Colleges that support LD kids
Brave Writer Instructor Rita Cevasco (who teaches kids with learning disabilities – LD) sent me the following information related to finding colleges that make accommodations for kids who struggle with...
View ArticleEmail: Working with language impaired kids
Julie, I would like to say thank you for The Writer’s Jungle and your Brave Writer site. It has freed us from “grade level” writing, that my oldest son isn’t able to do. Jonathan is 12 and has some...
View ArticleLate Readers
I shared a bit about my family and their reading habits. Let’s look at what you can do with late readers in yours. First of all, don’t fall for the idea that if your kids were in school, they’d be...
View ArticleFollow up to yesterday’s post
Hi everyone. I heard from two of our instructors yesterday with excellent feedback related to our post and discussion about writing between parents and children. Here’s what Rita has to say: Julie, I...
View ArticleEmail: What to do with a struggling daughter
I get lots of questions about kids with learning disabilities and language processing disorders. While it’s important to get the right help for those neurological issues, you can do a lot to change the...
View ArticleExploring Learning Differences: ADD, ADHD, Dysgraphia, Autism, Dyslexia
In the recorded broadcast below we talk about learning differences, and I hope that our family’s journey gives you some food for thought. I know how much it helps me to read other parents’ stories. In...
View ArticleTrees in the Forest: Day One
We’re excited to announce the new book, Trees in the Forest: Growing Readers and Writers through Deep Comprehension, by Rita Cevasco with Tracy Molitors. Rita has spent over thirty years working with...
View ArticleTrees in the Forest: Day Two
by Rita Cevasco and Tracy Molitors See Day One: Laying a Path Study the trees to learn the forest. Think about it: if you are a botanist, a biologist, or an ecologist, you could investigate everything...
View ArticleTrees in the Forest: Day Three
by Rita Cevasco and Tracy Molitors Day One: Laying a Path Day Two: Bits & Pieces I “In light of having a very reluctant, older, dysgraphic child, I appreciate the information surrounding ways to...
View ArticleTrees in the Forest: Day Four
by Rita Cevasco and Tracy Molitors Day One: Laying a Path Day Two: Bits & Pieces I Day Three: Bits & Pieces II “He was convinced you were going to ask him why he has trouble writing, so I think...
View ArticleTrees in the Forest: Day Five
by Rita Cevasco and Tracy Molitors Day One: Laying a Path Day Two: Bits & Pieces I Day Three: Bits & Pieces II Day Four: Story Symbols “You have helped ease my mind . . . Seeing you demonstrate...
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