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Cumming, Therese M.; Smedley, Emily N. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2017
Transition planning and processes can greatly influence the quality of schooling transitions for students with learning disabilities. Student-focused planning and family involvement are two integral components of transition planning that do not always receive the emphasis that they deserve. The educational transitions of one student are examined…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Student Adjustment, Learning Disabilities, Mothers
Towers, Christine – Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (NJ1), 2009
There is strong evidence that children benefit from the involvement of their fathers. Including fathers in appointments and meetings about their children with learning disabilities can give fathers a sense of being valued in their caring role and gives them a chance to contribute their ideas, which may be different from their partner's. It also…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Learning Disabilities, Fathers, Meetings
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Morgan, Patricia; Blair, Nancy – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
In this article, the authors recall how the Academy in Manayunk adopted the famous Sally Smith's club methodology. They share how the influence of Smith pushed the school faculty and staff to create a school that focuses on the individual child and celebrates the unique talents and interests that each brings to the learning community. It is based…
Descriptors: Laboratory Schools, Mothers, Learning Disabilities, Teaching Methods
Wilson, Nancy O. – Exceptional Parent, 1982
A mother describes her experiences with her learning disabled, dyslexic child. She notes that no tests measure his strengths--his humor, sensitivities, and enthusiasm. She recounts her efforts to answer his questions about his problems and the pain of watching him be socially abused by other children. (CL)
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
Berkeley Planning Associates, Oakland, CA. – 1997
Designed for child care workers who provide day care to children of disabled mothers, this booklet provides information about the needs of disabled women and gives suggestions for how to accommodate women with various disabilities. The booklet may also be useful for parents with disabilities who have young children and who want to work with child…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Attitudes toward Disabilities, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Chen, Shing-Jen, Ed.; Furutsuka, Takashi, Ed.; Shirotani, Yukari, Ed. – 1999
This annual report discusses several topics related to the work of the Clinical Center for Child Development at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan. The articles are: (1) "The Study of Mothers' Parenting Practices with Child's Withdrawn Behaviors and Temperament" (Sueko Toda); (2) "Structure, Developmental Change, and Sex…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Annual Reports, Child Development, Children