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Story at-a-glance Twice exceptional (2e) children have both giftedness and learning disabilities – These students possess advanced intellectual abilities alongside specific learning challenges, creating a complex and often misunderstood educational profile. Identification is particularly challenging – Giftedness can mask learning disabilities while learning disabilities can hide intellectual …
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Story at-a-glance Every child has unique strengths and talents – While learning disabilities create genuine challenges, they often come packaged with remarkable abilities in areas like creativity, spatial reasoning, empathy, or innovative problem-solving. Deficit-focused thinking limits potential – Traditional education often emphasizes fixing weaknesses rather than building on strengths, but …
[Read more...] about Strength-Based Learning: Finding Your Child’s Superpowers
Story at-a-glance Neurodivergence is natural brain variation – Conditions like ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and other learning differences represent natural variations in how brains develop and function, not defects that need fixing. Different doesn't mean deficient – Neurodivergent brains often come with remarkable strengths like enhanced creativity, pattern recognition, innovative thinking, and …
[Read more...] about The Neurodivergent Brain: Celebrating Different Ways of Learning
Story at-a-glance Bilateral integration is the brain's ability to coordinate both sides of the body, essential for activities from tying shoes to reading and writing The corpus callosum, the bridge connecting the brain's hemispheres, facilitates communication for efficient bilateral movement and learning Children with bilateral integration challenges often struggle with reading (tracking …
Story At-A-Glance Children's developing brains are uniquely vulnerable to environmental toxins due to rapid neural growth, synaptic pruning, ongoing myelination, and physiological factors like higher absorption rates and immature detoxification systems. Common neurotoxins include heavy metals (lead, mercury, arsenic), endocrine-disrupting chemicals (BPA, phthalates, flame retardants), …
