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Gifted Children With ADHD, and the Challenges Their Parents Face
With the new school year underway, some parents will have a harder time than others because of a little known, but very real phenomenon: their child is “twice exceptional.” These children have both the potential for high achievement (“gifted”) and Read more >>
When Conventional Schools Don’t Work
Most kids complain about school sometimes. But if your child’s gripes come almost daily and they are begging you not to go to school at all, you might be wondering if there’s something deeper going on. Are they falling behind? Read more >>
Helping Gifted Children With Common Homework Problems
The last thing most parents of gifted children would think their kids will have problems with is homework. After all, gifted children are cognitively advanced and learn quickly. Read more >>
Poor School Performance and How Parents Can Help
Regardless of your child’s age, the occasional school struggle is normal. But when that struggle becomes a pattern, it often raises concern―from parents and/or teachers. Read more >>
My Child is Falling Behind in School. Now What?
Everything seemed to be going OK. But now your child is struggling to keep up in class and is falling behind. You may wonder, is this just a rough patch? Or is something else going on? Read more >>
How to Determine If Traditional Education Isn’t Working for Your Child
Children know when something isn’t working for them but they may not have the words available to explain why. Younger children especially may know they are unhappy but not have an emotional understanding to know what is causing the problem. Read more >>
Enhancing Social-Emotional Learning with Self-Regulation for Learning
We all want our students to be successful. Some students come to school with greater degrees of Self Regulation for Learning, while others need more modeling and supports along the way. All students can value from keeping the ABCs (affect, Read more >>
Debunking the Myths about Dyslexia
Dyslexia Help, an online resource produced by the University of Michigan, addresses some of the popular misconceptions and myths surrounding dyslexia and language-based learning disabilities. Read more >>
How Parents Can Make School Mental Health Days Work for Kids
In the past few years, some parents have received a new item to put into their child-rearing tool kits: the school mental health day. Since 2018, more than a dozen states have passed or proposed bills that would allow school Read more >>
4 Ways Classroom Design Impacts Executive Functioning
Good classroom design supports the acquisition of not only content skills but process skills. Executive functions are process skills that allow us to successfully complete tasks. In any given classroom, there will be a wide range of students with a Read more >>
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2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
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