Six Ways to Help Your Child Transition into a New School Year
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Lisa Harp
- Aug 4
- 2 min
Help for Those Pesky Reversals
Have you stood by and watched your child or student reverse a letter, word, or number? Do you gently remind him/her of it, but it seems...
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Lisa Harp
- May 20
- 3 min
Six Ways to Help with Test Taking Jitters
My adult daughter recently switched jobs and had to take a hairy test on something I can't begin to understand. She hadn't studied a bit...
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Lisa Harp
- Apr 6
- 3 min
5 Ways to Keep Students from “Overthinking” Assignments
I hate to shop. So much that I am often accused of having an online shopping addiction. So, when I was out of groceries earlier this...
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Lisa Harp
- Mar 25
- 3 min
Battling Tricky Transitions Doesn't Have to be Difficult!
Kids with learning disabilities like routines. It gives them a sense of predictability in a world that can be scary, unnerving, and...
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Lisa Harp
- Mar 4
- 4 min
War, Heartbeats, and Grades
I’ve been crying this morning. It’s okay. They’re tears of joy and relief. And a lot more. You see, I finally heard from my Ukrainian...
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Lisa Harp
- Feb 10
- 2 min
To Retain or Not to Retain...
Last night I was reading a wonderful novel and came upon this quote: "She had to repeat the second grade because she wrote her letters...
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Lisa Harp
- Jan 29
- 2 min
A Fun Game for Unique Learners
One of my favorite games for unique learners is Spot-It. This fun, fast-paced game is especially helpful for kids with language and...
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Lisa Harp
- Jan 17
- 2 min
Five Easy Ways to Help with Auditory Processing Skills
Does your child or student struggle to understand and comprehend auditory information? Do you sometimes think you’re talking to a wall?...
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Lisa Harp
- Dec 29, 2021
- 3 min
Taylor Swift and Auditory Memory
My daughters and I love Taylor Swift’s music. We were so excited when she recently released a remake of her “Red” album. As I was...
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Lisa Harp
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
When Orange Is Blue...
Several years ago, I received a call. You know, the kind that sets your heart dropping into the bottom of your chest. It was my mom, and...
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Lisa Harp
- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Tumor, or Laziness?
I was sure I had Alzheimer’s Disease…or maybe a brain tumor. The brain tumor wasn’t that far of a stretch. Five years ago, my mom was...
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Lisa Harp
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Seven Tips for Helping the Dyslexic Reader
Did you know that one if five people have dyslexia? And that most of them don't receive services or get specific help for this...
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Lisa Harp
- Aug 27, 2021
- 2 min
A Fun Exercise for Building New Neural Pathways in the Brain!
It’s smoky here in Northern California. Fires are raging and when I go outside, my head turns to mush…along with getting a runny noise...
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Lisa Harp
- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
Teach Your Child to Catch that Frog!
Most kids who struggle with learning disabilities have a terrible time breaking down information so they can put it in neat and tidy...
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Lisa Harp
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
The Wonders of Magic Eights!
One of the exercises we consistently use at Harp Learning Institute is the Magic Eights activity. I coined the phrase for this activity...
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Lisa Harp
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
Six Fun Ways to Help with Visual Discrimination
If your child is struggling with reading, writing, or math, then chances are that visual discrimination skills are weak. It's not...
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Lisa Harp
- Jul 7, 2021
- 2 min
Pressure Cooker Kids
Did you know studies reveal that children today are more stressed out than ever before? In a world of convenience, relative peace, and...
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Lisa Harp
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
Six Tips for Summer Learning
Summer can be a great time to catch up on learning. But if you have a child who is a unique learner, it the exercises you choose must be...
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Lisa Harp
- Aug 24
- 2 min
Six Ways to Help Your Child Transition into a New School Year
Going back to school is an exciting time for children. School clothes shopping, picking out school supplies, and a new teacher can be...
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Lisa Harp
- Aug 4
- 2 min
Help for Those Pesky Reversals
Have you stood by and watched your child or student reverse a letter, word, or number? Do you gently remind him/her of it, but it seems...
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