Helping Sydney See the Stars
Sydney was a bright student who struggled with reading. Even in sixth grade, she sounded out short common words laboriously. After years of making slow progress with Sydney, Special Educator Sonya Bledsoe tried something new … and changed Sydney’s life forever! Sonya tells us their story.
Engineering an Education – Understanding Math | Learning Centers
A mom describes how math instruction at Lindamood-Bell got to the heart of her son’s issue, and helped him thrive. People who are good at math can visualize math concepts. The language of numbers turns into imagery and they “see” mathematical relationships. Learn more about how we solve math “problems” here.
A seventh grader is excited about school for the first time
When reading and comprehension are hard, keeping up with school is almost impossible. Lucas, a seventh grader, was over two years behind; and the gap between his academic performance and school expectations was only getting bigger. Listen to what his mom says about finding a school that could address his learning needs while helping him…
A parent describes the impact of Visualizing and Verbalizing on her middle schooler
The author of Lost At School suggests parents and teachers have two beliefs towards kids struggling with academics. One is that kids do well if they “wanna,” and the other is kids do well if they can. For the past 7 academic years, my son has bounced around to 5 different schools while I rode the emotional roller coaster…
