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The World of LD Parenting
The world of LD parenting can be complex and intimidating, but we designed this website to help you navigate through
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How can you help your child succeed?
Journey 1: First Steps to Help Your LD Child
First Steps You Take to Help Your Child Your child is having troubles learning. What do you do? We can
What is the Pathway to LD Success?
We wrote this website to help you find a pathway to LD success. Many people have followed their pathway, and
How did This Website Develop?
As a new parent, I started blogging about parenting, both on my own blog, and at the Silicon Valley Mom’s
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What should you know about Learning Differences and Learning Disabilities?
Glossary of Terms
We introduce many words in this website that might be new to you, so this post contains a glossary. Please
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Raising Your LD Child to Have Qualities for Success
If you’re reading this website, we’re guessing that your child is bright, motivated, but isn’t able to succeed at learning
Developing Foundational Skills
Supporting children with learning disabilities is nuanced, and depends on the individual child’s abilities. One of the important things that
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What Should I Know about Laws That Protect Learning: 504 and IEP?
There are two laws that are always mentioned when people talk about getting support from the educational system: The Section
Dyslexia
Why is Orton-Gillingham Recommended for Teaching Dyslexics?
Educational and dyslexia experts tell parents that dyslexic children should be given Orton-Gillingham teaching, but many people are confused by
What’s inside of a Dyslexia Diagnosis?
From 10 to 15% of the US school population has dyslexia Only 5% of dyslexics are ever diagnosed. Dyslexia accounts
Sensory Processing
7 Wisdom Bombs from LD Parents
This is my invariable advice to people:…learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!— Julia Child, My Life
504/IEP
IEP Goal Bank
Our friends in the autism community have done amazing work learning and gathering information for others, so we want to
Checking Your Child’s Reading Readiness Skills
If your child is having a really hard time learning to read, it’s very important to pull back and look
Checking Your Child’s Writing Readiness Skills
If your child is having a hard time with handwriting, scissors, coloring in the lines, or other fine motor academic
Ask Your Child’s Teacher For Information About Learning Problems
This post is written for people who investigating their child’s school experience, as part of Journey 1: First Steps to
