When trying to find a good school for a child with learning disabilities (particularly NVLD), one decision is mainstream vs. special education. I talked about that in an earlier post: Drowning in the Mainstream. But another decision, particularly if you decide against special education, is the size of the school. Clearly, schools vary in size […]
Thoughts on Peter Riffle’s keynote address at the New Jersey LDA meeting
October 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In this post I gave my general impressions of the recent meeting of the New Jersey LDA. Now, I’d like to write a little about Peter Riffle, especially his keynote address. Peter Riffle is a teacher of learning disabled kids. He also is learning disabled himself (he has dyslexia). And he’s a great speaker.
Nonverbal learning disability: Ten things we wish our teachers knew
September 5, 2013 by 2 Comments
For a teacher, a child with nonverbal learning disability can be a puzzle. I am sure I was a puzzle to my teachers! Here are some things I wish they had known: 1. Just because I’m disabled doesn’t mean I’m not abled. There are things I can do badly, there are things I can do […]
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