Learning differences can be complicated and overwhelming. We can get caught up in the ways our kids may be... - Struggling - Confused - Falling behind Where we need to improve as communities, parents, educators, and schools is to try to find their strengths and what is amazing about our kids, BEFORE we focus on the areas of struggle. Because those strengths will... - Help to deal with the areas of struggle - Will build confidence and esteem - Will create a stronger sense of self

Some time ago we shared Lenka’s story on “A DYSLEXIA STORY – Early signs of dyslexia“. Her story continues and it shows never to give up and to focus on the strenghts and talents of dyslexic children. Read the story on Lenka’s blog Picture: © Lenka Vodicka – http://lenkaland.com/dyslexia-and-learning/

Shift Your Thinking supports parents, professionals + youth when it comes to learning differences (ADHD, learning disabilities + Dyslexia). We look at the overall wellbeing of the child including their mental health.

Shift Your Thinking supports parents, professionals + youth when it comes to learning differences (ADHD, learning disabilities + Dyslexia). We look at the overall wellbeing of the child including their mental health.

Shift Your Thinking supports parents, professionals + youth when it comes to learning differences (ADHD, learning disabilities + Dyslexia). We look at the overall wellbeing of the child including their mental health.

50 Interesting Facts About Dyslexia - Reading Horizons At-Home

Shift Your Thinking supports parents, professionals + youth when it comes to learning differences (ADHD, learning disabilities + Dyslexia). We look at the overall wellbeing of the child including their mental health.

Shift Your Thinking supports parents, professionals + youth when it comes to learning differences (ADHD, learning disabilities + Dyslexia). We look at the overall wellbeing of the child including their mental health.

Updated October 2011. For more recent decks, see my SlideShare profile. I occasionally create slide decks to provide another way of understanding and communicating the concepts I'm writing about. Below is a compilation of posts where graphic images have (hopefully)...

Shift Your Thinking supports parents, professionals + youth when it comes to learning differences (ADHD, learning disabilities + Dyslexia). We look at the overall wellbeing of the child including their mental health.

Shift Your Thinking supports parents, professionals + youth when it comes to learning differences (ADHD, learning disabilities + Dyslexia). We look at the overall wellbeing of the child including their mental health.

This is an article about dyslexia and how to be proud of it.

Despite decades of controversy, teachers feel fine placing students in "ability groups."

Imagine for a moment if (before talking about disability, weakness, struggles etc), we focussed on the child's strengths, respecting and cherishing what makes them unique and special. How would this affect the child's confidence and how they feel about their difference? Learning differently may not be something that kids can "overcome" but the shame, stigma, deficit-focus and misunderstandings around it can be. Join us as we work towards these SHIFTS.

Get basic information about Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in this one-page fact sheet. Print this fact sheet to take to meetings and share with the school.

#dyslexiaawareness

What is dyslexia? This one-page fact sheet from Understood.org provides essential information about what dyslexia is and is not and how to help kids with dyslexia. (Download)   Understood.org’s goal is to help the millions of parents whose children, ages... Read more >>

A mom of a child on the autism spectrum learns a lesson about friendship and inclusion from the "odd" part of a football photo he took.