‘Learning Disabilities’ Blog Posts
Do Odors Help or Hinder Learning?
April 23rd, 2009 2016-02-25T00:45:17-08:00 2009-04-23T14:19:27-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
I’ve written often about how we learn by seeing, hearing, and doing. But, we also learn through the olfactory system, smell. In fact, smell actually plays an intricate part of our lives, of our sensory world, in the way we act. The process of recognition of a place is accomplished by our sense of smell. […]
A Different Perspective on ADD
April 11th, 2009 2015-01-23T23:12:32-08:00 2009-04-11T15:02:02-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Just wanted to pass this along – it may shed a bit of a different perspective on ADD for you… It’s only 2 minutes long. If you’ve got ADD then you have to see this: ==> http://InstantADDSuccess.com/public/232.cfm Many are talking about it… Some say they felt inspiration and hope after watching it! Others say that […]
Why Should I Do an Informal (LD Dyslexia) Assessment of My Child?
April 8th, 2009 2016-02-25T00:45:59-08:00 2009-04-08T17:59:18-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
One of the critical questions I often get is why should I do an informal assessment of my child? Can’t the school do an assessment and tell me why my child is having trouble learning? Yes, the school can test your child, but the tests used by the schools don’t always give you the whole […]
Confused about ADD & ADHD?
April 7th, 2009 2015-01-23T23:12:13-08:00 2009-04-07T17:51:42-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
There appears to be some confusion about the terms ADD and ADHD. I often use both of the terms to avoid this confusion. However, the terms aren’t as expressive as I would like because they don’t quite reflect what is actually going on. In fact, there has been confusion going on for a number of […]
Learning: Why Do Our Kids Need To Practice or Prepare?
April 2nd, 2009 2015-01-24T00:58:25-08:00 2009-04-02T18:59:07-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
I just got back from a 3 day seminar that I had spent the past two months getting ready for. In fact, I arrived two days early so I could spend more time preparing for it – so that I would be able to get the most out of the seminar. The gentleman who sat […]
Question about The Comprehension Zone Game: Reading Comprehension
March 30th, 2009 2015-01-24T00:58:25-08:00 2009-03-30T06:51:27-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Hi Bonnie, I’d like to place an order for a product of yours, but I have not been able to locate any age or grade range for any of the items. Can you tell me for whom the Comprehension Zone is appropriate? Thanks, Susan Taber Hi Susan, The Comprehension Zone can be used from 2nd […]
Feeding Your Auditory and Visual Processing Systems
March 26th, 2009 2016-02-25T00:45:59-08:00 2009-03-26T17:00:04-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Every once in awhile I get these days…I get so busy that I have forgotten to eat lunch. And then I wonder why my stomach starts hurting, I feel like I’m going to keel over, or I turn from Dr. Jekyll into Mr. Hyde, or should I say, Ms. Hyde – the evil spirit. I get so wrapped up in […]
Questions regarding the LD Screening Tool
March 25th, 2009 2015-11-30T19:49:43-08:00 2009-03-25T14:51:51-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Order your LD Screening Tool here. A little more info for you on the tool as stated by Linda Foster: “In addition to providing the results with the underlying root cause of learning problems, the assessment report offers specific actionable steps to take according to your students assessment.” Order your LD […]
Live: The LD Screening Tool Has Arrived!
March 23rd, 2009 2015-11-30T19:29:17-08:00 2009-03-23T18:49:30-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Yes, it is here! Spring is here, the tulip tree is blooming as is the manzanita tree, daffodils, the wild violets…And the Learning Disability Screening Assessment has arrived! You will now be able to have your child or student assessed and find the underlying root cause of their learning problems. You will know the […]
Will Music Really Help Improve Reading Skills?
March 18th, 2009 2017-02-16T01:21:02-08:00 2009-03-18T16:53:52-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Learning to read is NOT rocket science, but it is more complex than most people think. Whether you have a learning disability, dyslexia, ADD/ADHD or not, every person is affected by their visual, auditory, and tactile/kinesthetic processing systems. We all learn by seeing (visual processing), hearing (auditory processing), and doing (tactile/kinesthetic). Both visual processing and auditory processing are critical components to […]
New study links Dyslexia to slower processing of sounds in the brain
March 16th, 2009 2015-01-23T23:18:05-08:00 2009-03-16T15:27:57-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
I just read this article written by Tralee Pearce regarding recent research on dyslexia and thought you’d enjoy it. This study again shows the deep connection and impact that processing problems have with learning problems. TRALEE PEARCE From Friday’s Globe and Mail March 13, 2009 at 11:57 AM EDT While researchers and educators have come a […]
Reviews keep coming in…LD Dyslexia Screening Tool leads to more success in school
March 13th, 2009 2009-03-13T19:50:44-07:00 2009-03-13T19:50:44-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Another review just in… Parents and teachers alike need resources for children who are struggling in school. With today’s fast paced classrooms, many of our children are left behind because their learning difficulties have not been properly diagnosed. Often, children have to wait a long time to qualify for special education testing and by the […]
Review: The LD Assessment Tool…
March 11th, 2009 2009-03-11T18:55:38-07:00 2009-03-11T18:55:38-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
I’m so excited to share this review that just came in. I sent out a few advance copies of the new LD Dyslexia Assessment Tool: Learning Difficulty/Disability Pre-Screening Tool and Informal Comprehensive Identification Tool to several professionals and The LINK magazine. Here it is: By Emerson Sandow of The LINK homeschool magazine In homeschooling, Bonnie […]
Do you have reliability data that you used to “test” the LD Screening Tool? And/or how have you validated it?
March 10th, 2009 2009-03-10T12:23:39-07:00 2009-03-10T12:23:39-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Laura Doto writes, “Also, do you have reliability data that you used to “test” the tool? And/or how have you validated it?” I have informally validated the Learning Difficulty/Disability Pre-Screening Tool and Informal Comprehensive Identification Tool over my 35+ years of assessing students by the correlation of it to the following formal testing that was […]
Is the Learning Difficulty/Disability Assessment Tool and Informal Comprehensive Identification Tool designed for school personnel?
March 5th, 2009 2009-03-05T15:05:37-08:00 2009-03-05T15:05:37-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Is the Learning Difficulty/Disability Pre-Screening Tool and Informal Comprehensive Identification Tool designed for school personnel, and if so, how would you recommend it get used as part of pursuing a more formal evaluation? Yes, teachers who use the informal assessment tool will get information on whether their student has visual, auditory, or tactile/kinesthetic processing areas […]
12 Activities Address Two More Areas of Visual Processing
February 26th, 2009 2015-11-25T00:41:01-08:00 2009-02-26T16:28:12-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
The last two areas of visual processing are visual language classification and visual integration. Strengths in visual language classification help to create good comprehension. Visual integration pulls together the tactile/kinesthetic with the vision system.
Visual Tracking – One of the Most Common Reading Problems + 8 Activities to Improve It
February 24th, 2009 2016-02-25T00:45:59-08:00 2009-02-24T16:50:44-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Visual Tracking: The ability to track one’s eyes from left to right in an efficient manner; it enables the task to be completed quickly. When your child skips or repeats words when they read aloud
they typically have visual tracking difficutles. Visual Tracking is critical to reading fluently with ease.
Over my 35+ years of teaching aproximately 95% of the students I worked with had visual tracking difficulties. It is a VERY common problem!
13 Activities to Improve Visual Processing in LD & Dyslexic Children
February 20th, 2009 2016-02-25T00:45:59-08:00 2009-02-20T21:05:05-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Today’s post is covering 2 more areas of visual processing: Visual Closure and Visual Memory. These areas impact not only success in reading, they also impact success in math.
Visual Closure: The ability to identify a visual stimulus from an incomplete visual presentation.
Visual Memory: The ability to store and retrieve information that has been given with a visual stimulus.
20 Activities: Improve Visual Processing in LD & Dyslexic Children
February 19th, 2009 2009-02-19T21:41:26-08:00 2009-02-19T21:41:26-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
20 quick and easy activities to help your child improve their visual processing.
What Do I Do? I Know There Is a Learning Problem & the School Says No
February 11th, 2009 2009-02-11T18:49:58-08:00 2009-02-11T18:49:58-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
A few years ago a parent called me. She was distraught. She didn’t know what to do. She had just gotten off the phone with her daughter’s school. She was informed again that her 9th grade daughter did not qualify for any help within the school system. She had been trying to get help for […]
Laziness, Learning Difficulty, LD, or Dyslexia?
February 5th, 2009 2016-02-25T00:44:31-08:00 2009-02-05T15:34:12-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
I haven’t posted for a few days due to flying down to Boca Raton, FL for a conference. I’ll be in meetings the next few days and wanted to be sure and touch base though. This question recently came up from a parent (Kathy P) wondering, “Does my son have a learning disability or is […]
3 Simple Steps Done Regularly = Success in Reading
January 29th, 2009 2015-01-24T01:21:42-08:00 2009-01-29T20:23:01-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
I was in a business class yesterday and this quote was discussed regarding business. The conduct of successful business merely consists in doing things in a very simple way, doing them regularly, and never neglecting to do them. Quoted by: William Lever of Lever Brothers Think about this. Isn’t this also true of reading, whether […]
10 Steps to Easier Learning Even If You Have LD or Dyslexia
January 28th, 2009 2015-01-24T00:58:25-08:00 2009-01-28T18:14:16-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Here are 10 easy steps or suggestions for you to make learning easier for your student. These suggestions work whether you have learning problems such as LD, dyslexia, ADD, autism, or gifted. These ideas will help every student because they are based on sound principles of brain-based learning. Teach with associations e.g. Instead of underlining nouns […]
My 13 yr Old Wants To Just Read and Not Write, How Can I Help?
January 27th, 2009 2009-01-27T17:57:19-08:00 2009-01-27T17:57:19-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
My children are 11 and 13. My 11 yr old has processing problems and my 13 yr old wants to just read and not write. Thank you, Theresa Today I’ll address the writing problem. Children are often fearful of writing. They think that their writing won’t be any good. This happens to most children at […]
What do I do? My Child’s Teacher Just Told Me My Child has ADHD
January 22nd, 2009 2017-02-16T01:22:49-08:00 2009-01-22T17:24:35-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Dear What do I do… You do NOT want to jump to conclusions when a teacher or school suggests that your child is ADHD. Instead, take a breath, and remember the following. ADD and ADHD are NOT life threatening. Then realize that a school cannot actually diagnose ADHD. There are several checklists that you can […]
