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- Place value disks: An evidence-based math strategy
- Vocabulary words: An evidence-based literacy strategy
- Elkonin sound boxes: An evidence-based literacy strategy
- Respectful redirection: A behavior strategy for teachers
- Pre-correcting and prompting: An evidence-based behavior strategy
- Nonverbal signals: An evidence-based behavior strategy
- Lesson planning with Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- How to teach using explicit instruction
- 5 tips for teacher collaboration when students struggle
- English language learners in special education: 4 things to know about partnering with families
- Conversation starters for teachers to use with families
- 6 strategies for partnering with families of English language learners
- 6 skills kids need for written expression
- Parenting is hard work. Ask family and friends for this kind of help.
- Tips for talking about report cards
- 6 options for resolving an IEP dispute
- Download: ADHD medication log
- 7 ways to help your middle- or high-schooler manage stress
- Staying on top of your child’s IEP
- 5 things to know about ADHD and puberty
- 5 common concerns parents have about ADHD medication for kids
- 8 safe-driving tips for teens with ADHD
- 7 questions to ask your child’s doctor when starting ADHD medication
- 6 steps to help high schoolers with ADHD create a time management system
- ADHD treatment options
- 7 discipline tips when your child has ADHD
- ADHD: Ways to help your child at home
- ADHD medication shortages: 8 ways to cope
- My child was just diagnosed with a language disorder. Now what?
- How to find more support when you have kids who learn and think differently
- My son failed a big test. Here’s how I helped him move forward.
- 5 common worries when your child learns and thinks differently
- 5 places to find other families of kids who learn and think differently
- 7 apps to help teens with ADHD manage everyday challenges
- Classroom accommodations for sensory processing challenges
- 5 apps to help younger kids with self-control
- 3 apps to help tweens and teens with self-control
- 4 low-key alternatives to trick-or-treating
- School health and safety challenges for kids who learn and think differently
- How to help your child manage back-to-school anxiety
- 6 tips to make sure your child’s IEP is implemented properly
- Why “Goldilocks” parenting helps build executive function skills
- 14 ways to help older kids build motor skills
- FAQs about dyslexia and learning music
- Teaching teens who struggle with reading: What can help
- 10 multisensory techniques for teaching math
- The best way to praise kids who learn and think differently
- 6 ways kids may like doing homework (that are perfectly OK)
- Treatment for kids with developmental coordination disorder
- 6 pitfalls to avoid when helping your child choose a college
- Why certain school records are important to keep
- 6 independent living skills kids need before moving away from home
- 8 multisensory techniques for teaching reading
- How to teach your middle-schooler organization skills
- How to talk with your child about social and emotional issues
- Messy room? How to help your child keep it neat
- 9 tips for helping grade-schoolers cope with test anxiety
- 7 color-coding tips to get your child organized
- Homework challenges and strategies
- Teacher tip: A cool warm-up game to prime your child for math homework
- 8 expert tips on helping your child with dysgraphia
- 11 tips on informal negotiation strategies
- Teacher tip: Improve your child’s handwriting with this drawing exercise
- 7 tips for improving your relationship with your child’s teacher
- 7 ways to help kids with slow processing speed take notes in class
- College prep: What you need to know
- Practice makes perfect for executive function
- Executive function strategies for your child
- Printable back-to-school downloads
- Taming tantrums vs. managing meltdowns
- When people have different views: How to help your child cope during election season
- 5 tips to help kids with ADHD focus on reading
- How to make a professional goal for teaching
- For ELL families: Why and how to partner with teachers
- How to talk with other caregivers about signs you’re seeing in your child
- What are your favorite DIY classroom fidgets?
- Handwashing challenges: Tips to help kids at school
- Social distancing challenges: Tips to help kids at school
- Trouble wearing masks: Tips to help kids at school
- Preventing meltdowns before they happen: A classroom guide
- 8 ADHD teaching strategies
- How to declutter your CPU desktop screen
- Live video lessons: 5 ways kids struggle and how to help
- Fortnite and kids with ADHD or social skills challenges: 7 things I tell parents
- You’re not alone: My child was struggling, too
- 10 things for teachers to know about English language learners
- Multiplayer online video games and kids who struggle with social skills
- 5 ways to reduce COVID holiday disappointment for kids
- How to find out if kids really had an academic slide
- Surprising news from a parent-teacher conference? Here’s how to handle it
- 5 smart summer routines for kids with ADHD
- My child with ADHD can’t fall asleep. But I’m so tired. What can I do?
- 5 steps to kick-start school-year routines for kids with ADHD
- 7 ways to encourage your child to read over the summer
- Sleepaway camp checklist: How to get your child ready
- 10 free ways to relax and bond with your child
- Why kids with executive function challenges have trouble starting tasks
- How to make a sensory travel kit for your child
- How to work on your child’s IEP goals over the summer
- How to help your child break up a writing assignment into chunks
- How to make religious services easier for kids with behavior challenges
- Parenting guilt: Tips to get past it
- Should I disclose my child’s challenges before visiting friends?
- 10 tips to get your child ready for a trip
- No time to read to your child? 6 ideas to try
- 5 simple strategies for note-taking
- 5 tips for picking gifts for your child
- 8 tips for helping kids with social skills challenges cope with the holiday season
- 10 tips to help kids avoid travel meltdowns and sensory overload
- 6 strategies to teach students self-regulation in writing
- 7 tips for talking to your child’s teacher about sensory processing challenges
- I think my child has sensory processing challenges. Now what?
- Someone on my side of the IEP table
- How to help kids with reading at home
- Conversation tips for kids who struggle with social skills
- 11 tips for working with your ex to parent your child
- 5 social-emotional learning games to play with your child
- How to get your child ready for fourth grade
- 6 ways to help grade-schoolers get schoolwork done on their own
- 10 tips to help get your child organized
- 8 ways I manage anxiety from my learning disability
- How a token board motivated my students who learn and think differently
- How to ask for a flexible work schedule
- 7 study group tips for kids with social skills challenges
- 5 tips to help high-schoolers cope with test anxiety
- 7 ways to help your students make friends
- 7 surprising ways to boost your child’s confidence before a test
- Classroom accommodations for developmental coordination disorder
- 4 tips for writing report card comments for students with learning differences
- 5 tips to learn how to use an assistive technology tool
- Beyond ADA compliance: 4 ways to propel your business forward
- Child won’t follow a routine or schedule? Try these 5 tips
- 7 questions to ask your child about how school is going
- Conversation starters to use with your partner about signs you’re seeing in your child
- Boss isn’t helpful? These steps can help you find support
- Masking my ADHD at work was exhausting, so I stopped
- 4 reasons your organization tips aren’t working for your child
- 5 oddly specific ADHD strategies that help me work
- Talking about work challenges with co-workers is a game-changer. Here’s how to do it.
- 5 tips to help kids with ADHD handle peer pressure
- Body doubling for ADHD: What it is and how it works
- 4 ways to tell when an AT tool isn’t the best fit
- 3 ways you can help co-workers feel supported at work
- 9 resources to find local specialists for kids who learn and think differently
- Practicing self-care: 5 tips for teachers
- 19 brain breaks to help kids with focus
- How to ask for COVID-19 accommodations at work
- My job search advice for new job seekers with disabilities
- 10 ways to encourage your high-schooler to read
- 8 meditation apps for kids
- How to find a special education advocate
- 4 tips to build kids’ empathy during COVID
- How to talk to your child about learning and thinking differences
- How to talk with kids about their sibling’s challenges
- Checklist: Questions to ask when evaluating summer camps
- How to get your child to talk about school
- 7 tips to keep tweens and teens from “checking out” at the end of the school year
- 9 tips to help military families navigate the system
- 10 ways to help your grade-schooler connect with other kids
- Learning a foreign language with dyslexia
- 8 tips for talking to your child’s teacher about dyslexia
- Teacher tip: A simple highlighter trick to help your child with writing
- 9 steps to take if the teacher hurts your child’s feelings
- 8 fun games that can improve your child’s executive function skills
- Executive function challenges and learning: 6 ways to help your child after high school
- Executive function challenges and learning: 6 ways to help your grade-schooler
- Executive function challenges and learning: 6 ways to help your middle-schooler
- Executive function challenges and learning: 6 ways to help your high-schooler
- 8 gross motor skills activities for kids
- ADHD tips from my college years
- The best way to ease the back-to-school transition
- 6 college students share accommodations that help them succeed
- Summer learning: How to help your child keep skills strong
- 6 steps to prepare your child for changes to routine in middle school
- How to help kids with ADHD manage screen time
- How to give praise that builds kids’ self-esteem
- 5 things to do before an IEP meeting
- How to help your grade-schooler handle school cliques
- Summer learning programs for kids who learn and think differently
- 5 smart chores for kids with extra energy
- 7 tips to help your child self-soothe
- Are kids with ADHD covered under IDEA?
- Questions to ask at your parent-teacher conference
- Teacher tip: Use a learning menu to motivate kids to make their own choices
- 4 ways to help your child build a support network
- How to help your middle- or high-schooler manage overexcitement
- How to answer your other kids’ questions about learning and thinking differences
- Common accommodations and modifications in school
- 6 fine motor skills activities for kids
- When choosing apps to help your child with schoolwork, keep this tip in mind
- How the elbow rule helped my child learn about personal space
- 5 Halloween challenges for kids with ADHD
- Our community weighs in: 16 holiday survival tips for kids with ADHD
- 8 ways to help tweens and teens get on a school sleep schedule
- Everyday challenges for people who struggle with executive function
- 10 playdate tips when you have a preschooler
- Valentines made easier: Ideas from an occupational therapist
- Checklist: Estate planning for your special needs child
- What is text-to-speech technology (TTS)?
- 6 self-advocacy sentence starters for grade-schoolers with ADHD
- 6 steps for breaking down assignments
- How to build resilience in kids
- Tantrums over gifts: Why they happen and what to do
- 8 difficult holiday situations that make some kids anxious
- 7 behavior triggers for kids at formal events
- 6 back-to-school challenges for impulsive kids
- Simple DIY sensory-friendly Halloween costumes
- 6 ways to help kids with visual sensitivity
- What to do if your child is losing IEP services
- 8 steps to take if your child is being bullied at school
- 7 ways to help kids who are sensitive to taste and smell
- 13 tips for getting more sleep
- 5 ways to teach your child about personal space
- 3 questions to ask yourself before your next IEP meeting
- 10 tips to help your child follow directions
- 7 tips for developing a good 504 plan
- 10 smart responses for when the school cuts or denies services
- My child’s 504 plan doesn’t seem to be working. Now what?
- 504 plans: 5 common pitfalls
- 6 steps you can take to keep from losing your cool
- 10 ways to encourage your preschooler to read
- 7 tips for a productive 504 meeting
- 6 strategies for making sure your child’s 504 plan is being followed
- 7 ideas for using rewards and consequences
- 5 lessons about failure from my life with learning disabilities
- What to do when your teen resists your help
- 9 tips to keep grade-schoolers from “checking out” at the end of the school year
- 8 tips to help middle-schoolers cope with test anxiety
- 6 ways to help your child improve handwriting
- 7 tips for building a good relationship with your child’s teacher
- What is a sensory diet?
- How to help your child manage a fear
- 10 ways to improve your middle-schooler’s communication skills
- 3 reasons why chores are good for kids who learn and think differently
- 7 ways to get grade-schoolers on a school sleep schedule
- Tools and tips to help your teen get organized
- How to help middle-schoolers gain self-control
- What careers are a good fit for kids with slow processing speed?
- 8 ways to use virtual assistants as assistive technology
- 6 tips for helping kids understand siblings who learn and think differently
- 8 ways to make school morning routines easier
- 5 steps to take If you think your child is depressed
- Can my child get an IEP for slow processing speed?
- How to deal with sibling rivalry when one child learns and thinks differently
- 5 tips for helping your child stay on top of chores
- 7 ways to help your kids build a strong relationship
- Assistive technology that’s built into mobile devices
- Assistive technology for auditory processing challenges
- 6 steps for easing the transition to work
- How to respond when relatives say negative things about your child
- 5 tips to help kids with self-control struggles “behave” (and have fun) at family gatherings
- 7 holiday tips when your child has food sensitivities
- 5 questions to consider when choosing assistive technology tools
- 7 ways to help kids who struggle with focus battle spring fever
- How to help tweens and teens talk with friends about challenges
- Spring cleaning roundup: Ideas for getting and staying organized
- Download: Sample fidget contract
- Download: Graphic organizers to help kids with reading
- 6 types of fidgets for kids with ADHD
- 4 playdate problems and how to handle them
- Download: IEP binder checklist
- How to organize your child’s IEP binder
- How to make the holidays more fun for your child
- What is sensory integration therapy
- Download: Homework contract for your child
- Brown, white, and pink noise: What they are and how they can help with ADHD
- My child with ADHD is being disciplined at school for things they can’t control. What can I do?
- Homework is hard for my child. How can the teacher help?
- 4 ways to project calm in heated moments with your child
- 5 tips for taking a mutual time-out with your child
- 6 tips for talking to your child after a tantrum or meltdown
- How to use proactive praise with your child
- My child with ADHD disrupts holiday dinners. What can I do?
- My child doesn’t eat most foods at holiday meals, and my relatives don’t understand. What can I do?
- Download: Summer camp toolkit for kids who learn and think differently
- Taking action during Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
- 4 tips to help Spanish-speaking families communicate with teachers
- Printable: Back-to-school update to learn from families
- Should my child do the hardest homework assignment first?
- 7 board games to help younger kids build math skills
- The dos and don’ts of fidgets for kids
- 8 ways to help kids who are sensitive to touch and textures
- 5 ways to work with your child’s coach
- 4 ways I helped my daughter get comfortable talking about her learning difference
- 6 discipline tips for kids with anxiety
- 5 school board advocacy tips for parents and caregivers
- 5 low-cost ways to create a sensory-friendly chair
- 2-minute tutorial: How to teach your child to tie shoes
- Self-care routines: How to help kids who struggle with motor skills
- Download: Picture schedules for daily routines
- What can I do if my child’s teacher takes recess away?
- 4 ways I keep my sanity during the holidays
- Download: Help your child get ready for an event
- 4 tips to help kids cope with daylight saving time
- Download: Feeling stressed? Try the 5-4-3-2-1 mindfulness technique
- How to make a sensory bottle
- 3 ways to help make field trips go well for kids with sensory processing challenges
- 2-minute tutorial: How to help your child get used to a combination lock
- Heavy work and sensory processing challenges: What you need to know
- 2-minute tutorial: How to teach your child to button clothes
- 10 ways to help grade-schoolers manage sensory processing challenges
- Social problems at school: How and when to jump in
- Risky behavior in teens with ADHD: How to help
- How to help kids with tricky math homework
- 8 steps to help your child set personal goals
- 5 ways to cope with noise sensitivities
- Back-to-school: A 4-week plan for a great start
- Back-to-school worksheet to start the year strong
- Download: Self-awareness worksheets for kids
- Download: Log to find out why your child gets frustrated
- Download: Bedtime checklists for kids
- Download: Backpack checklist
- Download: Anxiety log to find out why your child gets anxious
- Download: Multisensory reading and writing tools
- Download: Holiday behavior worksheet for your child
- Strengths chain: Hands-on activity to help kids identify their strengths
- Download: Graphic organizers to help kids with writing
- 8 working memory boosters
- Self-care for kids: 6 ways to self-regulate
- 4 social situations to role-play with your grade-schooler
- 7 tips for jump-starting the second half of the school year
- ADHD and managing money
- Download: Family guide to at-home learning
- How ADHD affects sleep — and what you can do to help
- How to help kids build flexible thinking skills
- Why kids struggle with movement and coordination
- 6 ways to help your child focus
- How to organize your child’s dresser drawers
- 9 ways to build phonological awareness in pre-K and kindergarten
- Download: Sensory-friendly holiday checklist
- What can teachers say when families raise concerns about their child?
- 5 tools for positive thinking
- 3 mindfulness techniques for parenting stress
- 8 sensory-friendly indoor games and activities
- 7 social situations to practice with your teen
- Assistive technology platforms: The basics
- Assistive technology for writing
- Sensory processing challenges and Halloween: Tips to help your child
- What is assistive technology?
- Download: Growth mindset activities for kids
- 2-minute tutorial: How to organize your child’s backpack
- Confessions of a “school-a-holic”
- How to rebuild self-esteem in the new school year
- How to help young kids with handwriting
- The importance of mindfulness for kids who learn and think differently
- Video: How to tell the difference between a fidget and a toy
- 9 ways to show empathy when your child is struggling
- How to teach kids with dyslexia to read
- When older kids still have tantrums: What to know
- How to respond when kids say “I can’t do it”
- My advice on how to enjoy reading with ADHD or dyslexia
- The difference between push-in and pull-out services
- Video: 5 myths about assistive technology
- What to do when your child is the bully
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