Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D., author and founder of With Understanding Comes Calm LLC, to talk about 2e (twice exceptional) children and adults, how to identify gifted learners and their transitions and struggles in the current school system, and how her book Gifted and Distractible provides strategies to help teachers and parents […]
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The ABC Process for Clarifying and Manifesting Your Desires with Linda Powers-Leviton (Episode #28)
Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Linda Powers-Leviton, author, therapist, and director of the West Coast operations of the Gifted Development Center. She talks about the ABC process for clarifying and manifesting your desires.
The Importance of Vision Therapy for the Gifted with Dr. Linda Silverman
Dr. Linda Silverman, a licensed clinical and counseling psychologist, and the founder and director of the Institute for the Study of Advanced Development and its subsidiary, Gifted Development Center, talks about the importance of vision therapy for gifted and twice exceptional children, adolescents and adults.
Special Education Advocates and School Supports for Children’s Learning Differences and Vision Issues with Roxanne Bradley
Roxanne Bradley, a special education advocate, and the president and founder of Learning Differences World, talks about the role of special education advocates in ensuring schools provide supports for children’s learning differences and vision issues. She also provides insights on educational supports through an Individualized Education Program and 504 Plan.
Are gifted and special-needs students being left behind?
Many thanks to reporter, Lisa Wirthman, for her Denver Post Article regarding the recent conference of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). Lisa instantly recognized the similarities between what Jonathan Mooney and my friend/colleague, Dr. Linda Silverman were saying in their keynote addresses for the NAGC Parent Institute, sponsored by the Colorado Association for Gifted […]
Stealth Dyslexia – What's That?
Have you seen gifted children who are very bright yet they struggle in school? Maybe they are not “bad enough” to be labelled as having a reading or learning problem? These kids are often hard for parents and teachers to understand because they may have verbal IQs in the high range, but still struggle with […]
2E-Twice Exceptional Newsletter-Great Review of See It. Say It. Do It!
Many thanks to J. Mark Bade, Co-Publisher of 2e: Twice-Exceptional Newsletter for his wonderful review of my book, See It. Say It. Do It! The review provides an extensive explanation of each section of the book and concludes with the following quote: “If you raise or teach a young gifted or 2e child who faces […]
Twice Exceptional Newsletter- EXCEPTIONAL
2E Children – Gifted with learning difficulties. Some children are very smart in everything but school. Some have great ideas but just can’t write down the information fast enough. Some are bored, yet can’t do the simple work. Frustration levels are maxed-with the parents and the kids! What can be done? The Sept/Oct 2010 […]