“Every day is built up of thousands of interactions, so the way that we communicate makes a big difference.” Dr. Helene Dionne, the Director of Counseling Services at Landmark School, and Laura Polvinen, a licensed social worker and counseling team leader at Landmark School, discuss different strategies for parents and teachers for addressing behavioral issues and social emotional challenges for students with language-based learning disabilities. For more resources from LDA, visit: https://ldaam...
Aug 19, 2020•28 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast “I always take on a new challenge every year to learn something new. Whether it be personal or professional, and do things that are out of my comfort zone. It helps me then to appreciate what struggles or challenges that the students that I have have to face when I’m asking them to do things.” What does it take to be named Educator of the Year? Patricia Buckley has been teaching special education for over 40 years, and shares with us the important lessons she’s learned along the way, like how sh...
Aug 12, 2020•23 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we talk to Tracy Gregoire, the coordinator of LDA’s Healthy Children Project, about how to find school supplies that are free of harmful chemicals, why these products can be difficult to find, what safer cleaning supplies schools should be considering, and more! For more from the Healthy Children Project, visit: https://healthychildrenproject.org/ For more resources from LDA, visit: https://ldaamerica.org/...
Aug 08, 2020•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Anxiety in children has long been on the rise, and currently 1 in 4 children in classrooms have anxiety. Dr. Beverly Johns, author, learning and behavior consultant, and current president-elect of LDA Illinois shares some strategies for parents and teachers for helping children with anxiety. For more resources from LDA, visit ldaamerica.org
Aug 05, 2020•22 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Sharona Sommer, the Director of Learning for the College Internship Program National (CIP) and certified professional coach, shares some tips and resources for success with executive function. CIP offers post-secondary programs for those with autism, ADHD, and other learning differences, to help individuals with the transition into adulthood. For more about CIP, visit: https://cipworldwide.org/ For more resources from LDA, vist: https://ldaamerica.org/...
Jul 29, 2020•14 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Dyslexia has long been one of the most well-known learning disabilities, and as such, there are many more resources for testing and assistance. Dyscalculia, which interferes with an individual’s calculation skills and their ability to comprehend math facts, is a learning disability that can often be overlooked in schools. Dr. Anneke Schreuder, the founder of Math and Dyscalculia Services, talks to us about different ways to test for dyscalculia, the importance of detecting dyscalculia early, and...
Jul 22, 2020•30 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Chris Zeigler Dendy and Dr. Ruth Hughes, aside from being school and clinical psychologists, are also mothers of adult sons with ADHD. The two share their own personal experience in supporting their children through adulthood, and offer advice on topics like considering a gap year between high school and further education, how to guide your child into finding a career that they’re interested in, how to pick a college or other post-high school experience, and more. *Ready or Not! Launching into Y...
Jul 15, 2020•29 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we talk to Tracy Gregoire, the coordinator of LDA’s Healthy Children Project. The mission of the Healthy Children Project is to prevent or eliminate the preventable causes of learning and developmental disabilities. While talking to Tracy, we learn about the dangers of toxic chemical exposure, different resources to find safe products, and how to advocate for companies to use safer alternatives in their products. For more resources from the Healthy Children Project, visit: https...
Jul 08, 2020•22 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Today, LDA’s Education Committee Chair Kristina Scott Quinlan interviews author and literacy consultant Katie Garner about teaching strategies for new or struggling readers. Garner tells us that the social and emotional parts of the brain are the first to develop, and teaches how to take advantage of these already-built highways and connections to teach reading and writing skills. For more resources from LDA, visit ldaamerica.org
Jul 01, 2020•32 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast "There's no ceiling to what we can do." Toby Baker’s educational experience was far from easy. She has self identified as having ADHD and a learning disability, and she frequently moved around to different schools throughout K-12. When it came time to go to college, her teachers and advisors tried to dissuade her, but she went anyway. Now she talks to us about her dissertation about the perception and success of post-secondary students with LD, and the importance of self advocatin...
Jun 24, 2020•20 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we get the chance to sit down with licensed psychologist Dr. Vincent Alfonso, and First Vice President of LDA Monica McHale-Small. Both discuss the definition of a learning disability and how it differs from learning difficulties, talk about the latest neurological research, and call for more federal funding for learning disability research. For more resources from LDA, visit https://ldaamerica.org/
Jun 20, 2020•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast " Whenever you’re dealing with a difficult situation or you’re trying to have a difficult conversation, when you spend a few moments really trying to see it from your child’s perspective and validate where they’re coming from, you change that whole tone of what that conversation is going to look like." This week we talk about parenting strategies with John Wilson, the executive director of SOAR, a non-profit school, adventure camp, and gap year experience for youth with learning disabi...
Jun 17, 2020•21 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast “It starts with each of us and our own willingness to grow and be lifelong learners, and extend that to our children, and then extend that to our neighbors...working with our schools and making certain that our schools are inclusive and that the programs that are offered in our school buildings..." Dr. Cynthia Stadel is an educational consultant out of Portland, Oregon and has worked in federally funded literacy programs for adults on probation and parole. In our discussion, Dr. Stadel disc...
Jun 10, 2020•19 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast 78 year old Ann Johnson went through school without knowing what a learning disability was. It wasn’t until she was testing students with learning disabilities that she realized the term may apply to her. Johnson talks about navigating her life with a learning disability, and offers advice based on her own experiences.
Jun 03, 2020•23 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. John King Jr, former U.S. Secretary of Education, and President and CEO of the Education Trust, talks about the role education has played in his life, and touches on topics such as diversifying educators, improving the student teaching experience, and allocating resources to the students that need it most. A special thanks to Learning Disabilities Foundation of America for making The LDA Podcast possible.
Jun 01, 2020•23 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast 
