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Show # 26 Lesson 8 and The New Changes in the IDEA
This week's supplemental show is pretty short. We talk about two of the important changes highlighted by the US Department of Education
in their regional meetings about the new Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, or IDEA. The newest information on the IDEA can be found
on the Deaprtment's website by clicking here.
We play Black Coffee by Chaz, and it's available on the Podsafe Music Network.
We finish the second half of the show with Lesson 8 in our ten part
series on Maximizing Your Child's Cognitive Abilities- Teaching
children to delay gratification. While recording this show, I had this
same problem with delayed gratification, as my family stood outside the
studio doors urging me to finish the podcast so we could go out to
dinner.... so real life enters this podcast, unscheduled but apropos.
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A brief show about the new changes to the IDEA that should make it easier for children to get services before they actually fail a grade, and a brief discussion about my tech problems- Now that there's a new computer, all future shows should sound MUCH better.
The Wilmington News Journal published a great article about us and parent podcasting- click here to see the article and pictures at the News Journal's website!
Lesson 2 of Maximizing Your Child's Cognitive Abilities: Aim to Meaningfully Challenge Your Children, not bore them or overwhelm them. This show is about ensuring that we're meaningfully challenging our kids, and hitting that zone where they learn best. Psychologists sometimes refer to this as the zone of proximal development and by teachers and educators as the instructional level. The name doesn't matter - either way, it's the place where your children are challenged, but have a pretty good chance of succeeding, rather than failing as they attempt new skills.
Song: Neighbor by the Lascivious Biddies. The Biddies have a great podcast available on Podshow Plus, and their music is available through the Podsafe Music Network and through iTunes!
This is part one of our ten part series: Things Parents Can Do To Maximize Their Child's Cognitive Abilities.
Researchers have found that one of the best things we can do for our kids is NOT to treat them as clay we can mold into any shape we want, but that instead, we should look for our children's own natural talents and abilities and find ways to help them make the most of these abilities, even if they are things we ourselves aren't crazy about.
For parents of kids with learning difficulties, and those struggling in school, this is absolutely essential. We need to be able to recognize what are children CAN do, rather than always concentrating and nagging about the things they can't do or struggle with in daily life. After all, who wants to have their short comings pointed out at every turn? Not me!
We recommend a series of books by Donald Clifton that can help you identify your child's blossoming talents.