January 16, 2020 / by Shelah Moss / Special Needs, Parenting, Educational, Homeschooling, Autism / 0 comments
The idea behind scaffolding is that with appropriate adult help, children can often perform tasks that they are incapable of completing on their own. With this in mind, scaffolding–where the adult continually adjusts the level of his or her help in response to the child’s level of performance–is an effective form of teaching.
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Dysgraphia: Symptoms, Treatment, and Accommodations
March 23, 2021 / by Shelah Moss / Special Needs, Parenting, Educational / 5 comments
Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects fine motor and handwriting skills. Dysgraphia activities, accomodations, and strategies that help.
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Fun Activity for Exploring Feelings From the Outside In
September 7, 2020 / by Shelah Moss / Parenting, Social Emotional, Special Needs, Autism / 0 comments
Exploring feelings from the outside in will help you to teach children about emotions.
Teaching your child to identify and express emotions is key to developing self-reflection and self-regulation skills. Kids who understand their emotions and have the coping skills to deal with them will be confident that they can handle whatever life throws their way.
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Mental Health Scavenger Hunt
April 18, 2020 / by Shelah Moss / Parenting, Social Emotional, Special Needs / 4 comments
Are you stressed out because there’s a global pandemic? I am guessing…
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How Scaffolding Learning Strategies Helps Your Child
January 16, 2020 / by Shelah Moss / Special Needs, Parenting, Educational, Homeschooling, Autism / 0 comments
The idea behind scaffolding is that with appropriate adult help, children can often perform tasks that they are incapable of completing on their own. With this in mind, scaffolding–where the adult continually adjusts the level of his or her help in response to the child’s level of performance–is an effective form of teaching.
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Should You be Worried about Your Child’s Regression?
October 31, 2019 / by admin / Parenting, Special Needs / 0 comments
Childhood regression can be a part of normal childhood development. How can you discern whether the regression indicates a bigger problem and what should you do about it?
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