Educational Evaluation – What is Involved?
If you are asking the question “Should I have my child evaluated?” the answer is probably “Yes.” However, I know the process of getting an educational evaluation for your child…
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Understanding the 504 Plan for Students with Disabilities
A 504 Plan Explained If your child has a disability that impacts his or her performance at school, you may be swimming right now in a sea of unfamiliar phrases,…
Adult Learning Disability Assessment
It Starts with a Learning Disability Assessment Many adults have a learning disability (LD) and don’t know it. Are you one of them? Getting a professional assessment could be your…
Putting Parent-Teacher Conferences Into Perspective
This post was originally published January 25, 2018 and edited November 9, 2018. Get the most out of parent-teacher conferences. The relationship between you – the parent – and…
Why Won’t You Help My Child?
As a Santa Clarita Educational Psychologist, I’m often asked this very question. Nothing is more frustrating than knowing your child is struggling in school while the school itself does little…
How Does ADHD or a Learning Disability Affect a Child’s Future?
Parents often ask me how ADHD or a learning disability will impact their child’s future. Let me start by saying that every child is a unique individual who brings their…
7 Tips for Working with Your Learning Child
There is So Much You Can Do With Your Learning Child. Let’s Look at 7 Tips… Children, no matter what their age, are not instant learners. They need time and…
Building Learning Confidence
Learning Confidence Takes Time–the Younger You Start, the Better. Scott Hamilton loved to ice skate, but was told repeatedly that he did not have the talent to compete as…
What Does Auditory Processing Mean
Auditory Processing is complicated–let’s take a closer look… Most of us probably think of the process of listening as automatic; unless something is wrong with the ear, sound comes…
Stress and School
An important topic to understand: stress and school As seen in the Santa Clarita Magazine, Stress and School Childhood should be a time of growing, learning, fun and friends. At…