Managing student stress
Students with learning disabilities too often carry an additional burden – the stress and anxiety that come with knowing that every day at school carries the likelihood of struggle, if not failure. Granted, every child feels some pressure every day, but the experiences of the students we work with make their worries more intense – sometimes to the point of crippling. Fortunately, we have healthy strategies to help those students make their stress manageable, […]
‘Summer slide’ is real – here’s how to avoid it
Is the “summer slide” real? Do students really regress during their three months of summer vacation? Unfortunately, in many cases, yes. But your child does not have to be among them. “Summer slide” refers to the learning loss children experience over vacation. For a long time, the evidence was mostly anecdotal, supplied by teachers who spent the first weeks of a new […]