School and Learning

Learn some tips for helping kids who have difficulty mastering math facts.

Custody questions should be addressed on an individual basis.

Learn how to educate yourself about nonverbal learning disorders (NLD).

Before you can determine anything, you should meet face-to-face with the teacher, and bring your daughter along.

Is your child relying too much on you for her homework?

Many children return to school or start school after homeschooling. When the change is child-initiated, the transition generally goes well. When the change is parent-initiated, there can be an adjustment period of a few months. Find if homeschooling or public school is the best for your child.

The issue here is not verifying if your stepdaughter is on-target with her public-schooled peers, but rather understanding both the homeschool philosophy and how children learn.

Homeschooling is usually done by a parent or guardian. Additional classes, activities, or group learning experiences may supplement a child's basic course of study.

According to The Homeschooling Book of Answers by Linda Dobson, 24 states allow homeschoolers to participate in interscholastic sports (one school competing against another school).

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

There's a better way for teens to learn, and it's easier than you think.

The talent search programs identify highly gifted students. Middle-schoolers take the SAT or ACT as an out-of-level screening device.

When children are identified as both gifted and dyslexic, it is appropriate to provide services in both areas.

A mother seeks information about LD/ADD scholarships for a son about to enter college.

A mother asks how to find classes on 504 Plans in the Solano, Sacramento county areas of California.

Some colleges prefer one test or the other in their admissions processes, but both tests are good for selecting students for accelerated content-based programs, such as Talent Search.

Different areas of development -- physical, intellectual, social, and emotional -- are often not at the same point in gifted-and-talented children.

It may not be developmentally appropriate for kindergartners to rush through lessons.

Find out what you can do when several children in a class are brought to tears by the teacher.