by Diane Geerlinks | Nov 10, 2017 | Blog
Survey Reveals Significant Emotional and Social Gains for Students with Learning Disabilities Parents, teachers and therapists will tell you that students with Learning Disabilities also struggle with organization, emotional regulation, attention and focus. In fact,...
by Diane Geerlinks | Mar 11, 2017 | Blog
In this day of podcasts, webinars, and social media, why would an educator take the time to attend an educators’ conference? Furthermore, why would educators or parents choose NILD Canada’s Annual Conference? 5 Reasons to Attend the Conference Connect personally...
by Diane Geerlinks | Mar 4, 2017 | Blog, NILD Canada Conference 2017
We are delighted to have Dr. Christina Belcher and Shari Pyle speaking at our upcoming conference: Engaging the Mind for Cognitive Change, April 21, 22, 2017 at Tyndale University College, Toronto, ON. Both of these guest speakers draw on a wealth of experience in the...
by Diane Geerlinks | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog, HELP AND HOPE for Struggling Learners
*This is PART 4 of a 4-part series “HELP AND HOPE for Struggling Students” The IEP student list seems to be growing. Is it true that more and more students are requiring extra help? Educators are expected to provide more specialized programming for their students....
by Diane Geerlinks | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog, HELP AND HOPE for Struggling Learners
*This is PART 3 of a 4-part series “HELP AND HOPE for Struggling Students” The job of teaching has changed dramatically since the one-room school house – grouping students by age, classroom sizes, ever changing curriculum guidelines, added extra curricular...