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Holding My Daughter Back in 3Rd Grade and Visual Processing Disorder
16 Oct 2009 ... If the foundation is weak-- everything built on top of it will be .... who specializes in visual disorders and he finished graduate school. ...
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- Hi, I can relate to this in 2 ways. first, I was held back in the eighth grade after skipping the 3rd altogether. It did-not help. I spent 4 years trying to learn the ...
- You might want to have her vision tested (not just for glasses but for vision therapy.) Our granddaughter has a lazy eye and vision therapy has been a great help. Sh...
- My best friend is holding back her daughter this year and having her repeat third grade. They moved her to a private school to do it so it would be easier for her. I...
Going to Law School with a One Year Old
My friend did it, and she is a top prosecutor. She however is not married. ... In June I graduate with my masters and I will be teaching. ...
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- N., I am sure you can do it! You just need to be organized, and be prepared for some long nights. I was in scholl when I got pregnant, I had 3 semesters ahead of ...
- N., I went to law school before my son was born. Then I worked for a few years as a tax attorney before he was born. After he was born, I worked part time. I've ...
- Hey N., I had my daughter when I was still in school, the semester that I was going to have her I worked really hard to finish early and my techers were very understa...
Going Back to College
2 Oct 2009 ... I finished another graduate program in May and did the program while ... about it On top of that he had to be onbaby duty when papers and ...
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- If you put your mind to it you can do it. I am going to school right now and at first didn't think I could do it either. But if you make a scedule you can do it. I am ...
- I went back first when I was 28, with three kids 7, 5, 1 and got my associates in nursing (part time). Best thing I ever did for myself. Now I'm finishing my BS (on-...
- I am in the same dilema. I have a 14mon old, help my husband at work a few hours a week, and enjoy my free time. I also want to go back to school in Jan. We have no fa...
Vision Therapy
Some charter schools offer this as a service or it can be done individually. .... He is now reading at the top of his class. I can't recomend it enough to someone .... I am now a college graduate, and a successful busiess owner with a ...
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- K., When my son was 9, his teacher labeled him as having ADD. This came out of the blue, at the END of the school year, Thus throwing us into mayhem! I also tried vi...
- Hello. This site is supposed to be locally oriented so I'm hoping you live in the Berkeley area. My son also had some issues with early reading and we took him for a...
- My son was having some trouble with reading and vision was one area I needed to rule out. Our peditrician suggested going to UC Berkeley School of Opthamology. For a...
Starting Kindergarten
I have three kids all with August birthdays Two of my kids are in school One I .... self esteem He graduated top 5% in high school and was able to graduate ...
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- My daughter bday is 8/29 I was in a hurry to send her to kindergarten and boy do I regret it. She went at age5 and while everyone else was either 6 or about to turn...
- Dear K., I feel for you. This is a very tough decision all around. I had to make the same decision. My daughter would have turned 5 two weeks after kindergar...
- It sounds as if you think she is ready now, so I'd say start her on time. My birthday is August 25th, and I started on time. When it came to middle/high school, I neve...
1St Grader Struggling with School.
26 Sep 2009 ... Also the school may find issues but unless theyre ... was no academic but he did graduate Also I have found people with ADHD just do better ...
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- I'm a teacher and when kids aren't progressing , the first person I look at is myself. Many teachers have a one size fits all mentality. He may have a different learn...
- If he's struggling with reading, he should be enrolled in the school's Title 1 program. It's a part of No Child Left Behind. That program helped my girls become exce...
- Hi S.. Boy have I been there! I have found most kids struggle with organizational skills, and a lot have attention issues stemming from food allergies & lagging nut...
MMR Vaccine + Autism
For what it's worth, I will graduate from nursing school in May, and will practice as an RN who gives parents information and choices. ...
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- First of all you are the best advocate for your child and good for you for researching and asking questions. I will tell you that my oldest who is now 7 had the MMR v...
- I too have delayed my sons vaccines...when I had my daughter, I completely vaccinated her on the recomended schedrule. SHe is a healthy happy 4 year old. However, that...
- If it is a public daycare they ahve to let you sign a waver stating you chose not to have your son vaccinated. Don't tell them he has the other vaccinations, because ...
How Much Homework in the 5Th Grade??
Their dad is also a college graduate. SO, I don't know what God has in store ... in the top of her class and way ahead of students in the public schools she ...
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- Our principal told us that we should expect 10 minutes of homework per grade level. For example, K = 10 min, 1st = 20 min, 2nd = 30 min, 3rd = 40 min, 4th = 50 min, a...
- In my personal opinion, I would start to resent my parents if they pushed me into doing homework. I don't know how your stepson's attitude is already, but I know that...
- Hello- Every teacher is different so as long as your step son can achieve pretty good grades and he can read and do math, he'll probably be fine. Having him work on su...
Mechanics of Handwriting
Look into extra help at your school for handwriting issues. .... I don't know the proportions off the top of my head, but you can easily find it online. ... She is now a recent college graduate who majored in WRITING! ...
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- We used the "Handwriting Without Tears" program with much success. http://www.hwtears.com/ Also, this pencil grip is good: http://thepencilgrip.com/
- Hi Katie, In my old preschool class, we would get the Crayola skinny crayons, peel the paper off, and break each crayon into three or four small pieces (the smaller t...
- Contact Kim Worthington at Artistic Gatherings (www.artisticgatherings.com). She is a wonderful woman and an amazing artist but she is also trained as an instructor fo...
Bipolar
13 Sep 2009 ... My oldest son is adhd a school counsellor told me my son might be .... that he would not graduate high school and not to expect it They were ...
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- I went through the ADD and Dyslexia with my son. The school system does not know how to deal with a child that is not a cookie cutter kid. By 7th grade my son could ...
- For something like bipolar you should be able to get goverment help. Your son can be assest through his school, ask for an "SST" test to be done. By law they HAVE to d...
- N., Anyone I know who has been diagnosed as bipolar has been done so by a pschiatrist. They are usually the ones to diagnose and treat patients for this particular di...
