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Have a struggling reader? Try these tips
Feb 13 2025 • 27 mins
What makes learning to read difficult? And how does having dyslexia make it even more challenging?
In this episode of “In It,” hosts Gretchen Vierstra and Rachel Bozek welcome literacy expert Louise Baigelman. A former teacher, Louise is the co-founder and CEO of the literacy organization Storyshares. She explains why reading can be so challenging for kids who struggle with dyslexia, and shares tips and strategies to help.
Tune in to get Louise’s expert advice on how to help struggling readers.
Feeling socially isolated as a parent? You’re not alone
Jan 30 2025 • 14 mins
Parenting can often feel socially isolating. On this episode of “In It,” we hear from a few parents who have felt socially isolated while raising kids with learning and thinking differences.
They share some of the challenges they have run into and talk about some strategies they’ve found for building relationships with other adults.
What were they thinking? An expert on teenage brains explains
Jan 02 2025 • 25 mins
From school to friends to home, being a teenager is tough. Also tough? Raising one!
On this episode of In It, hosts Gretchen Vierstra and Rachel Bozek welcome Karen Wilson. Karen is a clinical neuropsychologist in Los Angeles and a professor at UCLA. She also supervises the assessment of children and adults with learning, thinking, and social-emotional differences.
Tune in to get Karen’s expert advice about supporting your child through the teen years.