham based phonics program. Primary Phonics workbooks have large print as well as large pictures. Prim
Products for learning disabled students informs the reader about products that will assist the learning and reading disabled person with learning and reading. Some of these are new on the market and
You will find reading You will find not only reading products but products to help make learning fun. Products such as talking dictionaries, easels, games, microscopes, science labs and more.
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