7 tips to set your child up for success this school year
It is time to start preparing for the new school year. It is likely to be a bumpy start as teachers and students are acclimating to the “new normal” after last year’s unprecedented events. We put...
View ArticleCould your child be a Visual Learner? What are the best interventions to help...
Is your child a Visual Learner? Does your child remember places visited, even from years ago? Does your child learn best when they see and experience information? Is your child a lot smarter than...
View Article10 things we wished we had known when we were teaching our kids to read
There are many reasons why a child may have difficulties learning to read. It could be as straightforward as shyness and discomfort in the classroom to a more complex diagnosis – such as dyslexia,...
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Halloween costumes make books come alive
With all due respect to traditional ghosts and witches, there are hundreds of creative costume possibilities inspired by books. Maybe your kids want to be Harry Potter or a character from The Magic...
View ArticleWhen your private school tells you they may not be the right fit for your child
What do you do if your private school says, ‘We may not be the right school for your child.” According to the Department of Education in Florida, over 11% of the state’s K-12 students are enrolled in...
View ArticleWhy so many third graders are at risk for grade retention?
Why would your bright, creative child be at risk for 3rd-grade retention? If your child is a kinesthetic learner (i.e. sometimes referred to as a hands-on learner or visual learner), they have probably...
View ArticleUnderstanding your child’s strengths and challenges.
Bright, creative kids with learning difficulties may underperform at school. They know they’re smart but somehow they can’t quite understand what the teacher is explaining. What is important to...
View ArticleHow parents can make reading more fun and educational
Kids today are bombarded with visual input. Besieged behind a zoom screen, computer games, endless tv options, Tik Tok, YouTube, and more, reading is becoming a lost art, especially for kids who learn...
View ArticleUsing the power of pictures to help kids and parents stay calm
Words can confuse and overwhelm many children. Confusion inevitably leads to frustration, for both the students and their parents. This is especially true for kids who learn differently. Traditional...
View ArticleDoes your child have reading comprehension issues?
How to significantly improve reading comprehension within 4 to 6 months Reading comprehension issues have become even more pressing since the pandemic started. As always, we are seeing students with...
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How to Help Your Child Succeed and Get the Most Help from Your Child’s School
For Your Kinesthetic Learner with Executive Function and/or Visual Processing Issues How to Help Your Child Succeed (Assessment Special at the Bottom of the Page) Most students we see are a kinesthetic...
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For the Kinesthetic Learner with Executive Function Issues, The Silver Lining...
Our expertise is with the right brain, visual or kinesthetic learners who often have executive function issues. These students often have visual processing issues, too. That is, they skip words and...
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Is Your Child a Kinesthetic Learner with Executive Function and/or Visual...
Many smart struggling students are either a Kinesthetic Learner, have Executive Function challenges and/or have a Visual Processing issue. Is your child a visual or kinesthetic learner with executive...
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For the Kinesthetic Learner with Executive Function and/or a Visual...
Goal Set for An Outrageously Successful School Year Is your child a kinesthetic learner with executive function and/or a visual processing issue? The Kinesthetic Learner with Executive Function and/or...
View ArticleFlorida New Worlds Reading Scholarship
The Florida New Worlds Reading Scholarship has replaced the Florida Reading Scholarship. As of September 28th, 2022, Step Up For Students has not started to take applications for the 2022-23...
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For Your Right Brain, Visual or Kinesthetic Learner
Goal Set for An Outrageously Successful School Year Is your child a kinesthetic learner with executive function and/or a visual processing issue? What we know about smart struggling kids: Most are...
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Dyslexia Treatment for the Right-Brain Kinesthetic Learner
(Located in Coral Springs — In Person and Zoom Training Available serving clients from Parkland, Boca Raton, Coral Springs, South Florida and Nationwide) Many students with dyslexia are a right brain...
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Parents, Help Your Bright Right Brain Kinesthetic Learner Succeed in a...
We have had a number of calls from private school parents of bright right brain kinesthetic learners, (i.e., kids who learn best when they see and experience information). The private schools are...
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How to Relieve Stress for your Visual Learner When Traveling this Holiday
Wow it has been a long almost 3 years! And many of us have not been able to physically celebrate holidays/vacation with family or friends who live far away. Travel is stressful as it is; but traveling...
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Parenting a Bright Right Brain Kinesthetic Learner, attending a Private...
Parenting a bright right brain kinesthetic learner has been made more challenging as the request for private school slots exceeds availability. With a new Florida Law likely to provide private school...
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