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Problems with Spelling but NOT Reading
Spelling is hard for anyone but if your child is a good reader and cannot spell or get their thoughts on paper, what is that? Just as dyslexia is for reading there is dyscalculia for math and if your child cannot get their thoughts down on paper is called dysgraphia....
The Top 5 Resources I Use During Tutoring
The Top 5 Resources I Use While TutoringThe Dell XPS ComputerThe Dell XPS 13 has many features that I use for my tutoring. It is small and compact for traveling, just hook up to a hotspot and you can offer services. The only thing over time that I learned is the...
25 Helpful Tips for Going Back to School
25 Helpful Tips for Going Back to SchoolGoing back to school can be a stressfu time for everyone. I hope these 25 helpful tips for going back to school will help ease some of your stress. Morning Routine: When it comes to getting ready for school the morning seems to...
10 Ways to Avoid the Summer Slide
10 ways to avoid the summer slide Updated 4/29/2020 Boy, I know you are struggling this year. Camps will probably be closed, summer activities at church, and reading programs at the library. Unless they all choose to do it virtually. I have actually done just that to...
All You Need To Know About Virtual IEP Meetings
All you need to know about virtual IEP meetings. Let’s start at the beginning. The Spring of the 2019 – 2020 school year has been difficult for everyone, parents, kids, teachers, therapists, admin… even the dog, you name it. Now you are wondering what is happening...
Can I Really Tutor Orton Gillingham Online?
Think back a few months before all of these "stay at home" orders were been put in place. You were a tutor either meeting your students at the library or at school, maybe possibly at your students homes. Dragging all of your crafts of the trade with you. When I first...
Differences between an IEP and a 504
I get this question all the time. Do you know the differences between an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) and a 504 Plan? Well, you are in the right place. My name is Ann Mitchell, and I have been in the Special Education field for just about 20 years. It all began...
Accommodations and Modifications, what’s the difference?
Does your child struggle in school? Are they on a 504 or an IEP? Do you know that you can have accommodations and even modifications placed in each of them? It is hard trying to figure out the difference between the two. Accommodations Accommodations are changes that...
10 Simple Acts of Kindness to Spread Happiness
How To Spread Happiness I decided to share 10 simple acts of kindness to spread happiness and how to spread positivity and make someone's day a little bit better not only during the holidays but all year round. As I was trying to think about what kind of blog...