Book Study
Join the Pathways For Learning Staff Book Study - "The Mislabeled Child" by Eide & Eide
Parents and doctors often treat learning disabilities based on behavior rather than what is actually happening in the brain to cause that behavior.  A diagnosis of ADHD can stem from any number of things, and medication won’t cure the fact that the child may have a sensory impairment (hearing/vision) or a brain that's not wired to retain information after ten minutes without some sort of stimulating break.  These are two extremely simple examples. The Eides have comprehensive chapters on every kind of learning disability, from dyslexia to dysgraphia, and even the issues that come up in giftedness.  It's a comprehensive look at these disorders from two neuropsychologists who have pioneered the study, as well as being parents of gifted/learning disabled children. It provides an answer to the parents of the 16 million children with significant learning and behavioral problems; to the nearly 3 million teachers who are responsible for their education; to the 2 million homeschooling families, many of whom choose this route of education when poorly diagnosed or managed difficulties force them out of the traditional school track; and to the many therapists and other clinicians who help care for these children.

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The Mislabeled Child: How Understanding Your Child's Unique Learning Style Can Open the Door to Success

By Brock Eide, Fernette Eide

Edition: reprint, illustrated

Published by Hyperion, 2007

ISBN 1401308996, 9781401308995

528 pages

Parent Support Group for Children with Sensory Processing
Pathways for Learning is excited to offer a Parent Support Group aimed specifically for parents who have children with Sendory Processing Disorder.  This support group will offer a friendly environment to help parents discuss common issues that they face as well as guest speakers to discuss other common issues and concerns that these children have.  The sessions will be run by occupational thrapists every week to help parents learn specific ways to handle behavior, explain SPD to others and teach parents ways to encourage their children to better express their feelings and emotions.  These meetings will be held on a monthly basis from 10:00 - 11:00 on Wednesday mornings, beginning May 6th.  Click here to RSVP.  


Professional Continuing Education Workshops
Our founder, Toni M. Schulken, MS, OTR/L, has partnered with Motivations, Inc. – Accredited Continuing Education Courses – to create and teach course #330 – Discover Handwriting Success: A multi-sensory and perceptual motor treatment approach to screening, evaluating and treating handwriting deficits. This workshop was created for pediatric occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, special education instructors and other related professionals.
Future Course dates:
Monday, October 12, 2009 in Charlotte, NC - Registration form 
Saturday, April 17, 2010 - Miami, FL

For additional details go to www.motivationsceu.com.

NCaeyc Annual Conference
The North Carolina Association for the Education for Young Children will be holding its annual conference in Raleigh, NC on October 1st - 3rd 2009.  Pathways For Learning Products will be exhibiting and our experts will be presenting workshops.  Workshop details to be published soon.  For additional information about the conference visit www.ncaeyc.org.