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Book Review: The Mislabeled Child

For unknown reasons, adopted children seem to have a much greater incidence of learning disorders than the general population. The Mislabeled Child can be a wonderful help for parents in getting beyond a label to the root of a child’s problem. Unlike many other books, this one also offers specific ideas, games and resources parents can use at home to strengthen certain skills. Spouses Brock and Fernette Eide, M.D.s, run the Eide Neurolearning Clinic in Washington State. They are researchers and clinicians in the field of learning disabilities. They also teach their own two children at home. The Eides share … Continue reading →

Seating Charts

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One of the first things that many teachers do when they receive a new group of students is create a seating chart. In the beginning, teachers usually are not aware of problems that will exist when certain students are placed together. Therefore, the seating arrangement may change several times during the first semester. Primary grade teachers often create nametags and seating charts for their students before school even begins. Students feel more at ease when they come into the room and have a place that belongs to them. Middle and secondary teachers sometimes go without a specified seating chart until … Continue reading →

Does Being A Parent Make You Smarter?

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Have you ever felt that becoming a parent has made you smarter? I do. As the parent of a young gifted child, I have had to step up my game, so to speak. I have to stay three steps ahead of him, anticipating his every question and being able to come up with an answer to the many questions he might ask. If I don’t know the answer, then I have to find out post haste. I was an honor student throughout school, graduated number nine in my class in fact. But Tyler is so smart it’s scary. And it … Continue reading →

Bloom’s Levels of Thinking

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As an education student, one is likely very familiar with the name and work of Benjamin Bloom. His work soon became known as Bloom’s Taxonomy. Bloom took students’ levels of thinking and broke them into six groups. Along with each category, Bloom addresses words that can be used to accomplish each level. Bloom’s levels of thinking are divided into the following six groups: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. The scale becomes more complicated as you work from knowledge to evaluation. The most basic level created by Bloom is knowledge. During this phase a student must recall or give … Continue reading →

The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids

Do you have a child who’s gifted and don’t know what to do with them? Join the club. It’s great having a gifted child but sometimes you really don’t know how to handle their gift. In The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids, the author lists eight gripes of parents with gifted kids. I can relate to most of them. (1) No one really explains what having a gifted child is all about. (2) Some parents don’t like having their child labeled. (3) Many gifted kids have unique problems and relatives and others adults don’t truly understand just how … Continue reading →

“I Don’t Want to Go to Gifted School!”

Yesterday I opened a letter from the school district inviting my seven-year-old son to attend a special school for gifted children. Based on test scores and teacher recommendations, he was invited to start attending a new school in the fall. He would then continue enrollment at the school under the same gifted program for the next four years. Hmmmm. I sat down with my son and had a little chat. I explained to him what a great opportunity this was, and told him he could go visit the school and meet the teacher. But Liam wasn’t so sure. “What about … Continue reading →

Your Child Could be BOTH Gifted and Learning Disabled

Is your child bright and intelligent, yet still struggles in school? Are you often amazed at your child’s creativity and talents, but can’t figure out why certain things aren’t getting through academically? It’s not often understood that a person can be both gifted and learning disabled. We assume that a child who is gifted has no learning challenges, and a child with ADHD or a specific learning disability is “slow.” It’s hard to imagine that both conditions could exist at the same time. But they can. The classification is “Gifted and Talented/Learning Disabled” or “GT/LD.” These children require a whole … Continue reading →

Striving for Independence: Kids and Juvenile Diabetes

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After a long six-hour drive, I walked past the familiar fountain at the Children’s Hospital of San Diego. Was I really back at this place? Was history truly repeating itself? I checked in at the front desk, and rode the elevator to the second floor. In room 219 was my precious Riley. A wide smile spread across his face as I opened the door. “Hi R.J.!” I said. “If you wanted me to come for a visit, all you had to do was call. This is a bit over the top.” He giggled. Education is the Foundation for Treatment Spread … Continue reading →