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Practical, informative resources, tips, tools, and strategies for parents of children with learning disabilities written by experts in the fields of Learning, Learning Disabilities, Social & Emotional Topics, College Prep, and Teaching.

  • Executive Function 101: Time

    March 27th, 2018


    Executive Function 101: Time
    This is the first post in a five-part series about Executive Function. Each post includes downloadable templates to use at home and in the classroom. The second article is about managing materials. The third addresses managing information, the fourth achieving independence, and the fifth finding bal...

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    Posted in: Teaching
  • 5 Important Things to Do After an IEP Meeting

    March 19th, 2018


    5 Important Things to Do After an IEP Meeting
    This resource originally appeared on Understood.org. Reprinted courtesy of Understood.org ©2018. Understood, LLC. All rights reserved. This is one of four posts about navigating the IEP process. Read the other articles: Questions to Ask Before and During Your Child's IEP Meeting, 6 Tips to ...

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  • 6 Tips to Make Sure Your Child’s IEP Is Implemented Properly

    March 19th, 2018


    This resource originally appeared on Understood.org. Reprinted courtesy of Understood.org ©2018. Understood, LLC. All rights reserved. This is one of four posts about navigating the IEP process. Read the other articles: Questions to Ask Before and During Your Child's IEP Meeting, 5 Imp...

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  • How to Organize Your Child's IEP Binder

    March 19th, 2018


    How to Organize Your Child's IEP Binder
    This resource originally appeared on Understood.org. Reprinted courtesy of Understood.org ©2018. Understood, LLC. All rights reserved. This is one of four posts about navigating the IEP process. Read the other articles: Questions to Ask Before and During Your Child's IEP Meeting, 5 Importan...

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  • Navigating the IEP Process: Tips for Parents

    March 19th, 2018


    Navigating the IEP Process: Tips for Parents
    Landmark360.org curated several articles from Understood.org that help parents navigate the often confusing, frustrating, and painstaking process of developing, implementing, and monitoring a child's IEP. Thank you to Understood.org for sharing their content. Understood.org Resources Q...

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  • Questions to Ask Before and During Your Child’s IEP Meeting

    March 19th, 2018


    Questions to Ask Before and During Your Child’s IEP Meeting
    This resource originally appeared on Understood.org. Reprinted courtesy of Understood.org ©2018. Understood, LLC. All rights reserved. This is one of four posts about navigating the IEP process. Read the other articles: 5 Important Things to Do After the IEP Meeting, 6 Tips to Make Sure You...

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  • Pending Dyslexia Legislation in Massachusetts

    March 4th, 2018


    Pending Dyslexia Legislation in Massachusetts
    Decoding Dyslexia Massachusetts (DD-MA) began a campaign in 2012 to raise dyslexia awareness across the state through collaboration with parents, educators, and neuroscience researchers. The effort has made steady progress in building dyslexia awareness in the parent, educator, and policy-maker com...

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  • Executive Function 101

    February 25th, 2018


    Executive Function 101
    Executive function deficits are very common among young people, especially those with ADHD, dyslexia, and other learning differences. These challenges show up as weaknesses in getting and staying organized, managing time, planning and prioritizing, and initiating tasks.Sound familiar?It should becau...

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    Posted in: Teaching
  • Accessing Learning Disability Services in College

    December 14th, 2017


    Accessing Learning Disability Services in College
    By Grace Daley When you make the transition from high school to college, many parts of life will change. Maybe you’ll go to school in a new county, province, state, or country. Certainly, your schedule will be different than anything you've experienced. You’ll make new friends. Yo...

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    Posted in: College Prep
  • What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability?

    November 14th, 2017


    What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability?
    What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability? Five Part Series Landmark360.org launched the five-part series What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability? to define and explain Language-Based Learning Disabilities (LBLD), offer tips on remediation, highlight the importance of early inte...

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