School and Learning

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Repeating a grade at this age can sometimes be beneficial.

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

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