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By Halimeh Salem
School and Learning
School and Learning, By Grade, High School
By Halimeh Salem
School and Learning, Homeschooling
By Kate Wehr
School and Learning, By Grade, Middle School
By Halimeh Salem
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    Learning Styles

    Gifted individuals may exhibit supersensitivity in the physical, sensual, imaginational, intellectual, and emotional arenas.

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    School Performance

    Underachievement can have many origins, but there are strategies that help to reverse it.

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    School Performance

    A variety of tests may be given to determine a child's giftedness. Assessors sometimes try to test the limits of a child's knowledge.

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    Learning Styles

    You can't find a list because specific modifications are not in the law.

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    Learning Styles

    IDEA and Section 504 have a similar purpose -- to protect disabled persons from discrimination -- but they differ in many respects.

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    High School

    At age 17, it may be easiest for a teen to go to the nearest community college or alternative high school that offers a GED program.

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    Learning Styles

    If a three-and-a-half-year-old has trouble remembering his letters and numbers, does it indicate dyslexia?

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    Reading

    It's very hard to be motivated to read if reading is hard for you.

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    School Performance

    Ask a school counselor to observe your child's classroom behavior when he has trouble completing seatwork.

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    Study Skills

    All children, especially seventh-graders, have to be taught study skills and organization skills.

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    Parental Involvement

    The more responsibility parents take for making sure homework gets completed, the more irresponsible their children will become.

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    Kindergarten

    What should you do if you think your child's kindergarten class is too challenging?

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    Parental Involvement

    In most cases, parents cannot request a child's teacher. Learn other ways that you can ensure your child has a good school year.

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    High School

    Find advice on how to help a child with LD prepare for the GED.

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    Reading

    First grade is when children traditionally learn how to read; a child does not need to enter the grade already reading.

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    Kindergarten

    Repeating a grade at this age can sometimes be beneficial.

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    Reading

    As a basic foundation for learning to read and write, kids need strong speaking and listening skills.

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    Your Child's School

    Although a definition of giftedness has existed since the early 1970s, mandates for services and funding for programs have been slow in coming.

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