:::- Parenting tips for special needs kids with math disabilities -:::
How often has your child said, “I don’t like math!” “I just don’t get math!” I can’t learn math!”
Compared to reading, parents are more tolerant of problems in math. But math is very important in children’s lives and future careers. Many of the fastest growing occupations require math through algebra and even calculus.
Math is the most cumulative subject in school. Therefore, if your special needs child falls behind, he is particularly prone to developing “gaps” in knowledge that will haunt him in future years.
Compared to reading, parents are more tolerant of problems in math. But math is very important in children’s lives and future careers. Many of the fastest growing occupations require math through algebra and even calculus.
Math is the most cumulative subject in school. Therefore, if your special needs child falls behind, he is particularly prone to developing “gaps” in knowledge that will haunt him in future years.
:::- Back to school routines for special needs parents -:::
Children with ADD, ADHD, autism, learning disabilities and other special needs often have difficulty with the social or academic aspects of school and they can be reluctant to return to the demands of the educational environment. Parents who build in support with routines established and maintained during the summer help their child feel safe and secure as they venture back to the world of school and friendships.
This article is about 'back to school' pangs experienced by various stakeholders involved in a child's learning process including the child. This acts as a trigger to share and kindle the enlightened ideas of all the stakeholders. On its journey, it unravels the need to stand by the kid duing such hardships and reassure the confidence in them
:::- Teacher's Characteristics that Promote Positive Classroom Behavior in Emotionally Troubled and Acting-Out Students -:::
Psycho-educational teachers believe that there are multiple options for every problem behavior, and the more child guidance theories, methods, and interventions teachers know, the broader our understanding of the problem behavior, and the more effective we can be. Psycho-educational teachers perceive students' disruptive behaviors as challenges, not threats, and they analyze problem behaviors using problem solving techniques.
:::- Shield Theory -:::
This article presents a conceptual model of a neurological process called the shield, which provides a bracing mechanism against input and facilitates efficient energy distribution in the brain. The concept is applied to developmental disorders and general intelligence.
:::- Kids Need Geography. So Why Won't Public Schools Teach It? -:::
As part of a broad campaign against foundational knowledge and basic facts, the Education Establishment particularly targeted geography, which is the starting point for the study of so many other subjects. We need to bring back geography ASAP.