Dyslexia is a fairly new word, (I could not find it in the 1971 Oxford English Dictionary), but it is one which we see and hear with increasing frequency, and it has become a buzz word in the educational community. Although each of the many books and articles written on the subject of dyslexia has a slightly different spin,…
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If anyone has ever labeled your child as slow, dyslexic, behind, learning disabled, etc., did you question your child’s normalcy? Often these labels do not appear until the school years begin, but what is normal anyway? Is it the way you do things? Webster says normal is “regular, standard, natural, of average intelligence, also sound…
Ah, “back to school” rings excitement in some ears and trepidation in others. What is it for you? My first year of home schooling sent me “back to school” in spite of the fact that I had a degree in education with a teaching certificate saying I was qualified to teach kindergarten through eighth grade.…
