Looking for a strategy to improve spelling skills? Is it a struggle to get your learner to sit and study his weekly spelling words? I know it is for me. Yep, even The LD Coach...
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Part 2: Bad Spellers Untie
Some Things Hasn't Change I know, I know! It has taken me forever to write part 2 of Bad Speller Untie. I receive such good feedback, I couldn't just abandon part 2. I did think...
Part 1: Bad Spellers Untie
Did I Spel Spell that Right? For all of my educational career and most of my adulthood, I was really uptight about being Dyslexic. I did everything in the world to try and hide...
People First Language
Don't Forget! Use People First Language People First Language refers to the language our society uses to refer to people with disabilities. This Language places emphasis where...
Dyslexia Bondage: Part 1
No More Bondage...I am Free! Living with Dyslexia was like living in bondage for so many years of my life. It was like being held captive and caged. I eventually learned to...
October is Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
On October 11, 1985, our then President Ronald Reagan signed Proclamation 5385 making the month National Learning Disabilities Awareness Month. We have come a long way, yet we...
Starting the New School Year Ready for Students with Disabilities
Get Ready, Get Set, Go! The first day of school is just around the corner for many students with disabilities. Excitement is in the air. However, many parents of students with...
Full Inclusion, an Individual Approach
To Include or Not to Include, That Is The Question! As someone who has lived with the stigma of being labeled a student with a learning disability and the unique experience of...