I have 4 children, a husband and I live in the country. I run my own businesses and work from home, so I have time with my kids. I love that! I love hockey - my son plays and we follow the NHL. My favorite team is the Penguins. I love going to casinos, and hanging out with my friends over coffee.
Check out my website http://www.mykidcanlearn.com A place for parents of children with learning disabilities.
My passion is ...
My 4 children
I know too much about ...
diabetes
My parents always told me ...
not to judge others
My childhood ambition ...
become an accountant
My favorite memory ...
meeting my husband, and the births of our children
Why I write ...
I love to
What I am reading/watching/listening to ...
hockey, my Avon brochures
My first job ...
McDonalds - I loved it!
My best moment ...
When my children were born - best thing I've ever done!
My inspiration ...
Many things inspire me. My kids, my husband and myself
Use of graphic organizers and writing prompts to help kids with writing. Written assignments are often one of the most difficult tasks for a child with a learning disability, especially a language based disability, such as receptive language, expressive language or dyslexia. Often they have all of their thoughts running on in long sentences and their work lacks organization, details, complexity and quantity. Many times they will say things like "I don't know what to write!". It is extremely frustrating for them to have thoughts and ideas, and not know where to begin. (Or worse, have a thre...
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