The Frustration Profile article on my blog, which is about students with high verbal skills and weak motor skills, has gotten more hits...

Alex* has strong verbal comprehension and perceptual reasoning skills. Her excellent reading and comprehension skills make her a strong...

Stress is a major factor for many students these days. Students who have a learning disability have to work harder than their typical...

Glen* is a third grader who was brought to testing to determine the best teaching style for him.  Testing revealed that Glen’s overall intelligence and academic skills were in the Average range. However, great variability exists within the tests. Glen demonstrated excellent Verbal Comprehension skills, while his Processing Speed Index and Perceptual Organization Indexes fell significantly below his other indexes. Glen’s cognitive and academic skills are inhibited by his weak

Processing Speed What most parents ask me is,” What does this mean for my child? Why is this important?” There is now an overload of...

A parent emailed with this question: “George has had many eye exams, but his reading skills are still poor. I really want to find someone...

Many parents ask me what they can do at home to help their child with reading skills. Schools have been stressing phonic skills (rightly...

Make sure your child understands the concept Use Manipulatives ( beans, blocks, pennies) to help build the problems Use manipulative to...