[NIFL-LD:4890] Re: Fwd: Life Success for Students w LD: A Parent Guide

From: Maureen Carro (mcarro@lmi.net)
Date: Thu Sep 29 2005 - 10:15:32 EDT


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Yes, I agree this is excellent.  I have used it many times, and keep it 
in mind always when working with students and parents.  The " personal 
attributes" are as important as the academic skills, if not more so.  I 
often affirm these attributes to students when I see them!  So 
important!

On Sep 29, 2005, at 4:42 AM, RKenyon721@aol.com wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> This is a wonderful resource.  I have shared it often in working with 
> parents
> of students with Learning Disabilities.  Thank you to the member that 
> posted
> this message.
>
>
> Rochelle Kenyon
> Moderator, NIFL-Learning Disabilities Discussion  List
> RKenyon721@AOL.com
>
>
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> Life Success
> For Students With Learning Disabilities:
> A Parent Guide
>
> http://www.ldsuccess.org/parent_guide.html
>
> This guide is based on over 20 years of research conducted by the
> Frostig Center in Pasadena, California. The research traced the lives 
> of
> individuals with learning disabilities in an attempt to identify 
> factors
> that predicted successful life outcomes. The guide has been developed 
> by
> Dr. Marshall H. Raskind, Dr. Roberta J. Goldberg, along with research
> associates Dr. Eleanor L. Higgins and Dr. Kenneth L. Herman.
>
> The authors express their deepest gratitude to the Lund Foundation for
> its generous support in the development and production of this guide.
> Sincere appreciation also goes to the participants in the Frostig
> longitudinal research on success attributes, who openly shared their
> stories - both their struggles and their triumphs. Additionally, the
> authors would like to thank the Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation
> for funding the research that led to the identification of the success
> attributes.
>
> We hope that this guide will help parents as they work with their
> children to reach their full potential and become competent, content,
> and independent adults who live satisfying lives.
>



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