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Tips to Build Test-Taking Confidence In Your Child

Tips to Build Test-Taking Confidence In Your Child

by Geoff Nixon | Nov 11, 2020 | Learning Issues | 0 Comments

Spoiler Alert, There Are No Shortcuts to Confidence Building Anxiety and a lack of test-taking confidence affects many students, but having a learning difficulty compounds that. As long as schools continue to test learners, the phenomenon of test anxiety will be a...

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Yes, Your Child has a Right to an IEP

Yes, Your Child has a Right to an IEP

by Geoff Nixon | Oct 12, 2020 | Learning Issues, Parent Tips | 0 Comments

How to Win an IEP & Make it Work for Your Child Every child in the US is entitled to a free, appropriate public education. It might give you peace of mind that your child with a learning disability has an Individualized Education Program (IEP), but this is not...

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Helping Your Twice-Exceptional Child

Helping Your Twice-Exceptional Child

by Geoff Nixon | May 13, 2020 | Learning Issues, Parent Tips | 0 Comments

The double-edged sword of frustration: 2e, twice-exceptional Twice-exceptional students can hide their difficulties for years, but then can get frustrated and down on themselves easily. That makes recognizing 2e early important and makes interventions valuable. 2e....

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Learning is Not Fixed, Progress Is Possible

Learning is Not Fixed, Progress Is Possible

by Michelle Reynard | Apr 25, 2020 | Auditory Processing, Learning Issues, Reading and Dyslexia | 4 Comments

Never Give Up - 4 Student Stories "You are your child's best advocate. Whether you try Gemm Learning or another intervention, never give up on your child's potential. Progress is possible if you find the right pathway." I recently spoke with the parent of a special...

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Why Lying is a Sign of a Developmental Milestone for Struggling Learners

Why Lying is a Sign of a Developmental Milestone for Struggling Learners

by Geoff Nixon | Apr 13, 2020 | Learning Issues | 0 Comments

Rethinking ‘my child never lies’ as a good thing Lying ... is a path between two conflicting norms - honesty and kindness. There’s a lot to juggle; in fact, it takes more cognitive and emotional effort than telling the truth. It’s a rite of passage every parent goes...

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How to Manage a Shut Down Learner

How to Manage a Shut Down Learner

by Geoff Nixon | Mar 24, 2020 | Learning Issues, Parent Tips | 0 Comments

Why Your Child Shuts Down and How to Respond For many children, shutdowns are a last resort, a way out of an overwhelming situation. Children want to please, and they understand that shutting down does not please parents or teachers.  And yet for many, it's a common...

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Take Control of Your Child’s Learning

Take Control of Your Child’s Learning

by Geoff Nixon | Jan 4, 2020 | Learning Issues, Parent Tips | 0 Comments

When the school's timeline & goals differ from yours Raising a child is challenging enough, parenting a struggling learner - including auditory processing disorder, dyslexia, and ADHD - multiplies that challenge tenfold. This post focuses on what you can do when...

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Is Homework Taking The Joy Out Of Parenting?

Is Homework Taking The Joy Out Of Parenting?

by Geoff Nixon | Oct 2, 2019 | Learning Issues | 3 Comments

Is it time for a change? If you dread homework time, you are not alone.  Learning difficulties and homework battles go hand in hand. Stress, arguments, standoffs and general frustration play out in homes every school night all over the globe.  For a very good reason....

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Learning Disabilities 101: Deciphering the Code

Learning Disabilities 101: Deciphering the Code

by Geoff Nixon | Jul 8, 2019 | Auditory Processing, Learning Issues | 0 Comments

An Introduction to The Most Common Learning Disabilities Parents are bombarded with mixed messages about the causes and treatment of common learning disabilities. A quick read of any learning disabilities group on Facebook will support this statement. This post aims...

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5 Surprising Facts About Diagnosing Learning

5 Surprising Facts About Diagnosing Learning

by Geoff Nixon | May 19, 2019 | Learning Issues | 0 Comments

It simpler than you think, unscrambling the jargonYour child is not keeping up.  What to do?Getting a learning diagnosis is traumatic. The terms are scary and it feels insanely complicated. You have friends who have done it, only to come back with an...

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