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    Teaching Self-Advocacy To Your Child

    Teaching Your Child Self-Advocacy

    Upon completion of this section, you will:

    April 15, 2025
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    You Are Your Own Greatest Advocate!

    Self-Advocacy

    Upon completion of this section, you will:

    May 8, 2025
  • Advice from a Parent

    Dyslexia from a Parent's Point of View — Q & A

    Read this interview with a parent whose time and effort made all the difference for her daughter with dyslexia.

    A Parent's Point of View - Q&A

    June 4, 2024
  • Getting to Work (or Play)

    A group of six elementary school students sit in a semicircle on the grass. One has his hand raised and the teacher opposite points to him.

    October 28, 2024
  • What Does the Person with Dyslexia Feel?

    What does the person with dyslexia feel?

    Anxiety and anger are just a few of the emotional symptoms experienced by those with dyslexia. Learn the facts about what dyslexics feel and how their experience differs from people without the condition.

    June 13, 2024
  • Why is dyslexia discouraging and frustrating?

    Why is dyslexia discouraging and frustrating?

    June 13, 2024
  • Individual Attention for U-M Students with Learning Difficulties

    Six Steps to Academic Success Individual Option

    In response to requests from UM students we can design a program that is based on your individual needs to help you tackle your course work.

    December 20, 2023
  • Help for Your College-Bound Child

    Help for Your College-Bound Child

    August 31, 2024
  • Dyslexia in College

    Dyslexia and College

    In this section, you will

    • Understand the academic demands at the college level
    • Be familiar with the steps to take prior to college admission
    • Be aware of reasonable and appropriate accommodations
    • Know how to access support
    • Understand what to do when accommodations are not met
    • Know the supports for dyslexics at the U
    April 7, 2026
  • 15 Ways to Build Bridges with School Staff

    15 Ways to Build Bridges with School Staff

    August 30, 2024
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