At any time during the school year, at any grade level, you may realize that your student’s learning struggles and lack of school success might be caused by a learning disability or learning difference.  If you would answer two or more of these questions with a “yes” it’s time to pursue more help than your student is receiving now. Were grades on the most recent report card disappointing? Has that been the case for several report cards in a row? Are there frequent late assignme...

You’ve been told that your student has a specific learning disability, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, and/or dyscalculia.  Whether you’ve known this for a few days or have suspected a learning problem since pre-school, the likelihood is that you’re feeling overwhelmed. You’re hearing all kinds of suggestions from well-meaning people, some based on nothing more than an inaccurate social media comment. The most important advice is possibly the one that you may not have heard yet:  Your son or daugh...

Books by Richard Louv Richard Louv’s book, Last Child in the Woods: Saving our children from nature-deficit disorder, became an international bestseller nearly a decade ago, winning the prestigious Audobon Medal. Louv has authored more than half-dozen books about family, nature and community, with Last Child in the Woods being the most well-known. It is a great resource for the parents and teachers of all children, whether or not they experience a learning difficulty. Louv’s writing and activis...