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PODCAST

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle

Kimberlynn Lavelle

I teach parents how to educate their own children (especially those with struggling learners) so that they can successfully and peacefully homeschool or provide supplemental education at home. This podcast will discuss: - various learning disabilities and challenges, including: ADHD, dyslexia, autism, processing disorders, and so much more! - how all people learn - different learning styles - strategies for supporting specific learning challenges - how to apply these learning strategies at home -

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All Episodes

24:12

Safety Impacts Education

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/05/30

This week, I want to take some time to speak about safety and its impact on education. If we think about the Hierarchy of Needs (I learned Maslow’s originally, but then found out that Indigenous people have taught very similar hierarchies long before Maslow), the concept is simple: we have to have some basic needs met in order to have space in our lives to access the best of ourselves. If our children are not fed, rested, and feeling safe, they can not learn. Schools in California (and I’m

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07:57

Writing: Generating Ideas

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/05/23

“I don’t know what to write!” Sound familiar? If so, I’ve got you! Some kids can stare at a blank page and have no clue how to begin to write something. Conversations Before beginning to write, kids benefit from discussing what they might write about. They need to toss around some ideas with someone. I can’t remember who said it, but I’ve been told, “If you can speak, you can write!” Research/Inspiration Depending on what they are writing, kids will need to do some research, or at

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21:22

Motivational Writing

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/05/16

“How do I get my kid to write?!” I’ve heard this same question countless times. And with this year’s focus on motivation, I wanted to answer it! There are so many strategies that can be helpful, but all require that you let go of any particular expectation of what the writing might look like. Modeling One of the most motivating ways to get your child interested in writing is to not pressure them into it, but to model it to them. As you read the below ideas, consider first trying these

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08:22

Writer’s Block Wesley: A Case Study

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/05/09

Background Wesley was brilliant in so many ways. He could read and comprehend grade-level texts. He understood math. And he was reluctant to write ANYTHING! He would sit for an hour staring at a blank page. If anyone asked if he needed help, he’d say no, “I’m thinking.” Spelling was difficult for him and he had fine motor difficulty as well. I know this was PART of his writing reluctance. It wasn’t the whole story though. Wesley just couldn’t figure out how to put his thoughts into

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22:52

Reading Comprehension and Disabilities

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/04/25

Reading Comprehension is often impacted by learning disabilities. Some learning disabilities impact a child’s ability to comprehend anything, such as with a language processing disorder. Some learning disabilities impact a child’s ability to just read the words, which then brings down their reading comprehension score. If you can’t read a text, you’re not going to be able to comprehend it without it being read aloud to you. And that’s how you can tell the difference, most of the time.

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15:34

Motivational Reading

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/04/18

Wanting to motivate your child to read? So many of us parents are avid readers and want to instill a love of reading into our children. However, it’s not something that can be achieved through force. In fact, any coercion is likely to have the opposite effect! However, we can inspire our children to want to read. But to do so, we may have to think outside of the box. First, we have to meet our kids where they’re at. We have to take into consideration any learning disabilities/ challenges

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07:09

Uncomprehending Clarissa

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/04/11

Clarissa started speaking at the expected time, she was very social, she had no articulation errors (her speech sounds were correct), and she could read books that were close to her grade-level. However, she could not understand what she read. The level that she could comprehend was far below the level at which she could read. And she could not understand any directions that were more than a single, simple step. So what did we do for dear Clarissa? We started with an additional assessment by

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52:01

Interview with Aditya of Elephant Learning

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/04/04

I was hesitant to hold this interview, but went forward with it. I was then hesitant to publish this interview, but have decided to do so. I am not endorsing the product, Elephant Learning. I’m also not saying that you shouldn’t use it! I was not given access to Elephant Learning to trial so I can’t speak to it from any personal experience/ first-hand knowledge. Before you listen to the interview, I want to share my thoughts. First, the pros: Data- allows for a clear picture of how well a

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27:30

Addition Strategies Across Grade Levels

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/03/28

Addition is such a common math skill and yet, you may have found yourself wondering HOW to teach it! To begin with, kids need a few “pre-adding skills”, skills that they must be comfortable with before they can successfully learn to add. They must be able to count, they must recognize numbers and the plus and equals symbols, and they must have 1:1 correspondence. All math skills should be taught first with concrete exploration, then pictorial representation, and finally with abstract practice

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15:45

Motivational Autonomy

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/03/21

Your spouse/partner comes to you and says, “Hey, I need you to organize the shelves in the garage this weekend.” -OR- “Hey, I’d love to get the garage organized this weekend! Would you be willing to handle the shelves? Or would you rather tackle the pile of tools?” Which would most get you on board with their project? I am certainly MUCH more motivated when I’m not being told what to do, but being given choice. As promised, I’m back with more ideas on what TO DO to motivate your

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07:18

Finger-Counting Freddy

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/03/14

When asked to add two numbers, what is your child’s strategy? Kids like “Freddy” add by always starting at 1, instead of “counting on” from one of the two numbers. For kid’s like Freddy, there is a lack of number sense that is slowing them down and can cause bigger problems later, so it’s worth fixing now! What worked- Asking Questions “How many fingers are on that hand?” “What comes after 5?” For a lot of kids, these questions aren’t enough because they haven’t practiced counting on so

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03:09

Work Completion is NOT the Goal!

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/03/07

“When you finish that math worksheet, you have the reading comprehension one from yesterday to finish.” Does that sound reasonable? To most of us, it does. We have likely heard and maybe said something very similar ourselves. In a society focused on how “productive” a person is, we expect kids to finish worksheets like it is their job. We even talk about school being a child’s job, and some parents pay kids for how well they do at their job! (Please see the episode “Motivation Killers” on

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16:25

Phonics and Dyslexia

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/02/28

Phonics is all about the relationship between sounds and letters and using that letter-sound knowledge to read and spell words! With a strong phonics knowledge, your child will be able to read and spell unfamiliar words. But phonics can also be confusing! In English, there are 44 sounds, 26 letters, and 75 basic phonograms (single or multi-letter representations of sounds). And kids with dyslexia REALLY struggle with phonics! If you show your child a nonsense word (like fisp), can they read

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18:37

Motivation and Relationships

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/02/21

Stop with the sticker charts, cookies, threats, and bribes! Put down the gold star! Don’t say, “if you ….” ever again! There’s a better way! To be completely transparent, this better way is not likely to be faster… at first. But as I talked about in the episode “Motivation Killers”, all of those bribes don’t work very well in the long term. You have to keep upping your game, promising more and more. However, there is something that doesn’t require any upping of the ante, or any tricks.

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06:40

Rhyme-less Rita

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/02/14

I want to tell you about Rita. Rita was a student I worked with MANY years ago (more than I can believe!). I was a new teacher and knew almost nothing about dyslexia. I had heard of it, but got no training on it in my credentialing classes to become a special education teacher (education specialist). Can you believe that?! Poor Rita. She couldn’t rhyme, blend, or segment in kindergarten. And I didn’t really know what to do about it except to practice MORE rhyming, blending, and

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19:17

Is My Child Dyslexic? An Interview with YOU!

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/02/07

In the quiz “Is My Child Dyslexic” there are ten questions. Knowing the purpose of each of these questions can help you to best determine what your best next steps are. And if you want to work with me directly, check out Word Warriors!

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27:05

Phonemic Awareness and Dyslexia

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/01/31

Kids with dyslexia struggle with Phonemic Awareness. But what does that mean? Phonemic Awareness Skills Kids who are strong in Phonemic Awareness are kids that are able to segment, blend, delete, and rhyme! Segmenting means taking a word and breaking into individual sounds. Example: you tell your kid, “Cat” and they are able to tell you: “/k/ /a/ /t/”. This is all by sound! No looking at words, using letter tiles, or writing anything down! Blending means taking individual sounds and

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26:28

Motivation Killers

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/01/24

Each month on the Decoding Learning Differences podcast, I’ll be digging into motivation. And to kick off the year, I’m starting with what NOT to do, so that we can spend the rest of the year diving into what TO DO! This episode goes into three “Motivation Killers”: Punishments, Rewards, and Praise. (Although praise is actually a type of reward). Punishment Now that corporal punishment (physical abuse/hitting) is very rare and illegal in most states, punishment is usually about taking

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13:46

De-Motivated Dennis

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/01/17

De-Motivated Dennis is a pseudonym for a particular student that I worked with for several years. I wanted to share a bit about Dennis’s story because Dennis’s story is so similar to so many other stories of so many children who were once motivated and now “won’t do anything related to school work!” When I first met Dennis, parents and teachers complained that he wouldn’t do anything. They had tried rewards and punishments and things would work for a while, but then things would become worse

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20:26

Interview with Vibha Arora

Decoding Learning Differences with Kimberlynn Lavelle ·

2022/01/10

You’re a parent of a struggling learner. You are constantly worried that your child isn’t making enough progress, is struggling too much, and may ultimately wind up homeless in the gutter. (Maybe your brain doesn’t go that far consciously, but on some level, it probably does!) Meanwhile, your struggling learner is feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. They assume they must be “dumb” because reading feels so much harder for them that it does for other kids. In this moment, you find yourself at

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