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Research: Learning to Self-Manage
The ability to exercise self-control — even with a specific, self-imposed goal in mind — is tough, even as it develops with age. New research from the Harvard Graduate School of Education illustrates just how precarious willpower can be for Read more >>
Keeping the Focus on the Positive
In focusing on the positive, teachers can foster better academic and personal outcomes for students. Nina Parrish, a special educator with seven years’ experience as a public school teacher and seven more as a private tutor writes in article published Read more >>
Executive Functioning Skills in Elementary School [presentation]
Does your child takes forever to get dressed, always lose her homework, or not seem to be able to complete a task? Your child probably has Executive Function challenges. In this session, Jude Wolf, Ed.D., Director of the Center for Learning Read more >>
Special Education: Federal Law vs. State Law
Every student who gets special education is covered by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In many areas, IDEA leaves room for states to interpret the rules and pass their own laws on how to apply them. Read more >>
Strategies to Support Anxious Kids in the Classroom [presentation]
In this session for educators, Monique Gonzalez and Gabrielle Bernal present some strategies you can use in your own classroom to support your anxious students so that they can be more successful at school. Read more >>
Strategies for Parents of Kids with ADHD [presentation]
In this Community Education session, neuropsychologist Christina Young discusses the challenges of raising and child with ADHD and offers practical strategies you use that can make a big difference for your child. Read more >>
The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity [web resource] [downloadable]
The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity conducts dyslexia research, and it is a leading source of advocacy and information to better the lives of people with dyslexia. Read more >>
Are You Dyslexia Aware? Take This Short Quiz to Find Out
Dyslexic learners struggle in school and often do not receive the help they need due to a lack of educator and parental awareness. In order to reverse the negative academic trajectory these students often face, awareness is a crucial first Read more >>
Empowering Kids Who Learn Differently
In Thinking Differently, David Flink, the founder and CEO of Eye to Eye—a national mentoring program for students with learning and attention issues—enlarges our understanding of the learning process and offers powerful, innovative strategies for parenting, teaching, and supporting the Read more >>
Partially Compensated – A Young Girl’s Struggle with Dyslexia
Krista Weltner has turned her experiences with dyslexia into a compelling stop-motion film, Partially Compensated. The film tells the story of a young girl’s struggle with dyslexia and offers insight into how others, especially educators, can learn to accept learning Read more >>
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CHC Palo Alto:
650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
650.326.5530
CHC South Bay:
2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408.831.7512
CHC Ravenswood:
1765 E Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
650.702.2487
