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Jimelle Carlson

You Are Not Alone – Helping Your Child with Learning Challenges

January 16, 2023 By Jimelle Carlson

Hello Foundations Families and Friends,   The pursuit of helping a child who is struggling to thrive in school can be a stressful and lonely journey for parents. We desperately want our children to experience success, have a good future, and to feel happy and confident. It can feel scary when we question if those things will happen, and trying to figure out how to best support your child's growth …

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Overcoming Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and ADD

January 3, 2023 By Jimelle Carlson

Hello Foundations Families and Friends!   This week, we have the honor of sharing a very special video with you from a former Foundations family, Debbie Siciliani-Smallwood and her amazing son, Sam.    Sam's struggle with the symptoms of dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADD left him in a situation where he was working at a 1st grade level in all subjects while in 4th grade. As Debbie explains, three …

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There is Hope for Change and Growth!

December 28, 2022 By Jimelle Carlson

Hello Foundations Families and Friends!   Over the next five weeks we will be sharing videos with you from current and former Foundations parents and students. Our hope is that their stories will encourage you and remind you that you are not alone in your journey as you navigate the challenges that come with working through learning difficulties. As you'll hear in their stories, THERE IS HOPE FOR …

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Music and Brain Growth

April 29, 2022 By Jimelle Carlson

Hello Foundations Families and Friends, Some of you may wonder why Foundations students spend regular time at school listening to music while they do tracing and cursive. Well, the fact is, music has a big impact on brain development. Studies have shown that listening to specially composed music can: Increase intelligence by boosting spatial reasoning. Repair brain damage. Improve language and …

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Quitting the Habit of Quitting

April 6, 2022 By Jimelle Carlson

Hello Foundations Families and Friends,   For today's growth mindset discussion, we will be exploring the following questions... Have you ever wondered why there are people who, regardless of the obstacles they face, often seem to persevere, while there are other people who often quit at the first sign of adversity? Is it possible to change from being a person whose default mode is to quit, and …

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