![]() Our programs are designed to foster self-esteem and social responsibility both in the classroom and through our comprehensive athletics, extracurricular and summer enrichment programs. Our rigorous, academic elementary, middle and high school programs, taught by experienced and creative faculty, incorporate evidence-based interventions in an arts-based learning environment that is college preparatory in scope and sequence. John Wiley & Sons, San Francisco, CAĪIM Academy is a coeducational, independent school located just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is the Delaware Valley region's largest school dedicated to providing extraordinary educational opportunities to children in grades 1-12 with language-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. Frostig Center (with Foreword by Rick Lavoie) (2009) The Six Success Factors for Children with Learning Disabilities. ![]() Fischer, Gary & Cummings Rhoda Woods (1990) The School Survival Guide for Kids with LD.Zaslavsky, Claudia (2001) Number Sense and Nonsense: Building math creativity and confidence through number play.Magination Press, Washington DC, American Psychological Association Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention: A book for kids about ADHD. Nadeau, Kathleen and Dixon, Ellen (2005).Dallas, TXĪDHD: Elementary to middle-school age students: Malchow, Hal and Malchow, Alex(2011) The Sword of Darrow.Robb, Diane Burton.(2004) The Alphabet Story: A Story About Dyslexia.Gantos, Jack.(1998) Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key.Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, NY, NY Elementary: Winkler, Henry, The Hank Zipzer Series- 14 book series based on the life of Henry Winkler.Knopf, New York, NY.īooks to Read to your Children regarding learning differences: Overcoming Dyslexia, A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level, Alfred A. Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential. Paul Brookes Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD. Why Is Math So Hard for Some Children? The Nature and Origins of Mathematical Learning Difficulties and Disabilities. Baltimore, MD: International Dyslexia Association. What Every Parent Should Know About Dyslexia. Basic facts about Dyslexia and other Reading Problems. Straight Talk About Reading: How Parents Can Make a Difference in the Early Years. 70% of 3rd graders who read below grade level never catch up.After 4th grade, it takes 4 times as long to remediate reading difficulties.inability to recognize common sight words.trouble learning numbers, alphabet, days of the week, colors and shapes.Early at risk signs may include several of the following:.Some dyslexics manage to master early reading and spelling skills, but later experience their most debilitating problems when more complex language skills are required such as grammar, understanding textbook materials and writing essays.15-20% of the population as a whole exhibit some symptoms of dyslexia, including slow or inaccurate reading, poor spelling, poor writing, mixing up similar words, difficulty learning a foreign language, and/or trouble memorizing number facts and performing mathematical operations.Dyslexia is neither due to a lack of intelligence nor a desire to learn.Dyslexia, neurobiological in origin, refers to a cluster of symptoms that affects specific language skills, particularly reading.
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