QuickTips—Facts About Exceptional Children

Basic Facts About Learning Disabilities

As research reveals more about how students learn, we are also discovering why some students don't learn.  We now know how to work with many learning problems, but parents often become puzzled and confused.  This QuickTip explains basic facts parents need to know about common learning disabilities.  When parents have the facts, they are better able to begin working with schools and their child to overcome learning problems.  Stock #1130 (Spanish #2130)

Helping Children With Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD & ADHD)

Teachers have always known that many students have difficulty with school work because they have trouble paying attention.  Now, research tells us why.   Experts say that 20% of the population may be diagnosed with attention problems.   This QuickTip explains the facts about attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD) and gives specific suggestions to parents about how to help their ADD or ADHD child.  Stock #1131 (Spanish #2131)

Understanding Dyslexia

Of all the learning problems affecting children, many think the most troublesome are the reading, writing, spelling and related problems that we call dyslexia.   This QuickTip helps parents understand the characteristics of children with dyslexia and why this disability causes students so many problems in school.   The importance of parents and schools working together to help students is stressed.  And, suggestions for things parents can do at home are also included.   Stock #1132 (Spanish #2132).

Basic Facts About the Gifted and Academically Talented

Gifted and talented children present many challenges and are often as misunderstood as children with learning problems.  This QuickTip dispels the myths about gifted children and explains why their educational needs require the serious attention of parents as well as schools.  Tips on ways parents can help identify and work with their gifted and talented child are included.  Stock #1133 (Spanish #2133).

There's More Than One Way to Be Smart!

To help children realize their fullest potential, parents need to know that children's talents can vary widely.  Some excel in leadership and others in speaking or writing.  This QuickTip explains that research now shows there are many components of intelligence—and that children develop different abilities at different times as they grow.  Tips are included on ways parents can help their children identify and build on their strengths.  Stock #1134 (Spanish #2134).

Including All Students Can Help Everyone Learn

Over the years we have tried many ways of grouping students to help them learn.  Do students of similar abilities—or disabilities—learn better together?   How about age groupings?  This QuickTip explains that our best research and experience indicates that, wherever it is reasonably possible, the best learning takes place where there is a mixture of student abilities and backgrounds.   Includes ideas for parents to help their children develop respect, understanding and tolerance for others who are different from themselves.  Stock #1135 (Spanish #2135).

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