Florence E. CallenderLearning Disability Archives - Florence E. Callender https://www.florencecallender.com/tag/learning-disability/ Beyond Academics...Retraining Brains...Transforming Lives Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:11:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.florencecallender.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-542B4CC5-B38E-44A6-B15F-E338A75DF44A_1_201_a-32x32.jpeg Learning Disability Archives - Florence E. Callender https://www.florencecallender.com/tag/learning-disability/ 32 32 184040649 Vision – 3 Secrets to Success in School and Life https://www.florencecallender.com/vision-3-secrets-to-success-in-school-and-life/ https://www.florencecallender.com/vision-3-secrets-to-success-in-school-and-life/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2021 01:42:53 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=1086 In the first 12 years of life, approximately 80% of all learning comes through the visual system. If you prefer to get this information visually, check out my Facebook live here: https://bit.ly/2YBeVWk Nearly all of what happens in the average classroom is visual. Students could spend up to 5 or 6 hours doing visual work […]

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]]> In the first 12 years of life, approximately 80% of all learning comes through the visual system. If you prefer to get this information visually, check out my Facebook live here: https://bit.ly/2YBeVWk Nearly all of what happens in the average classroom is visual. Students could spend up to 5 or 6 hours doing visual work […]

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]]> https://www.florencecallender.com/vision-3-secrets-to-success-in-school-and-life/feed/ 6 1086 How to Give Your Dyslexic Child Roots and Wings https://www.florencecallender.com/how-to-give-your-dyslexic-child-roots-and-wings/ https://www.florencecallender.com/how-to-give-your-dyslexic-child-roots-and-wings/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2020 07:07:00 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=1074 At the beginning of my parenting journey, I came across this quote, “There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these…is roots, the other, wings.” According to Quote Investigator, the earliest evidence of this saying comes from a book by a prominent 1953 newspaper editor, Hodding Carter, in […]

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]]> At the beginning of my parenting journey, I came across this quote, “There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these…is roots, the other, wings.” According to Quote Investigator, the earliest evidence of this saying comes from a book by a prominent 1953 newspaper editor, Hodding Carter, in […]

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]]> https://www.florencecallender.com/how-to-give-your-dyslexic-child-roots-and-wings/feed/ 10 1074 From Struggling Reader to Iconic Athlete – A Dyslexia Success Story https://www.florencecallender.com/from-struggling-reader-to-iconic-athlete-a-dyslexia-success-story/ https://www.florencecallender.com/from-struggling-reader-to-iconic-athlete-a-dyslexia-success-story/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2020 08:21:54 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=1069 What it takes some people 80 years to accomplish, Kobe Bryant achieved in forty-one. He exemplified the power of intention and focused attention. “I didn’t feel good about myself if I wasn’t doing everything I could to be the best version of myself.” ~ Koby Bryant He started playing basketball at three years. When he […]

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]]> What it takes some people 80 years to accomplish, Kobe Bryant achieved in forty-one. He exemplified the power of intention and focused attention. “I didn’t feel good about myself if I wasn’t doing everything I could to be the best version of myself.” ~ Koby Bryant He started playing basketball at three years. When he […]

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]]> https://www.florencecallender.com/from-struggling-reader-to-iconic-athlete-a-dyslexia-success-story/feed/ 8 1069 I’m Dyslexic: Walk Through One Day With Me https://www.florencecallender.com/im-dyslexic-walk-through-one-day-with-me/ https://www.florencecallender.com/im-dyslexic-walk-through-one-day-with-me/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:30:00 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=1036 Most dyslexic children do not want to get out of bed on a school day. The younger ones may still be tired after a long night completing home work. In addition to that, the older ones have social issues – being called dumb or lazy, being stared at or whispered about behind their backs. Follow […]

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]]> Most dyslexic children do not want to get out of bed on a school day. The younger ones may still be tired after a long night completing home work. In addition to that, the older ones have social issues – being called dumb or lazy, being stared at or whispered about behind their backs. Follow […]

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]]> https://www.florencecallender.com/im-dyslexic-walk-through-one-day-with-me/feed/ 8 1036 I’m Dyslexic – I Can’t Read! https://www.florencecallender.com/im-dyslexic-i-cant-read/ https://www.florencecallender.com/im-dyslexic-i-cant-read/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:16:45 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=1003 The most common struggle dyslexics experience is an inability to read. They have extreme difficulty identifying letters, converting those letters into sounds and putting them together to make words. During the times of the apprenticeship era, there was not the great need to read as there is today. People learned by observing and doing. Kinesthetic […]

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]]> The most common struggle dyslexics experience is an inability to read. They have extreme difficulty identifying letters, converting those letters into sounds and putting them together to make words. During the times of the apprenticeship era, there was not the great need to read as there is today. People learned by observing and doing. Kinesthetic […]

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]]> https://www.florencecallender.com/im-dyslexic-i-cant-read/feed/ 6 1003 Dyslexia and Following Directions https://www.florencecallender.com/dyslexia-and-following-directions/ https://www.florencecallender.com/dyslexia-and-following-directions/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2020 16:33:43 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=992 Today, I continue to put a megaphone to my voice to help children with dyslexia get the support they need to succeed – from parents, teachers, and everyone with whom they come into contact. Most dyslexic people have strong visual/spatial abilities and weak auditory skills. How does that translate to real-life and living? One important […]

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]]> Today, I continue to put a megaphone to my voice to help children with dyslexia get the support they need to succeed – from parents, teachers, and everyone with whom they come into contact. Most dyslexic people have strong visual/spatial abilities and weak auditory skills. How does that translate to real-life and living? One important […]

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]]> https://www.florencecallender.com/dyslexia-and-following-directions/feed/ 12 992 Dyslexia and the Writing Quandary https://www.florencecallender.com/dyslexia-and-the-writing-quandary/ https://www.florencecallender.com/dyslexia-and-the-writing-quandary/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:23:57 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=981 In 1967, Johnson and Myklebust stated that “a child who cannot read cannot write.” That makes sense, since some researchers, in their 2010 and 2011 studies, found that “reading and writing rely of related underlying processes.” Just as they do with reading, most children with dyslexia have trouble with writing. This is demonstrated in a […]

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]]> In 1967, Johnson and Myklebust stated that “a child who cannot read cannot write.” That makes sense, since some researchers, in their 2010 and 2011 studies, found that “reading and writing rely of related underlying processes.” Just as they do with reading, most children with dyslexia have trouble with writing. This is demonstrated in a […]

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]]> https://www.florencecallender.com/dyslexia-and-the-writing-quandary/feed/ 4 981 The Vision and Learning Connection: Is It Dyslexia Or Is It Something Else? https://www.florencecallender.com/the-vision-and-learning-connection-is-it-dyslexia-or-is-it-something-else/ https://www.florencecallender.com/the-vision-and-learning-connection-is-it-dyslexia-or-is-it-something-else/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2020 01:17:39 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=966 Parents usually assume that their children are seeing normally. That’s not always the case. According to the American Optometric Association, up to 80% of a child’s learning in school is through vision! This makes you child’s visual health extremely important. Did you know that 1 in 10 children has a vision problem that’s significant enough […]

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]]> Parents usually assume that their children are seeing normally. That’s not always the case. According to the American Optometric Association, up to 80% of a child’s learning in school is through vision! This makes you child’s visual health extremely important. Did you know that 1 in 10 children has a vision problem that’s significant enough […]

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]]> https://www.florencecallender.com/the-vision-and-learning-connection-is-it-dyslexia-or-is-it-something-else/feed/ 6 966 Determination: The Third Letter to My Dyslexic Daughter https://www.florencecallender.com/determination-the-third-letter-to-my-dyslexic-daughter/ https://www.florencecallender.com/determination-the-third-letter-to-my-dyslexic-daughter/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2020 03:35:10 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=960 A child’s high school experience can be pivotal. For a dyslexic, it’s an even greater achievement, considering that 35% of dyslexics drop out of high school. My dearest K, I can’t believe this time has come. You never thought you would achieve this much. But our God has been faithful! You are at the end […]

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]]> A child’s high school experience can be pivotal. For a dyslexic, it’s an even greater achievement, considering that 35% of dyslexics drop out of high school. My dearest K, I can’t believe this time has come. You never thought you would achieve this much. But our God has been faithful! You are at the end […]

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]]> https://www.florencecallender.com/determination-the-third-letter-to-my-dyslexic-daughter/feed/ 2 960 From Drug Addiction to Academy Award-Winning Actress – A Dyslexia Success Story https://www.florencecallender.com/from-drug-addiction-to-academy-award-winning-actress-a-dyslexia-success-story/ https://www.florencecallender.com/from-drug-addiction-to-academy-award-winning-actress-a-dyslexia-success-story/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2020 02:50:28 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=955 Only a few people have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (EGOT). Caryn Elaine Johnson is one of them. She was born on November 13, 1955 in Chelsea, New York and grew up in a housing project with her brother and mother, who was a nurse and later became a […]

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]]> Only a few people have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (EGOT). Caryn Elaine Johnson is one of them. She was born on November 13, 1955 in Chelsea, New York and grew up in a housing project with her brother and mother, who was a nurse and later became a […]

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