Tag: Special education
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When Kids Have Trouble Reading
As a psychologist who evaluates children with learning difficulties, I often encounter parents who are worried about their child’s reading. Sometimes this is due to the presence of a reading disorder, also known as dyslexia. I find that many parents have the mistaken belief that dyslexia means reversing letters and numbers when reading and writing.…
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Evaluating Learning Differences
What do you do when you know a child is bright, but their teachers don’t seem to realize it? Maybe the marks they bring home don’t reflect their true capabilities. Or perhaps they seem to be falling further and further behind their classmates. One possibility is that the child may have a learning disability. Children…