What is a Learning Disability?  More times than not you come across Parents who speak of their children struggling with school, “he isn’t reading at grade level”, “he is falling behind’, “completing her homework is such a battle every night”. However, sometimes Parents associate these difficulties with their children not paying attention in class, being lazy, or accept that their children are just not capable of being a successful student. Little do they know, that most of the times … [Read more...]

  Last week we focused on writing strategies for the writing-phobic child, and this week we move to the joyous topic of reading. Reading of course involves a lot of components, but one of the most important components is reading comprehension. Often times we come across a child who can pronounce words correctly, read with adequate fluency, but who doe not seem to understand what he/she is reading. As a Parent, we should know what reading comprehension tools we could use to aid our children … [Read more...]