by Wick DeYoung | Oct 3, 2023 | Blog
With all the prep, thought, and focus that goes into getting ready for parent-teacher conference day, I sometimes forget, as an elementary school teacher, how challenging these conferences and conversations can be for parents. Especially in elementary school, when...
by Wick DeYoung | Aug 17, 2023 | Blog
So your child got diagnosed with a learning disability? They are struggling in school and need extra help at school. Special education, 504s, IEPs, IDEA, accommodations, modifications, and many other new words are all being thrown at you. Welcome to a whole new world...
by Wick DeYoung | Jun 28, 2023 | Blog
After his father died in 1993, Michael Jordan retired from basketball. He was away from the game for nearly two years. When he came back, his performance wasn’t what it used to be. Apparently he just needed some time to get back to where he was, and some argue he came...
by Wick DeYoung | May 12, 2023 | Blog
“I’ll never use this in real life, I hate math”. Your child wasn’t the first to say this and won’t be the last. Unfortunately for our kids, they just aren’t right. Math, and the thinking involved in mathematics, serves as the foundation for numerous careers and life...
by Wick DeYoung | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog
Growing up with a learning disability is anything but easy. I know this first hand. Given I learned differently, I viewed myself as never being good enough and as a result, my confidence tanked. Finding strengths was difficult when I felt defeated, and at the time,...
