by Dr. Garforth | Jun 21, 2019 | Learning Disabilities
The diagnosis, Specific Learning Disorders, is technically still pretty new, but it does not mean it is a new disorder. In reality, it is the rebranding of Specific Learning Disabilities to reflect how it is perceived in the medical field and includes two significant...
by Dr. Garforth | May 29, 2019 | Learning Disabilities, Parents
Are Children with Learning Challenges at Greater Risk in French immersion? ** A guest post by Dr. Nancy Wise** What is French immersion? The French immersion (FI) program was developed more than 50 years ago in response to parental demands for an educational program...
by Dr. Garforth | May 21, 2019 | Learning Disabilities
Yesterday I received a message from a teacher in Northern British Columbia that brought me to tears. She wrote to me asking for help with one of her students, who is significantly behind her peers in reading. This family has a history of dyslexia, so that means there...
by Dr. Garforth | May 3, 2019 | Learning Disabilities, Parents
According to the DSM-5*, the term Specific Learning Disorder (aka SLD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a biological origin that affects an individual’s academic skills, not their developmental milestones. Let me break down some of those terms for...
by Dr. Garforth | Apr 24, 2019 | Learning Disabilities, Reading Science
Literacy Screening Most children begin kindergarten excited by the prospect of finally learning how to read. The idea of reading excites them because it opens the door into a world they only had access to when someone else would read to them. They are excited to be...
by Dr. Garforth | Mar 12, 2019 | Learning Disabilities, Skill Development
Albert Einstein was a brilliant man who made many scientific discoveries, and he attributes his success to his perseverance. He once said, “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” As infants, everyone seems to have an incredible work...
