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Encouraging Writing Through Free-Writing: Importance of Free Writing

May 25, 2022June 20, 2022
L3arning_T0gether
Parenting, Teaching

What is Free-Writing? Free-writing, in education, is the process of allowing students to write whatever comes to their minds.  They can write as little or as much as they desire.  There are no rules during free-writing.  The exercise is entirely

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Recognizing Learning Disabilities in Adults: Do I Have a Learning Disability?

Adult Learning Disabilities
October 28, 2021June 20, 2022
L3arning_T0gether
Teaching

I grew up hearing that learning disabilities go away.  “People get kids tested for dyslexia so their kids believe they can’t read,” my dad would say.  My mom felt that ADHD is an excuse for bad behavior.  My parents and

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Rethinking What Makes Kids At-Risk: A New Understanding of At-Risk Youth

July 14, 2021January 7, 2022
L3arning_T0gether
Teaching

Introduction Back when I was 24, I took my first official teaching job.  It was at a head start preschool.  This job changed me in many ways.  But one conversation with a fellow teacher still stands out.  It was the

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Our Vocabulary is Harming Students with Learning Disorders

January 12, 2021January 3, 2022
L3arning_T0gether
Parenting, Teaching

I grew up in a house hearing many timeless expressions.  These included idioms (i.e. “a penny for your thoughts,”) and other overused phrases.  My parents, especially my mom, used popular phrases when talking about a number of things, including behavior

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Focusing on More than Just the Destination: Parenting for Process

Process Not Product
November 26, 2020April 10, 2022
L3arning_T0gether
Parenting

Process Over Product: One of the first jobs I held out of college was working at a Montessori inspired preschool.  As teachers, we were required to participate in monthly trainings.  These trainings covered topics ranging from safety considerations in the

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To Diagnose or Not to Diagnose?: The Case for Seeking Professional Help

November 9, 2020December 25, 2021
L3arning_T0gether
Parenting

Opening The 21st century has seen a lot of progress for people with learning disabilities and psychiatric disorders.  We’ve learned more about learning disorders due to ongoing research.  And the quality of education has been improved for students who have

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How to Know if Your Child Needs Help: Signs Your Student is Struggling

October 2, 2020January 6, 2022
L3arning_T0gether
Parenting, Teaching

Introduction Reading into a kid’s behavior can be a tough job.  And it can be even harder to know definitively how to respond to a kid’s behavior.  There are days when you may think that everything is fine for your

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Struggling Through School as a Kid: My Personal Education Story

September 27, 2020December 19, 2021
L3arning_T0gether
Life

My name is Jessica and I’m the author of this website. As the creator, I thought it might be meaningful to share my own story. I hope in doing so it provides some context for the ideas I write about.

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