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It’s A Miracle- We’re Back!!! After a long hiatus, I’m bringing the LD Podcast back!I’ve gotten a bunch of great and supportive emails from folks, letting me know they miss the show. And now that my book is finished, it’s time to dust off the microphones and hit Reboot!While I can definitely say some tech problems helped delay our comeback, including an upgrade to Windows 7 and incompatible drivers essentially meaning I had to transfer all my files and gear over to my Mac, we’re back in the saddle again!During ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Dale Brown, Part IIIApparently, there was some problem with the order of the shows and the feed, so I am reposting this episode, Dale Brown, Part III. Sorry for the shows being out of order. I blame the summer.Click here to listen to Dale Brown, Part IIIListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Dr. Richard Selznick- the Shut Down LearnerThe next few shows will feature an interview I did with Richard Selznick PhD. Dr. Selznick is a psychologist and head of the Cooper University Learning Center in New Jersey, and has written a great new book entitled "The Shut-Down Learner". The Shut-Down Learner deals with the middle-school/early highschool aged kids who begin to turn off from school. They start to feel beaten down by the system, and are no longer fully engaged by school. As a result, these kids can easily become behavi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Dale Brown- growing up LD Part IIDale Brown is the former director of LD Online, and helped found the self-help movement for people with learning disabilities. In this show, we talk about how important it is for people to be able to tell others about their learning issues, both to seek help, and to help other people understand where they struggle, so people don't make false assumptions about what people may be doing to compensate for their own processing issues. We talk about trying to help people find ways to help thems ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Dale Brown- Self Help for Learning DisabilitiesWhen Dale Brown was young, she struggled in school. This was long before the term learning disabilities became common. She did what she could to get along, but she often found the way her mind worked and the way she perceived things got in the way. In this three part series, Dale will tell us what it was like for her, to grow up with learning disabilities long before they were as widely recognized and understood; Starting the self help movement for people with learning disabilities, and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Kevin Carroll- Rules of the Red Rubber Ball Part 2- Fail BetterIn the second part of our conversation with Kevin Carroll, we talk about the concept of "fail better". Part of the important aspect of play is that it lets you experiment and riff in a safe environment, where failing and retrying, tinkering, and treating things as your lab is well tolerated. In contrast, work environments tend to be much more high risk, and making mistakes are something full of shame- it's what makes people try to cover up errors, rather than own them, understand them, a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show # 109 Kevin Carroll- Katalyst- The Rules of the Red Rubber BallWelcome Back!We took a bit of a haitus, in part due to construction going on at my house (recording would have sounded like I was living in traffic) and a brief trip overseas I took with my husband.The good news is that I am back, rested, and have a ton of wonderful interviews to bring you in relatively rapid succession!First up is our two part interview with Kevin Carroll. Kevin has written a new book, The Red Rubber Ball at Work, where he looks at what Dr. Stuart Brown would call play hi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #108 Dr. Stuart Brown Part II- Success, Practice, and GrandparentsIn today's show, I talk a little bit about the importance of working memory, and then we hear the second part of the interview with Dr. Stuart Brown, as we finish our discussion about the importance of play and imagination in developing critical thinking and social skills.I've also recently reworked my Guide for getting Good Grades into a PDF, available here for download.The picture to the right is from our recent trip to the newly renovated Smithsonian Museum of American History, where the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #107- Dr. Stuart Brown- National Institute for PlayDr. Stuart Brown is a physician and psychiatrist who has been studying the importance of play for many years, and is the founder of The National Institute for Play. He's written a wonderful new book, entitled "Play: How it Shapes The Brain, opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul" which should be on every parent and teacher's book shelf.Over the course of his clinical career, he interviewed thousands of people to capture their play profiles. His cataloging of their profiles demons ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #106- Dr. Russell Barkley :Understanding ADHDThis show features the second half of my conversation with Dr. Russell Barkley. We talk about many critical things parents and educators need to know about ADHD, but the most critical is this:Kids with ADHD tend to be 30-40% delayed in developing executive functions, and if we can adjust our expectations of our children, setting expectations based not on their age but their developmental stage. By adjusting our expectations to what the child can actually do takes lots of stress, pain and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Dr. Russell Barkley- ADHD Insights, Part 1 Show #105 Back in November, I had a chance to sit down with the very well known Dr. Russell Barkley, one of the true giants in the field of ADHD research. Dr. Barkley is one of the principal investigators in the longest term study on ADHD to date known as the Milwaukee Study, following kids diagnosed with ADHD from childhood now through early adulthood.In this first part of our two-part conversation, Dr. Barkley and I talk about: The History of ADHDWhy it's so hard for people t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Dr. Russell Barkley- ADHD Insights, Part 1 Show #105 Back in November, I had a chance to sit down with the very well known Dr. Russell Barkley, one of the true giants in the field of ADHD research. Dr. Barkley is one of the principal investigators in the longest term study on ADHD to date known as the Milwaukee Study, following kids diagnosed with ADHD from childhood now through early adulthood.In this first part of our two-part conversation, Dr. Barkley and I talk about: The History of ADHDWhy it's so hard for people t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #104- Dr. Susan Johnson, Commonwealth Academy- Remediation and the Future of EducationIn the third part of my conversation with Dr. Susan Johnson, head of Commonwealth Academy, we talk about the difference between teaching a child with accommodations versus remediating weaker skills and how to accomplish both; we also discuss what she would recommend as suggestions of how to change education. Ultimately, I think we have to look at education as an important part of raising an educated public, and as a vital part of our national infrastructure. We have to decide if education ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #104- Dr. Susan Johnson, Commonwealth Academy- Remediation and the Future of EducationIn the third part of my conversation with Dr. Susan Johnson, head of Commonwealth Academy, we talk about the difference between teaching a child with accommodations versus remediating weaker skills and how to accomplish both; we also discuss what she would recommend as suggestions of how to change education. Ultimately, I think we have to look at education as an important part of raising an educated public, and as a vital part of our national infrastructure. We have to decide if education ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #103 Dr. Susan Johnson- Commonwealth Academy- Advisory and OrganizationOne of the most amazing things I learned by visiting Commonwealth Academy is how everything in the school is student-centered. The advisory program is one piece of that puzzle, where kids are mentored and supervised on how to keep themselves organized and prepared for class, and where discipline is handled pro-actively and rarely interferes with the learning of the other students. This is possible because the faculty and staff really know the students, and can anticipate their needs, much ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #103 Dr. Susan Johnson- Commonwealth Academy- Advisory and OrganizationOne of the most amazing things I learned by visiting Commonwealth Academy is how everything in the school is student-centered. The advisory program is one piece of that puzzle, where kids are mentored and supervised on how to keep themselves organized and prepared for class, and where discipline is handled pro-actively and rarely interferes with the learning of the other students. This is possible because the faculty and staff really know the students, and can anticipate their needs, much ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Dr. Susan Johnson, Commonwealth Academy Show #102Before the holidays, I had the opportunity to spend the day at Commonwealth Academy, a college preparatory school for children with ADHD and learning disabilities, located in Alexandria, VA. Commonwealth Academy serves children from 6th grade through high school,and is a school that feels very much like a community the moment you walk through the doors.I got to sit down with Dr. Susan Johnson, the Director of the school, and we talked about everything from how they select their students, to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Dr. Susan Johnson, Commonwealth Academy Show #102Before the holidays, I had the opportunity to spend the day at Commonwealth Academy, a college preparatory school for children with ADHD and learning disabilities, located in Alexandria, VA. Commonwealth Academy serves children from 6th grade through high school,and is a school that feels very much like a community the moment you walk through the doors.I got to sit down with Dr. Susan Johnson, the Director of the school, and we talked about everything from how they select their students, to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show # 101- Updates and Our Holiday Book Give-Away!Firstly, we have a new voicemail line- (206) 350-8626 Please call us- and remember we may answer your questions or use your comments on the show!Holiday Book Giveaway!Just like last year, we have books to give away this Holiday season! Marcus Buckingham and his publisher sent us 5 copies of his latest book, The Truth About You. I have a few copies of Marcus' "Go Put Your Strengths to Work" to give away as well. We also have books from Rick LaVoie, Dr. Edward Hallowell, Mel Levine and mor ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show # 101- Updates and Our Holiday Book Give-Away!Firstly, we have a new voicemail line- (206) 350-8626 Please call us- and remember we may answer your questions or use your comments on the show!Holiday Book Giveaway!Just like last year, we have books to give away this Holiday season! Marcus Buckingham and his publisher sent us 5 copies of his latest book, The Truth About You. I have a few copies of Marcus' "Go Put Your Strengths to Work" to give away as well. We also have books from Rick LaVoie, Dr. Edward Hallowell, Mel Levine and mor ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #100 Sharon Martin, SLP on Response to Intervention (RTI) and Individualized Education Programs (IEP).In today's show, Sharon and I discuss how you might go about getting help for your child in school. Part of this is understanding the first steps, called Response to Intervention, or RTI. Teachers are supposed to try different, research-based interventions with the child in the classroom, to see if the child improves, before referring the child for possible testing and evaluation for special education services, that might require developing a special education program, commonly called an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #100 Sharon Martin, SLP on Response to Intervention (RTI) and Individualized Education Programs (IEP).In today's show, Sharon and I discuss how you might go about getting help for your child in school. Part of this is understanding the first steps, called Response to Intervention, or RTI. Teachers are supposed to try different, research-based interventions with the child in the classroom, to see if the child improves, before referring the child for possible testing and evaluation for special education services, that might require developing a special education program, commonly called an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show # 99- Elaine Weitzman, Hanen CentreIn this episode, I talk with Elaine Weitzman from the Hanen Centre. The Hanen Centre is an international organization focused on helping parents and educators enhance the language and literacy skills of young children. The programs they have been developed are research-based and the information they offer parents is practical, easy, every day things we can do to truly enhance how our children learn. The Hanen centre has come out with a yearly calendar that gives parents and teachers a mon ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show # 99- Elaine Weitzman, Hanen CentreIn this episode, I talk with Elaine Weitzman from the Hanen Centre. The Hanen Centre is an international organization focused on helping parents and educators enhance the language and literacy skills of young children. The programs they have been developed are research-based and the information they offer parents is practical, easy, every day things we can do to truly enhance how our children learn. The Hanen centre has come out with a yearly calendar that gives parents and teachers a mon ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #98- Marcus Buckingham, Part II- The Truth About YouIn the second half of my conversation with Marcus Buckingham, we discuss why kids with learning difference don't always fit into a standard model, but how it's even more important that we find things that engage them and make them shine. Every child has something terrific and unique to contribute, and too often, the one-size fits all system ignores what individuals can add to the mix.We discuss how self-esteem is great, but self-efficacy, performance and contribution are the real measures ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #98- Marcus Buckingham, Part II- The Truth About YouIn the second half of my conversation with Marcus Buckingham, we discuss why kids with learning difference don't always fit into a standard model, but how it's even more important that we find things that engage them and make them shine. Every child has something terrific and unique to contribute, and too often, the one-size fits all system ignores what individuals can add to the mix.We discuss how self-esteem is great, but self-efficacy, performance and contribution are the real measures ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Marcus Buckingham- The Truth About YouShow #97- Marcus Buckingham, The Truth About You, Part 1I've been a fan of Marcus Buckingham's work for years. Through his books, I've helped to identify what I do best, and it's helped me focus on where I can be most helpful and productive. Marcus has a brand new Kit out called the Truth About You- which combines a book, DVD, small pad to track strengths and weaknesses and links to online material, that is truly excellent. I admit having some initial skepticism, as I am not a big "kit" ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Marcus Buckingham- The Truth About YouShow #97- Marcus Buckingham, The Truth About You, Part 1I've been a fan of Marcus Buckingham's work for years. Through his books, I've helped to identify what I do best, and it's helped me focus on where I can be most helpful and productive. Marcus has a brand new Kit out called the Truth About You- which combines a book, DVD, small pad to track strengths and weaknesses and links to online material, that is truly excellent. I admit having some initial skepticism, as I am not a big "kit" ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LD Podcast#96: Dr. Andy Van Schaack- Part IIIn this second part of my interview with Dr. Van Schaack, we talk about how technology can help students, and what it can't do. One of the most important things we need to remember is that the tech might make some things easier, but it doesn't replace real learning.The crux of this new "computer in a pen" is that while you are taking notes in a regular spiral notebook (on special paper with a watermark...), it is recording the audio in the classroom, at a meeting- wherever, at the same tim ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LD Podcast#96: Dr. Andy Van Schaack- Part IIIn this second part of my interview with Dr. Van Schaack, we talk about how technology can help students, and what it can't do. One of the most important things we need to remember is that the tech might make some things easier, but it doesn't replace real learning.The crux of this new "computer in a pen" is that while you are taking notes in a regular spiral notebook (on special paper with a watermark...), it is recording the audio in the classroom, at a meeting- wherever, at the same tim ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LD Podcast #95- Dr. Andy Van Schaack- Technology and EducationI had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Andy Van Schaack from Vanderbilt University about Education and Instructive Technology. We spoke specifically about what technology can and cannot do to aid education and learning. We spoke about how it's even more important to go beyond just research-based learning and look at evidence-based instruction, working with what we know about psychology and brain function to maximize learning in the classroom and beyond.Technology tends to work best when ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LD Podcast #95- Dr. Andy Van Schaack- Technology and EducationI had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Andy Van Schaack from Vanderbilt University about Education and Instructive Technology. We spoke specifically about what technology can and cannot do to aid education and learning. We spoke about how it's even more important to go beyond just research-based learning and look at evidence-based instruction, working with what we know about psychology and brain function to maximize learning in the classroom and beyond.Technology tends to work best when ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LD Podcast "Unplugged"- Mark Blevis interviews Whitney about HomeworkMark Blevis, from the Just One More Book podcast,interviewed me on our drive into Podcamp Philly about homework. This is a really honest and revealing interview about how we handle homework at our house, and what I see as the value and pitfalls of how homework is used in schools. Since I was the driver, the answers are about as honest and non-scripted as is possible- you hear exactly what was said, uncut and unedited, as two parents, two friends, discuss homework and their children.To giv ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LD Podcast "Unplugged"- Mark Blevis interviews Whitney about HomeworkMark Blevis, from the Just One More Book podcast,interviewed me on our drive into Podcamp Philly about homework. This is a really honest and revealing interview about how we handle homework at our house, and what I see as the value and pitfalls of how homework is used in schools. Since I was the driver, the answers are about as honest and non-scripted as is possible- you hear exactly what was said, uncut and unedited, as two parents, two friends, discuss homework and their children.To giv ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #93- Sharon Martin SLP, Part IIWe're back after a brief hiatus for Podcamp Philly, a new media unconference I helped put together at Temple University. I'm really happy to report that we raised over $6,000 for the Sciece Leadrship Academy, a Philadelphia Public special admissions high school, run by Chris Lehmann, who I met at the Educon Conference, held at SLA last year.Sharon and I continue our talk about when you might need a speech language pathologist; why the diagnosis may sometimes be irrelevant to the treatment; ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #93- Sharon Martin SLP, Part IIWe're back after a brief hiatus for Podcamp Philly, a new media unconference I helped put together at Temple University. I'm really happy to report that we raised over $6,000 for the Sciece Leadrship Academy, a Philadelphia Public special admissions high school, run by Chris Lehmann, who I met at the Educon Conference, held at SLA last year.Sharon and I continue our talk about when you might need a speech language pathologist; why the diagnosis may sometimes be irrelevant to the treatment; ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Sharon Martin, Speech and Language PathologistIn today's show, we feature an interview with Sharon Martin! Sharon is a well-known for being part of the DivaCast, best described as five girlfriends talking about what matters to them, and having fun doing it! Sharon's becoming a part of the LD Podcast, because she's also a Speech Language Pathologist (also known as an SLP) teaching in schools in Georgia. Sharon has her Masters in Education, Speech Language-Pathology and is licensed in Georgia, and is a member of many professional org ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Sharon Martin, Speech and Language PathologistIn today's show, we feature an interview with Sharon Martin! Sharon is a well-known for being part of the DivaCast, best described as five girlfriends talking about what matters to them, and having fun doing it! Sharon's becoming a part of the LD Podcast, because she's also a Speech Language Pathologist (also known as an SLP) teaching in schools in Georgia. Sharon has her Masters in Education, Speech Language-Pathology and is licensed in Georgia, and is a member of many professional org ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show # 91- Write On Handwriting with Amy Ford Hebert- Part IIIn today's show, Amy and I discuss what is age appropriate for motor skills, how many kids have problems with right-left orientation, and how small things like a good pencil grip can make all the difference in a kid's writing ability. Strength and coordination and spatial attributes all contribute to good handwriting, making the overall writing process easier.We are trying out Amy's program at home (This is not a freebie- I paid for it) and John, my younger child, seems to be particularly ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show # 91- Write On Handwriting with Amy Ford Hebert- Part IIIn today's show, Amy and I discuss what is age appropriate for motor skills, how many kids have problems with right-left orientation, and how small things like a good pencil grip can make all the difference in a kid's writing ability. Strength and coordination and spatial attributes all contribute to good handwriting, making the overall writing process easier.We are trying out Amy's program at home (This is not a freebie- I paid for it) and John, my younger child, seems to be particularly ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #90- Amy Ford Hebert- Write On HandwritingThe LD Podcast Is officially two years old! We all know how important reading is; equally important is the next step along the literacy pathway- writing. Writing requires that we synthesize our thoughts, and then express them, coherently, in text. For kids with learning disabilities, this can present a unique challenge. Some children have fine motor issues that make the physical act of handwriting difficult, which then acts as a barrier to developing good written expression. And interes ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #90- Amy Ford Hebert- Write On HandwritingThe LD Podcast Is officially two years old! We all know how important reading is; equally important is the next step along the literacy pathway- writing. Writing requires that we synthesize our thoughts, and then express them, coherently, in text. For kids with learning disabilities, this can present a unique challenge. Some children have fine motor issues that make the physical act of handwriting difficult, which then acts as a barrier to developing good written expression. And interes ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #89- News, Announcements and Money In Science and EducationIn this week's show, I have some great information about upcoming trainings open to parents and educators at the Academy in Manayunk, including a RAVE-O training; Wilson reading and the LETRS program by Louisa Moates and taught by Nancy Hennessey , former president of the International Dyslexia Association.I then discuss two recent news articles, one from Time Magazine regarding a former Bush Administration official talking about the failures of NCLB in an article entitled: No Child Left ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show #89- News, Announcements and Money In Science and EducationIn this week's show, I have some great information about upcoming trainings open to parents and educators at the Academy in Manayunk, including a RAVE-O training; Wilson reading and the LETRS program by Louisa Moates and taught by Nancy Hennessey , former president of the International Dyslexia Association.I then discuss two recent news articles, one from Time Magazine regarding a former Bush Administration official talking about the failures of NCLB in an article entitled: No Child Left ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Shelley Dannenberg, Dyslexia Testing and Information Services Part II(more extensive show notes coming after resolution of technical issues- hope it will be later today.)Click here to Listen to Show # 88, Shelley Dannenberg, Dyslexia Testing and Information Services, Part IIListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Shelley Dannenberg, Dyslexia Testing and Information Services Part II(more extensive show notes coming after resolution of technical issues- hope it will be later today.)Click here to Listen to Show # 88, Shelley Dannenberg, Dyslexia Testing and Information Services, Part IIListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show # 87 Shelley Dannenberg, Dyslexia Testing and Information ServicesShelly Dannenberg is a certified Dyslexia Testing Specialist, an Ohio licensed teacher with 9 years teaching experience in Language Arts and Reading, and the parent of a dyslexic child. Shelley has taught in both regular education and special education classrooms and has tutored many students with learning disabilities. In today's show, we discuss what dyslexia is, how it effects kids in schools, and discuss how early intervention is the key to helping kids with dyslexia succeed in school.D ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show # 87 Shelley Dannenberg, Dyslexia Testing and Information ServicesShelly Dannenberg is a certified Dyslexia Testing Specialist, an Ohio licensed teacher with 9 years teaching experience in Language Arts and Reading, and the parent of a dyslexic child. Shelley has taught in both regular education and special education classrooms and has tutored many students with learning disabilities. In today's show, we discuss what dyslexia is, how it effects kids in schools, and discuss how early intervention is the key to helping kids with dyslexia succeed in school.D ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Show # 86 Jenifer Fox- Your Child’s Strengths This week’s show features the second half of my interview with Jenifer Fox. Jenifer’s new book, Your Child’s Strengths is one of the best books I’ve read this year, and it provides a blueprint for changing your child’s experience in school. This seems like a radical notion at first, but very small changes, such as looking at your child’s true strengths and giving them opportunities to do what they do best can change the way a child sees themselves and the world. The Search for Stre ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | |