Philadelphia Mag

3 Tips for Finding a School for Children with Learning Differences

For an inside look at what makes a Woodlynde School education so unique, we talked to MaryBeth Spencer, Head of Middle School at Woodlynde School, a private, K-12 college prep school in Wayne, ...
Education Week

Understanding Learning Differences

Roughly 1 in 5 children in the United States are neurodivergent with diagnoses such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. Despite the prevalence of these diverse learners in schools, educators often say ...
Inside Higher Ed

What It Takes to Get Into College If You Have Learning Differences

Anxiety around college applications is near universal for the nation’s high school juniors and seniors, but no two students’ experiences are alike. For students with learning differences, the process ...
Education Week

How Schools Can Help Students With Learning Differences Overcome Mental Health Challenges

The past two years have had a profound effect on the mental health of students and staff alike as they tried to navigate a school system that had profoundly changed. How can educators and schools best ...
Psychology Today

College Success for Students with Learning Differences

The CDC reports that approximately 6.1 million American children have been diagnosed with ADHD in 2016. Approximately, 4.4 million students have been diagnosed with anxiety, 1 in 59 children have been ...
University of Delaware

Fostering student success

For more than 35 years, the University of Delaware’s The College School, housed within the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), has served children with learning differences in grades 1 ...
University of Delaware

Bilingual special education

Editor’s note: This Q&A is one of a series of articles exploring the research University of Delaware students have been pursuing. Though COVID-19 continues to shape some plans, students still can ...
Time

Your Company's Diversity Efforts Need to Include Learning Differences

There’s no denying that the past two pandemic years have been uniquely challenging for managers and employees alike. But amid all the upheaval Covid has brought to our working lives, it’s also sparked ...
Forbes

Learning Differences Should Be Accommodated In The Workplace: Here’s How Employers Can Rethink Their Approach

In the wake of global social justice movements, many organizations have committed to becoming more diverse in their hiring. From initiatives to close the gender wage gap to strategies to improve ...
Forbes

Diagnosing Childhood Learning Differences Digitally, At An Affordable Price

Diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD when she was seven, Diana Heldfond received a variety of learning support services until she graduated high school. Then came college and a job with a boutique ...
CNN

This unique mentorship program helps students with learning differences realize ‘their brains are beautiful’

Growing up, David Flink struggled in school – despite his smarts. He had a hard time focusing in class, and he didn’t understand why he couldn’t learn the way other students did. “There was a ...