School and Learning
Find smart academic advice for helping kids in every grade and subject.
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School and LearningSchool Performance
Are irresponsibility and distraction reasons to retain a child?
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School and LearningSchool Performance
Learn how to reconcile your child's grades with his academic placement.
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School and LearningYour Child's School
There are steps parents can take both to enforce the IEP and to obtain compensatory services to make up for the lost services.
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School and LearningLanguage Arts
There is certainly a relationship between hearing and spelling, but it's not the only explanation for spelling difficulties.
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School and LearningLearning Styles
Even if your local school doesn't offer a gifted program, you can challenge and nurture your gifted child.
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School and LearningSocial Studies
Families in which the parents come from different cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds must discover their own ways of celebrating the holiday season.
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School and LearningReading
A school psychologist can determine whether a child has a reading disability or just reading difficulty.
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School and LearningYour Child's School
Practical techniques for reducing absenteeism in school.
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School and LearningLearning Styles
Our expert recommends a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation to identify a teen's problems and true potential.
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School and LearningLearning Styles
Learn what an Individual Education Plan is, and how to request one for your child.
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School and LearningLanguage Arts
What kinds of problems may cause poor spelling in a bright child?
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School and LearningStudy Skills
When summer vacation seems to stretch to infinity, make sure your children's minds stay active.
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School and LearningLearning Styles
Find out what it means to be a visual learner, and what kind of help many visual learners require.
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School and LearningWriting
Being left-handed in a right-handed world is a challenge. Here's some advice.
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School and LearningReading
Our expert advises a mother whose children both have trouble with reading comprehension.
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School and LearningMath
Is the rote memorization of math facts truly a necessary skill?
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School and LearningLearning Styles
Since the range of what's "normal" in children in kindergarten is quite wide, concerned parents should seek a multidisciplinary evaluation.
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School and LearningLearning Styles
It can be difficult to convince a teacher to accommodate your child's special needs. Work with the teacher, not against her.
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