Online instruction has been a huge challenge for children with learning difficulties. This is even more so during this pandemic, as schools and programs designed for in-person instruction quickly adapt to offer remote learning. Children with learning difficulties are...
Parents want excellence in educational intervention for their children with learning differences. There is nothing more important in a parent’s mind then making sure their child can be successful in school and eventually become self-sufficient. Being able to get the...
Students with disabilities face obstacles taking virtual classes The Daily Orange, April 8, 2020 For students with disabilities, e-learning fails to replicate in-person attention and support The Daily Northwestern, April 21, 2020 Online classes pose real ‘learning...
Download the article here. One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Emily, twelve years old, looks at me, and then her parents, Richard and Karey. Her green eyes wide open, dark hair over her...
Download the article here. By: Howard Eaton, Ed.M., Director, Eaton Arrowsmith Schools I sit in my home office this early July morning, listening to the sprinkler outside provide water to the vegetable garden. My computer is on, with the screen reflecting a blank Word...
Howard Eaton, Ed.M., Director Founder, Eaton Arrowsmith School After a decade of working alongside Barbara Arrowsmith-Young, the Founder of the Arrowsmith Program, I wondered if there was a way to bring her program to more children and adults with learning...
The Question: Should my child with a learning disability attempt to improve brain functioning or try to survive through core academic subjects? If this opportunity exists for a parent, and I am aware that such options do not exist for most parents at this time either...
By Howard Eaton, Ed.M. – Founder/Director – Eaton Arrowsmith School (www.eatonarrowsmith.com) There are times in our lives that we wish we could go back in history and apologize for our mistakes either as a parent or as a teacher. The Arrowsmith Program, created by...
Seeing your child struggle to learn can be a painful experience. This is especially the case if you as a parent struggled in school. All the memories come flashing back. Even if you did not struggle, then observing your own child frustrated when trying to read a...
My severe dyslexia was diagnosed by one of the most prominent psychiatrists in the field of dyslexia in the 70’s and 80’s, Dr. Carl Kline. Dr. Kline diagnosed hundreds of children with dyslexia in his remarkable career. He advocated strongly for teaching sound/symbol...
