- Intelligence is not fixed
- Cognitive abilities can be developed at any age
- Memory is one of the easiest skills to develop
- Gifted children can have covert learning disabilities
- Accommodations do not create independent learners
- Over 100 different factors can cause inattention problems
- Many causes of attention problems can be resolved without medication
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Educational Assumptions that Hurt Children
We've heard the old adage about making assumptions. You know, what it makes of you and me? Well if you don't know what I'm talking about ask a friend. Unfortunately, school systems make many assumptions about children and learning that are detrimental to your child's success and may cause much frustration and confusion for you as a parent.
Assumption #1: Children come to school prepared with most, if not all learning abilities in place.
The Reality: Schools do not pre-test for these abilities. They just assume that they are developed. This assumption is the "germ seed" of the learning disabled.
Assumption #2: When schools adopt a reading series they assume that their chosen series is right for all students.
The Reality: They are aided in this assumption by the publisher of the reading series (usually a sales person) but it is an inappropriate assumption. Reading is a man made skill and the human brain is not yet hard-wired for this process. Therefore not all children learn to read the same way or at the same rate.
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