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Welcome to today's #ldchat! This is Dan with the Understood team. We're joined today by our founding partner @E2ENational, chatting about the importance of mentorship for kids with learning and attention issues.
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Welcome to today's #ldchat! This is Dan with the Understood team. We're joined today by our founding partner @E2ENational, chatting about the importance of mentorship for kids with learning and attention issues.
Q1. Students often feel alone and isolated for having a learning and attention issue! Finding a mentor for your student or someone who has had a similar experience can help! #LDChat
Q1 A2. Most students with learning and attention issues have all the skills to be successful, but often lack the initiative to advocate for themselves. Teach your student to believe in their abilities!
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If you're seeing signs of frustration in your grade-schooler, middle-schooler or high-schooler, it can help to look for patterns in those behaviors over time. #ldchathttps://t.co/83RAtZtL9I
Q2 A1. Social-emotional skills are best worked on with another person. Having a mentor can be your students missing piece to tapping into those skills. 👩🏫📝 #LDChat
Q2 A2. “My student was able to see that dyslexia is manageable and has shared with peers that she has a learning difference. That empowerment is my favorite part of being and E2E Mentor.” - An E2E Mentor on the power of mentoring!
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A2: Mentors can help children feel like they are not alone, and at the same time, those children now have someone to look up to because they share so much in common. #ldchat
So true! We love seeing the bond formed between Mentors and Mentees. Sharing similarities provides a student with trust and a sense of security for their future! #LDchat
A2: A mentor can help you determine your strengths and learn from past experiences. They also provide motivation, support and advice on handling situations. #LDchathttps://t.co/9zqpXkGngo
Q3. Where can you find a mentor for a child with learning and attention issues, and what considerations should be made in finding the right person? #ldchat
Q3 A1 Find a mentor who doesn’t have everything figured out. The most impactful relationship is when a student is able to see that it’s ok to continue to learn! #LDChat
A3: Obviously through organizations like @E2ENational, but we also think it is important for schools to start taking the lead on providing mentoring opportunities for their students with alumni! #ldchat
Love this point. Mentors shouldn't be perfect. Kids can see them working through their own challenges. It's not what challenges you face, it's HOW you face them. #ldchat
Q3 A1 Find a mentor who doesn’t have everything figured out. The most impactful relationship is when a student is able to see that it’s ok to continue to learn! #LDChat
Finding strengths is so important for these kids! So often, the people around them are focused on helping them with their difficulties that their strengths are lost in the shuffle.
Q3 A2 Ask your student who they look up to. Do they see @WonderWomanFilm or your local pet-sitter and idolize them? Often finding a mentor that’s similar to a student's idol can help to form an immediate connection. #LDChat
Q4 A1. We have seen mentors find that not only did they see a change in their mentee, but in themselves too! We’ve found that 1:1 mentoring is beneficial to both the mentors and mentees. #LDChat
Take a peek into Camp Eye to Eye, where kids with learning and attention issues connect with young adults with similar issues. #ldchathttps://t.co/VoagUVp8AM
Take a peek into Camp Eye to Eye, where kids with learning and attention issues connect with young adults with similar issues. #ldchathttps://t.co/VoagUVp8AM
Q4 A2. It’s easy for a student to be discouraged when someone who hasn’t been in their shoes saying everything is going to be okay. Having someone who can relate on the challenges and successes firsthand can make all the difference. #LDChat
A4: For our community especially, this is so important because #NVLD isn't as well known and understood as ADHD or ASD or Dyslexia. Students with NVLD need to feel like they are not alone and that someone understands what they are going through. #ldchat
A4: In more general terms, its important to find mentors that truly understand the ins and outs of what it means to have a specific LD. This connection, this deep understanding, is rarely found with parents and educators because they often have the same LD. #ldchat
