Reading with Children

Educational Psychologists Plz! Teaching teachers how to improve children with reading difficulties!? I got this evil coursework to do, i would like to do it on Children with reading difficulties! 'Please choose one group of children with special educational needs as the focus of your assignment. For example, you may choose gifted (more able) children, children with reading difficulties, specific language impairment, numeracy difficulties, general learning disabilities, behavioural and emotional difficulties or children with autism Write a short document, drawing on research and theory in Psychology of Education to advise teachers in a mainstream school on the education of these children.' is there any good research and what are the current teaching techniques already out there? help from any one who's an educational psychologist or training to become one would be much appriciated!!

What homeschool material works best for children with ADD and reading difficulties? My daughter, age 9, struggles in traditional school, but catches on well to things she sees in a movie. I would be very interested in knowing about 1-3 grade learning DVD curriculm. She also likes preteen music, so I think learning by music (not preschool level) would help. She has been retained and we have a lot of catching up to do. I also would like to network with other moms in the same situation (children with learning disabilities.) I don't know if I'm ready to homeschool, but I feel like I owe it to my daughter to try my best. Thanks!

How can we encourage our children to learn to enjoy reading? As a college teacher, sadly, I see many high school graduates pass my way who have great difficulty reading any book, text or otherwise. They often show a great distain for reading. This includes material presented on-line. I have seen how the love for reading developed early in childhood carries over to make a person an effective reader of material necessary to function and perform adequately in our modern society. I also know that it takes time and practice to become an effective reader, thus, the time and conditions necessary to integrate readership into ones life involve more than just the time spent and text material supplied in school. As parents, what techniques have you used at home to encourage and continue to encourage your children to develop a love for reading?

The deaf depend on reading, but the dyslexic have reading difficulties. What strategies would help the educati on a deaf dislexic child? Does dyslexia affect only the recognition of written symbols or also signs of the sign language? Research the issue and summarize the available information in two two three paragraphs? List any questions

For those with learning disabilities, how have you improved your reading, memory, and any other difficulties? Nearly everything you read about learning disabilities has to do with children. Well, I am not a child anymore, and my speech and hearing learning disability makes it difficult for me to read or learn even moderately efficiently. My short term memory is only getting worse, as is my word retrieval. What have you done to minimize the difficulties caused by a learning disability?

How do you help a child who have difficulty in reading and comprehension?

children who experience difficulties in learning to read have poor phonological awareness? Many educational psychologists think that children who experience difficulties in learning to read have poor phonological awareness (ability to hear the different sounds within words). They claim that dyslexia is caused by a phonological deficit in those children affected, whilst accepting that other factors (e.g. poor short term memory) can make the condition worse. Note: Dyslexia is defined as “a learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words”. (i) Which one of the following statements will be true if the theory of these educational psychologists is correct? A Children with a phonological deficit will become dyslexic. B A phonological deficit is the root cause of dyslexia. C Dyslexia is the result of poor phonological awareness only when combined with other problems. D Non-dyslexic children will have no phonological deficit. E Poor phonological awareness is often accompanied by poor short term memory.

UPDATE: Please Read Regarding my 6yr old having problems reading -more details added? Hello everyone I had recently posted a message about my 6yr old daughter that might have to repeat kindergarden, i wanted to offer a more thorough explanation. Firstly I had enrolled my daughter in a ESE program for children with either learning disabilities she went to a pre-K class last year she attended it at her current elementary school, at that point they decided to pass her to regular kindergarten and continue speech therapy, they said they would watch her to see how she does in regular classes, well my mistake was not to ask them what would happen if she didn't do well, I guess since the teachers were so optimistic, and i thought that kinder was as easy as it was when i was growing up,I thought she would be fine. anyway after she started kinder we went to one meeting and they said she was doing well except for math, well that was about 3 months ago, now the teacher tells me she might be held up in kinder because of reading problems, and that she is doing well in math, well we only have 2 more months of school here in florida and I am of course worried, I mean I do have many books, and I do spend some time with her, however I am now also asking myself why didn't they put her in some sort of special ed class if she is a slow learner, and it's not as if they didn't know it since for her to be put on that program she went through a lot of tests in 6 months. anyway I am a bit upset at myself also would I have known that kinder was sooo hard nowadays I would have done more that I have to this point, but in the same token there the experts and they should have known what to do with a child that has learning difficulties, maybe take her out of a normal kinder and put her in some sort of special ed class?especially since she is enrolled in that ESE program, there solution is for her to repeat kinder, and I don't agree as I have seen how much she has learned. The teacher tells me that my daughter is very well behaved and gives it her all, but with reading difficulties she cannot pass to 1st grade, I really don't know whether I should fight this or not, because I know I am the parent and I take full responsabilty, however some does fall on them since they should have informed me of this sooner, had I known she would have to repeat kinder for failing to learn how to read, I would have focused more on reading and not so much on math. I figured they could put her in 1st grade special ed class instead of having her repeat kinder. I however did order Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons recommended by someone here I also and did go to the starfall.com website, this is the first time I have had this kind of experience since she is my oldest daughter and my youngest is in Pre-K I had no idea kinds could repeat kinder, anyway I will ask them about summer school and what else I could do, but this has all caught me off guard, I just need some guidance when it comes to this, because we will be having a meeting soon, and I don't know whether to fight it or just let it be, in any event I just want to look out for my daughter, Thanks so much to all the caring folks on this site, I appreciate all your advice. sorry for the long message I made paragraphs but they don't show up for some reason. I guess the paragraohs showed up after all :)

how do you help a child reading? my sister,she doesn't have difficulty in reading letters but in reading words and do you have any suggestion to make the reading more exiter?

What is your average reading speed in terms of pages per hour? I'm not talking about when you're reading children's books and the like. I'd say mine is 20 -25 pages per hour. Of course it tends to depend on the difficulty of the language but...

Do autistic children have good memories? I'm doing an assignment about autism and i was just wondering if autistic kids have difficulty remembering things. For example is it easy for autistic children to read music on a staff?

How to encourage reading in a child who says she hates it? I am a reading/writing tutor for a 9-year old girl. She is a couple of years behind her grade level, reading in a jerky, somewhat uncoordinated fashion. She tends to guess at words she doesn't know without taking the time to sound them out or consider whether the word she chooses even makes sense in that context. I must confess, I worry how much of the meaning behind the words she actually absorbs. I do checks for understanding from time to time, and she understands what happens in each sentence, but sometimes has difficulty keeping track of the bigger picture (i.e. what's happening in the story). Additionally, she resists reading and dislikes it because it's difficult for her. We have a deal where she reads every other sentence and agrees to follow along when I read. But she rarely does and quibbles over the length of the sentences ("Why do you get all the short ones?"). How can I help her understand that the length of the sentences is not important and help her see why reading is? Thank you. :) Is there a way to help me change her attitude, though? Because that's the part I'm most concerned about. As I explained to her in frustration one day, she doesn't have to love reading, but I want her to want to learn how. Otherwise, I feel like my role as tutor is basically purposeless. The other thing is I want her to understand how imperative it is that she learn to read and write at a level of average proficiency. Being a student myself, I can appreciate how much of my current learning comes to me through the printed word, and I wish there was a way to convey to her that she needs to learn because things are only going to get tougher from here on up (I don't want to say this to her, though, for fear of discouraging her). Any advice? Thanks again! I don't think she has a reading disability, although she might have a mild form of dyslexia. She will occasionally reverse letter-order in words, but it's not the most problematic thing. She does have a slight tracking problem, and is working with an eye-doctor. But despite all of this, I still can't help feeling that even without these hinderances, she still would resist it. She likes math because it comes more easily to her and she likes not having to read things except for story problems. I guess part of what frustrates me is that I can't really relate to the feeling of not liking reading, and thus, don't know how to change it (I was one of those precocious kids who started reading at age 4). Does anyone have any thoughts on this? One last thing: I think she gets a lot of parental pressure regarding reading---to a certain extent, that's why I was hired. Her dad (a single father) has her reading with me twice a week, reading with him every day, doing schoolwork every day, and going to eye-appointments once a week. None of this is very conducive to making a child want to read, but I still feel that it's important that she work with me because it's an environment where she doesn't have to feel ashamed if she gets something wrong. I think her dad is a lot tougher on her than I am.

I once read about a condition a child had which was diagnosed eventually by rotten teeth. What was it? A friend of mine has a child with rotten teeth and maybe a few learning difficulties (the child is pre-school). I once read of a child with similar who had condition diagnosed due to having rotten teeth. The child has siblings with 'normal' teeth so it stands to reason that as they have the same diet and oral hygiene routine that the cause is elsewhere. Thanks in advance.

How is reading being taught in the first grade? What is the method? Both my daughter and I learned to read phonetically. My education degree is outdated. My grandson is learning some other way and having difficulty in the first grade. It is not because his parents don't care or don't work with him. They are doing a lot and it is not helping. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. I taught elementary school only two years and got married. I have not used my degree very much since. I was an art volunteer for two years in my children's schools. I am bad out of touch with the current methods of reading specialties. He is not being taught phonetics.

I could use some advise to help my children concentrate in class? I have 3 school age children. A 4th Grader 1st, and Kindergarten. My older two have been bringing home notes saying that they are having difficulty concetrating in class. The 1st grader is all ready repeating the first grade and I don't want to see her fail again. She is the one that I worry about the most. She is very engergetic and loves to draw, according to her teacher she will draw every little detail of what she is drawing but when it comes to getting her class work done on time she is not motivated, talks to other kids and doesn't stay focused on what she is supposed to be doing. I try to tell her every morning to remember to concetrate but she is still getting these notes. Also her reading and word comprehension is not where it should be, hence her repeating the 1st grade. Any advice would be appreciated. Also my 4th grader has been getting notes too not as many but some. I am a single parent and I work long hours, would that have something to do with it?

How would you teach a child to read that was struggling? Would you use a phonics program? Or would you use a variety of educational materials? Just curious to see how someone would help a child learn to read that was having difficulties. Thanks :)

one aspect of using augumentative communication tools & strategies is that some children cannot read.? what could we use insteat of letters & words to assist a person who has literacy difficulties to access these tools?

What are the available schools supporting the need for autistic children at Delhi? My son is 5 yrs old, with mild behavioral / socialising difficulties and major difficulty in speech. currently , he is studying in UKG . Acedemically upto mark- can frame sentences using nouns, reads short sentences.developed skill tom pronounce english words.Knows 2 digits additions. Currently undergoes speech theraphy and occupational therapy - twice a week.

Should we demand more teaching from the education system, and less delegating of authority? Our children are having difficulty with writing, reading and comprehension. I thought the premise of education was to teach them these important skills. Is it just me, or does it seem to be more of a "I'm too important to get my hands dirty with that" sort of a system?

Does anyone work with children with dyslexia? my friend has a son who an Ed psych has seen and she has said he has difficulties but he is not seriously dyslexic. He reads words wrong eg he might say bed instead of bad; he transposes letters; he cannot read a page without getting words wrong and this upsets him - he also has asperger syndrome ( a form of autism) . My question Is..........Is there any other "problem" that looks like it might be dyslexia but isnt ie can he be helped? He also has trouble with maths/numbers.

What major actions were taken by or during the Clinton administration to address concerns about the quality? of education and graduating Americans that have difficulty reading? Were the concerns that led to "No Child Left Behind" new to America beganing in the year 2000?

I need a vocabulary list of terms that students encounter when reading directions on a standardized test? Words that elementary children (grade 3-6) will encounter on Achievement tests and other standardized tests. Words that cause them difficulties because they don't comprehend them; for example, narrative.

How can I raise my children bi-lingually? Me and my wife are both fluent in Spanish in addition to English and would like to raise our children with knowledge of both languages. My wife is currently in the fourth month of pregnancy with our first child so, this is planning ahead. I was reading different articles which had posed dought on introducing two languages at such an early age. Someone also told me about difficulties that the child might have trouble with differentiating between the two lanuages and may confuse them as one. My wife is a native Spanish speaker and I became fluent with studying it in school. Both of my parents have little to no knowledge of Spanish and could possibly pose as another factor. How can me and my wife go about introducing two languages in thier childhood?

At what age do doctors usually test children to see if they have ADHD? My son is six yrs old and seems to be having some trouble in school and i feel so bad for him because he seems like he is truly trying and just can't get things. i asked his doctor when he was 4 about it and he said that my son was a regular 4 yr old. so he will be six at the end of this week and i just feel like he has not progressed. he still seems to have difficulties paying attention and says very hateful things when he is mad and i read on this and they seem like symptoms...

Reading Literature essay free write: Anyone care to read? Quite long, but plz give me some suggestions.? I know it is quite long guys, but I promise you readers out there it won't be a bore. It is not a essay of bad quality. However, essays are never perfect to everyone. Any ideas or suggestions? Leave comments, bad or good. Thank you so much! :)

Has anyone ever had their child tested by the school? My child is in 1st grade and has difficulties with reading and writing. The school would like to have him tested which includes a psychological exam. My only apprehension is I beleive my child is ADD and will be labeled such by the school and looked at differently by educators. I know of other parents who have expirenced problems with their school after their child was tested. Has anyone gone through this? What was the outcome? Thanks!

learning difficulties? ok my son is 9 years old he was born 7 weeks early and has learning difficulties, his reading and writing skills are at the age of a 7 year old but his maths is excellent, they say he has a lil bit of lots of different problems like ADHD,dyspaxia and dyslexia.. the problem i have with him is when certain people are around he acts differently. with us he knows when hes pushed his boundaries and generally is a well behaved child until this person turns up, if hes doing something then he doesnt wanna do he will winge, he will moan, he will cry and make himself look like a 2 year old child, then when that persons gone you ask him why hes acted like that he doesnt know why...its so annoying another problem we have is getting him 2 join in with activities, sometimes they do at school depends on the teacher, but once he joins in he knows he has fun, its like he doesnt wanna have fun, i was wondering what other peoples thoughts where om this matter and was also wondering if you think i should speak 2 his specialists about this, thanx everyone for your time

is there any ilern centers in kuala Lumpur? ilern syndrome is type of learning difficulties. There is a ilern glasses which helps these children to read. I read this in the net. I am wondering if anyone in Malaysia have used this glasses. i also want to know if there is any centres in Kuala Lumpur.

At what age should your child learn to read? I'm trying to teach my toddler how to read. i think its the most important thing to me. she already knows her abc's and she can count to 15. she can also count in spanish(thanks dora!) shes not potty trained. im having difficulties with that. but when exactly should she be reading? any stories? im not trying to push her. im gradually pointing to words and getting her to say them and get getting her familiar with the words. shes also very interested in books i read to her every single day and she would have it no other way.

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I need help with homeschooling, I have a 8 year-old with reading and learning disabilities.? My son started talking when he was 5 years-old, he had been on speech therapy since he was 2, after changing school several times, Id finally gave up. I made a lot of research about homeschool, and after talking to his therapist she agreed with me that homeschooling would be the best for him. I need your guys help with whatever sugestion you might have to help me get started. He has learning difficulties, but he also has a lot of people supporting him with speech and behavior therapy. Just in case somebody might wonder, he is not ADD or ADHD or just hyperactive at all, he has done many neorological exams and he is perfectly normal, as many people lable. He had difficulty on speeking and from that he had delays on other areas. If you had a speech delayed child thats gone thru a lot of changes please Id like to read your advise. Thank You!

McCanns: drug smugglers, illegal phonetappers and non-finders of missing children ? It would appear that while Metodo 3 have great difficulty finding missing children despite being paid a handsome sum, when it comes to drug smuggling and illegal phone tapping, Europes most infamous vigilate detectives excel. We read that Antonio Jimenez, who has been linked to Metodo 3, the Spanish detective agency hired by the McCann family to find their missing daughter, was last night remanded by a judge investigating alleged police corruption and the theft in 2005 of 1,100?lb of cocaine from a Barcelona dockyard. No doubt Retardo 3's 110% director Francisco 'Mad' Marco and PR supremo Clarence 'McLiar' Mitchell will give us a full explanation including dodgy sketches and sightings ? Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/24/nmaddy124.xml Another source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=517858&in_page_id=1770

What are the myths and facts of bathing a baby? I have my first born and he is 2 and I need info about bathing children. I'm having difficulty raising my own...( since I'm in the territory of the oldies who believes in their tradition which I think disagree doctors' so i desperately need scientific explanations and answers) Is it ok to bathe babies anytime of the day and as many as needed? Is it ok to bathe a child even if he's with a mild fever, with cold, with cough? Please take this seriously... If a pediatrician actually read this, I am very grateful if youd help me with this. My boy's pedia says its ok to bathe my baby anytime of the day and even twice. I can do so too even he has cold and cough... so i need anothers' with scientific or medical explanation.

Is Down syndrome a moderate learning difficulty ? My little Girl ha downs syndrome she is classed as having moderate learning difficulties, she is 10 still in nappies all day and night all though she talks its like a 3 year olds speech she cant read that well and cant write or add numbers together she needs now to change school the LEA have said a school for moderate learning difficulties I have looked at two schools and i am not happy with either how dod they class these children and score them for learning difficulties?

Does anyone have any ideas to help a 6 year old boy learn how to read and write better? My nephew has been held back in Kindergarten. They tried to hold him back again in Kindergarten because he could not rhyme. He is left handed and having difficulty learning to write possibly for this reason. I have had a great deal of help from a man online who has been able to figure out what types of books he likes to read with me. But the success rate has been slow. His father who tries to help him is a dyslexic but he has shown little sign of dyslexia himself. Even the most ignorant, angry, offensive, silly, rude, disgusting of you out here can read and write better than this child can at this time in his life possibly the rest of his life which will really limit his life increase the chances he becomes a burden in life because he will not be able to read and to form opinions for himself much like what happens in other less well educated countries. I have a BA in education but not in special needs children so any ideas would really be welcome with helping Logan succeed in life. all they taught us was keep plugging at it then eventually you will find a button but that makes alot of sense if you do not know the tools then you cannot build language skills.You are so right I noticed he was struggling with certain letters so I will try this with his friends I can make up a few sheets print them out & have his sister race with him to put M&M's on them better they eat them as the winner each time than I am eating them here. There are several friends living in the house & my sister does such with her little girl with gummies as her speach therapist suggested. She does not like me doing them with her because I do not do it right like mommy. I tried but I had no instructions and only watched casually. So I think I can do both with them the candy thing as they like chocolate & with five of them playing it not anyone will get too many. I am going to go out & buy something better like Cheerios soon for this. He has an attention span thing going on like I do not He has an attention span thing going on like I do not want to do it I am not going to pay attention. Both his grandfather on one side and great grandfather did not learn to ready they skipped school etc. until they were about 17 or 18 then they taught themselves as they realized it was a hard world for them because they could not read so I assume it may be genetic jumped a generation I really appreciate all the help some of these people never answer unless I ask a question very ignorantly. I get some great answers these are all very good. I am a bit worried because my Yahoo Auctions book seller who has been helping me selling me great used kids books he loves is getting surgery and may not be selling for awhile I just won a bunch but my comic book seller stopped selling comic books and picking them out for me which another woman suggested to me online. He sells jewelry now. So I am looking at being out of books in a couple weeks possibly that are great books. Thanks for helping

WHERE DO WE GO FROM iin sex education to our kids? Standard sex education today "tends to be morally bankrupt. It begins with a biological description of sexual function and fertility (known in the trade as the organ concert) and it ends with indoctrination in conception, abortion and venereal disease. Basic to this pedagogy is the belief that youngsters will not accept moral ideals and should at least (or at most) be helped to cut their losses." - Father James Burtchaell Raising children these days is not an easy job. No wonder many Americans do not want to get married, and if they do, do not want to have children. Each child needs the individual attention of both parents, and time, a most precious gift that we are sometimes unable to find for our children. Parents who were themselves raised either in a different country or in a different generation, where peer pressure was different, have more difficulty in raising today's children. They also do not get much help from television or the school system. What kinds of suggestions do I have for them. First of all, I do not like using the phrase, 'setting limits'. No one likes to take orders these days in this free society. A better term would be educated guidelines for both parents and youth. Even better is the term 'informed consent', the kind we use in medicine before asking a patient to agree to a procedure or a test. Once a person is informed of the consequences of right and wrong, then he or she can make an intelligent decision. Unfortunately, smaller children are not able to make that decision for themselves, so parents will have to do it for them until the child reaches the age of maturity. Children have a right to be treated as people, in an environment that is conducive for their growth and maturity and to become useful citizens. Children have a right to love, care, discipline and protection from their parents. Children have a right to receive education and financial protection for the future. Parents have a right to receive love, respect and affection from their children. Parents have a right to educate and discipline their children. Parents have a right to know about their children and monitor other influences affecting them. Parents have a right to say no to unusual financial and other demands of children. The next question is, "Why set limits or give guidelines? Why not let the boat sail without a sail in an uncharted sea?" If it does, most likely this boat will end up at a destination where it never wanted to be. Thus, not only do we need to prepare for the present but also for the future. All those children who are adults now, who were reared with discipline, appreciate what their parents did when they were children in terms of discipline, although it appeared at that time that the discipline was too tough." The next question becomes, "In what areas should we set limits? The most important area is time management. Children, as well as adults, waste too much time in watching TV, listening to music, talking on the telephone, and other unnecessary activities. They must realize that whatever time they are wasting, they are taking it away from some more useful work like homework or housework. Therefore, they must set limits and assign priorities with respect to their time management. Their health comes first. Next comes homework and education and then time spent in improving interpersonal relationships. Another question is who should set the limit? Traditionally, it is seen as the father's role and sometimes the mother's role, an elder brother for a younger brother, or an elder sister for a younger sister. On the other hand, the truth is the one who is better qualified and more experienced should set the limits for the one who is less qualified and less experienced. In terms of religion, the one with stronger faith and righteous deeds should set limits for the one who has less, regardless of age. Sometimes it is seen that the parents are less practicing Muslims than the children themselves. In that case, the children should advise the parents. Teachers have a much greater role to play. However, the limits should be taken in the light of permission and responsibility from God. SOME SUGGESTIONS TO PARENTS Choose a good neighborhood school. Know the teachers personally and interact with them. Neglected children expose themselves to various abuses. Supervise their homework. Watch TV with your children and select good educational and entertainment programs. Comment on the negative aspects of the program. Cut down TV time to less than twelve hours on weekdays and twenty-two hours on weekends. Encourage outdoor activity. Encourage them to read newspapers and good magazines Growing children may not obey an order, but they will do things out of love and respect for their parents. Love and respect on a mutual basis is our best weapon against all the negative influences. Parental love should be unconditional and not based on their achievements. Love should not be confused with permissiveness or overlooking a child's faults. Pointing out faults of the child should not diminish the love by the parents. Children are not bom knowing all the rights or wrongs in social norm. They need clear guidelines about good and bad behavior. The greatest effect is the parent's attitude, example and behavior rather than words. Parents should set the same standards for themselves as they set for their children and share with them information of all kinds whether related to the outside world or inside the family. It is not the knowledge which hurts but the lack of it, or misuse of it, which causes problems. Parents should help children to make appropriate decisions and be responsible for them. Younger children can only make decisions about the present (i.e., what clothes to wear that day), but older children can make decisions that may affect their future, under parental guidance (i.e., selection of school, college and career). Children should be taught to share household work, keep their desk and room clean, and how to handle their 'own' money. Let them spend all their money and suffer from the lack of it. The overprotective and anxious parent cannot raise a confident child ready to deal with the real world. This child will feel danger everywhere. While the child has to be supervised, he or she does not need the physical presence of the parent all the time. They should raise a strong child. The parent who cannot say no to a child spoils the child. This child will make unreasonable demands and put on a manipulative show. The parents have to discipline themselves in order to discipline their children. Parents who take sides in sibling rivalry encourage jealousy and hate. They should not prefer boys over girls, fair complexions over dark ones, the honor roll over an average student. Neither party can influence the other unless they communicate. Find a time and place to talk to your children. Children are sometimes in a 'bad mood' upon returning from school, loaded with homework. The best time to have a chat is during breakfast and evening dinner. During this time, the parent can inform the child of all the good things he or she did that day and ask the child the same and share his or her problems. When you do argue, do it patiently, one person speaking at a time. Be specific and separate emotion from facts. Speak in a low tone, Screaming decreases the intake of the message. Practice active listening from each other's view, even if you don't agree. Refrain from sarcasm, name calling, humiliating, pointing your finger, etc. Encourage each other even in areas of shortcoming, rather than making fun or making a negative remark, i.e., if the child brings a B- report, then instead of, "I doubt you will ever improve or pass your exam," say, "B is better than C," and "I am sure you are talented enough to do better. May I help you in the areas that you have difficulties in at school?" The purpose of giving them chores is to keep them busy as well as to teach them responsibility. Initially it may be boring but eventually will become routine. The assignment should be according to age and not the sex of the child. However, children should not be forced into doing things, or otherwise they will rebel. By the same token, they should not be penalized for mistakes. The best payment for a job is a smile, hug, thank you or praising the child in the presence of others, rather than money. While it may be all right to give an allowance, it should not be tied to the job. SETTING LIMITS IN GENDER INTERACTION In Islam intimate mixing of youth and adults of opposite sexes by themselves is not permitted for social reasons. Thus we oppose dating and all such activities. Nevertheless, there is a need for Muslim boys and girls over eighteen to get to know each other so that when they attain the age for marriage, hopefully, they will choose a Muslim spouse. This can be done in a supervised setting whether during a community function, mosque, ISNA or MYNA convention. Talking to a non-mahram for business or religious reasons is permitted in Islam. Both boys and girls, men and women, should lower their gaze, dress appropriately and talk in a business manner and not in a seductive way. The right of God is that He should be believed in, He should be worshiped and He should be obeyed. Thus, if we set limits and discipline ourselves, the reward is immense and includes not only success in this world but also in the hereafter with the pleasure of God. http://www.themodernreligion.com/misc/sex/s1.html

The nurse is having difficulty communicating with a hospitalised 6 year old child. What technique might be mos a) Suggest that the child keep a diary b) Suggest that the parent read fairy tales to the child c) Ask the parent if the child is always uncommunicative d) Ask the child to draw a picture

What online tutoring service is recommended for learning during the summer? The 2006-2007 school year has ended and thousands of students nation wide experienced difficulty learning in the areas of math, reading and other academic subjects. The summer offers a great opportunity for parents to get their children the help needed so their son or daughter can succeed next school term. There are dozens of online tutoring services but which ones would parents, teachers or students recommend?

Auditory Processing Disorders? Anyone know anything about these? I saw something about it the other day that caught my attention. I have always become easily frustrated around excess noise, and need to ask several times if given directions to do something. Here is a checklist + me: Is your child easily distracted or unusually bothered by loud or sudden noises? ---yes Are noisy environments upsetting to your child? ---yes Does your child's behavior and performance improve in quieter settings? ---yes Does your child have difficulty following directions, whether simple or complicated? --- verbally, yes Does your child have reading, spelling, writing, or other speech-language difficulties?--- no Is abstract information difficult for your child to comprehend? --- verbally, yes Are verbal (word) math problems difficult for your child? ---yes Is your child disorganized and forgetful? --- yes Are conversations hard for your child to follow? --- verbally, yes How do I get this checked out?

Who can help the following people the best and how? In 2nd grade (30 something yrs ago) I was told I was "too slow" to keep up with the rest of the class. I was given a coloring book and put to the side of the class room while the others perticipated in reading. I dropped out of school the first week of the 9th grade. Later when my son was diagnosed with Dyslexia I decided that I would be tested. I learned that I had an IQ of 139 and my LD was due to Petit Mal Seizures. I am now 40yrs old and have returned to college working towards a degree in nursing. I have o far been able to hold onto 3.90 GPA. I personally receive no help for my disability because I have learned my strengths and weaknesses. However, not everyone is so fortunate. How many others are there out there that still have a chance to further themselves if they only knew how? Most importantly; who can help them? The following information was taken from the Learning Disabilities Association of America website. Adults with Learning Disabilities: An overview Not so long ago, it was widely believed that learning disabilities – such as dyslexia, dysgraphia or dyscalcula – emerged when a child first tackled academic subjects in 1st grade, at age 6 or 7, and disappeared when a student left academic pursuits behind as an adult. We know now, however, that learning disabilities are lifelong in nature. Assessments of the pre-reading skills of very young children at 3 or 4 are accurate predictors of reading difficulties to come, and while many adults who’ve benefited from quality education targeted to meet their needs do learn to compensate and to a degree overcome their learning disabilities, they never actually go away. Whatever the set of factors causing the rise in students with learning disabilities, one fact is clear: there were many, many children a decade or generations ago who had learning disabilities that were never diagnosed and who never received appropriate treatment or instructional assistance. What became of those people with learning disabilities who are now adults? Many of them dropped out of high school, frustrated by school failures. If they were girls, statistics indicate that a very high proportion of them became pregnant almost immediately upon leaving school, seeking life fulfillment outside of the academic experience that proved to be so unrewarding. If they were men and lucky, they found jobs – for the most part entry level and dead end jobs – and got on with life as best they could with low literacy skills. (One individual of note sold beer in the KingDome in Seattle for 17 years before being diagnosed with learning disabilities: he went to college, attained a master’s degree and is now a prominent advocate working for the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C.) Those not so fortunate turned to crime or became victims of crime, seeking medicinal treatment for their neurological disorders in bottles and vials not found in better pharmacies. Although the Department of Justice, Bureau of Statistics has not been tracking disabilities among our nation’s prison populations, educated estimates range from 40% to 65% or even higher for inmates and parolees who have learning disabilities, mild mental retardation, and psychiatric or addictive disorders, or some combination thereof. As many as 65% of the children incarcerated in juvenile correctional facilities prove to be eligible for special education services. Assessments were run on all enrollees of the Kansas welfare system shortly after the reform measures instituting the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program were passed. 36% of the women tested as having learning disabilities or mild mental retardation. Several years later, after TANF moved the easier-to-place recipients into employment, the hard core unemployed who remained on the rolls represented an even higher proportion of people with disabilities. Over half of the TANF caseload today can be assumed to have learning disabilities, mental retardation, psychiatric or addictive disorders, or a combination thereof. Successful students with learning disabilities have gone on to attain graduate degrees at distinguished universities, and some have authored books to encourage their peers and proteges. Yet even among the highest achievers, life with learning disabilities is not always rosy. There is the bright young woman who managed to obtain a master’s degree but cannot pass the Pennsylvania MCATS to enter med school; there is the certified special education teacher who cannot now pass the new high stakes teacher exams in Virginia; there is the priest with a master’s degree unable to enroll in the doctoral program of his choice due to entrance exams of a design he’ll never pass. Add to the mix the fact that 50% of learning disabilities appear to be inherited genetically, and one realizes that all adults with learning disabilities are at high risk of having offspring facing the same kind of challenges and heartaches in schoo

Which political candidate do you think can help with the following? I had originally posted this question under election, but did not receive much response. In 2nd grade (30 something yrs ago) I was told I was "too slow" to keep up with the rest of the class. I was given a coloring book and put to the side of the class room while the others perticipated in reading. I dropped out of school the first week of the 9th grade. Later when my son was diagnosed with Dyslexia I decided that I would be tested. I learned that I had an IQ of 139 and my LD was due to Petit Mal Seizures. I am now 40yrs old and have returned to college working towards a degree in nursing. I have so far been able to hold onto 3.90 GPA. I personally receive no help for my disability because I have learned my strengths and weaknesses. However, not everyone is so fortunate. How many others are there out there that still have a chance to further themselves if they only knew how? Most importantly; who can help them? The following information was taken from the Learning Disabilities Association of America website. Adults with Learning Disabilities: An overview Not so long ago, it was widely believed that learning disabilities – such as dyslexia, dysgraphia or dyscalcula – emerged when a child first tackled academic subjects in 1st grade, at age 6 or 7, and disappeared when a student left academic pursuits behind as an adult. We know now, however, that learning disabilities are lifelong in nature. Assessments of the pre-reading skills of very young children at 3 or 4 are accurate predictors of reading difficulties to come, and while many adults who’ve benefited from quality education targeted to meet their needs do learn to compensate and to a degree overcome their learning disabilities, they never actually go away. Whatever the set of factors causing the rise in students with learning disabilities, one fact is clear: there were many, many children a decade or generations ago who had learning disabilities that were never diagnosed and who never received appropriate treatment or instructional assistance. What became of those people with learning disabilities who are now adults? Many of them dropped out of high school, frustrated by school failures. If they were girls, statistics indicate that a very high proportion of them became pregnant almost immediately upon leaving school, seeking life fulfillment outside of the academic experience that proved to be so unrewarding. If they were men and lucky, they found jobs – for the most part entry level and dead end jobs – and got on with life as best they could with low literacy skills. (One individual of note sold beer in the KingDome in Seattle for 17 years before being diagnosed with learning disabilities: he went to college, attained a master’s degree and is now a prominent advocate working for the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C.) Those not so fortunate turned to crime or became victims of crime, seeking medicinal treatment for their neurological disorders in bottles and vials not found in better pharmacies. Although the Department of Justice, Bureau of Statistics has not been tracking disabilities among our nation’s prison populations, educated estimates range from 40% to 65% or even higher for inmates and parolees who have learning disabilities, mild mental retardation, and psychiatric or addictive disorders, or some combination thereof. As many as 65% of the children incarcerated in juvenile correctional facilities prove to be eligible for special education services. Assessments were run on all enrollees of the Kansas welfare system shortly after the reform measures instituting the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program were passed. 36% of the women tested as having learning disabilities or mild mental retardation. Several years later, after TANF moved the easier-to-place recipients into employment, the hard core unemployed who remained on the rolls represented an even higher proportion of people with disabilities. Over half of the TANF caseload today can be assumed to have learning disabilities, mental retardation, psychiatric or addictive disorders, or a combination thereof. Successful students with learning disabilities have gone on to attain graduate degrees at distinguished universities, and some have authored books to encourage their peers and proteges. Yet even among the highest achievers, life with learning disabilities is not always rosy. There is the bright young woman who managed to obtain a master’s degree but cannot pass the Pennsylvania MCATS to enter med school; there is the certified special education teacher who cannot now pass the new high stakes teacher exams in Virginia; there is the priest with a master’s degree unable to enroll in the doctoral program of his choice due to entrance exams of a design he’ll never pass. Add to the mix the fact that 50% of learning disabilities appear to be inherited genetically, and one realizes that all adults with learning disabilities are at Edg-Good point I would like to focus on the adults who stilll have a chance. the children are very important obviously. However, I believe if we addressed the issues that pertain to the adults we could solve a lot of the problems with poverty and crime. Which would flow down positively to the children.

Can self-taught musicians be just as skilled as musicians who receive private or group lessons? I played the flute as a child, but never learned to read sheet music and never got very far (it was my own fault for not practicing). I have taught myself how to play the recorder as an adult, and can play Disney songs like "Colors of the Wind" without difficulty. I would like to move to a more well accepted instrument, so that I would have more accesss to sheet music and people to practice with. I went to a local music teacher who does private lessons for to get a few lessons and asnwer some of my questions about reading sheet music (specifically about getting the timing right). He heard me play and said that I don't really need lessons and could probably learn a popular instrument on my own. This sounds crazy to me as I was always told that musicians need a teacher. He told me a teacher is just a like a coach and adds structure and discipline to the learning. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Are there any self-taught musicians out there?