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Republished from THE GRAM - LDA of California - Volume 44 No.1 Summer, 2011
DO YOU NEED AN EDUCATIONAL THERAPIST ?
By Joan Levine, Ph.D.
Many struggling students in classrooms from Kindergarten through 12th grade often need more than the daily instruction given in our schools today. (This can also include those students with LD in our colleges). These students have been designated “special needs” and are assigned to Resource or Special Day classes, or area included in general education classrooms with their non-disabled peers. Even attending extended year programs during the summer months may not be sufficient to support learning or stave off decreases in skills that often occur during vacation time.
What should parents do? Educational therapist or tutor?...read more