Strategies For Managing Language Challenges

By Glenda Thorne, Alice Thomas and Candy Lawson

There are many strategies that will help a student with language problems. A few are listed below.

1. Take the Mystery Away

Teach the student about language and language strategies. Help the student understand his/her own language strengths and challenges. This process is sometimes called demystification – taking the mystery […]

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15 Strategies For Managing Attention Problems

By Glenda Thorne, Ph.D., Alice Thomas, M.Ed., and Candy Lawson, Ph.D.

The following strategies are offered for enhancing attention and managing attention problems. This listing is by no means exhaustive, but rather is meant as a place to begin. The best resources for strategies are the creative, inventive minds of enlightened assessment professionals, teachers and parents, […]

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Helping Children and Adolescents Cope With Disasters: Ten Ways To Help

By Glenda Thorne, Candy Lawson and Alice Thomas

Hurricane Katrina victimized children wide and far. Thousands of children are survivors of Hurricane Katrina, while millions of other children have observed terrifying sights via extensive television coverage. Media has shown pictures of families on rooftops begging to be rescued, and horrific pictures of suffering, death and catastrophic […]

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Social Skills And School

By Candy Lawson

While school can be a positive social experience for many children, for others it can be a nightmare.

School is not only a place where children learn reading, writing and math. It is also a place where they learn to get along with other people and develop social skills. Social skills are the skills […]

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The Connections Between Emotions And Learning

By Candy Lawson

What Are Emotions?

Emotions are the feelings that color our lives and allow us to experience all of the joys and sorrows of life. Never being able to feel the pleasure of eating a hot fudge sundae, the regret of making an unkind comment, the joy of seeing an old friend, the grief of […]

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