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Date Posted: 11:57:11 01/19/07 Fri
Author: Gina
Subject: Re: Learning disablity platform
In reply to: Cheryl Green 's message, "Learning disablity platform" on 07:45:14 01/18/07 Thu

Cheryl,
Did you say that your daughter has a learning disability? If so, how does she deal handle the disability while trying to learn something new? Maybe she could try to talk about those issues with elementary students? Check with your local district to find out what LD programs they have and whether or not they are interested in having your daughter speak to them. She can speak to them about how she has overcome her disability and how they too can accomplish anything...
Seeing and meeting young children who are in need of someone to look up to, may give her the inspiration she needs.
In addition to getting much needed inspiration, she will also gain confidence in public speaking, something that is necessary for success in the pageant industry...

Good Luck!!

Gina
>
>My 18 year old daughter, Anastasia Marshall, is a
>contestant in the Miss Arkansas Teen international
>pageant. She is using a platform " Encouring children
>with learning disablities that they can suceed" My
>daughter is LD, so she is some one who just doesn't
>have comapassion for some one with learning
>disabilities, but she lives that life everyday. Can
>you give us any pointers how to proceed with this
>platform

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[> My daughter also has learning differences. She is now in a special school for children like her. If your daughter wants to use her experience as a platform here are some things you need to consider (click in) -- A pageant coach, 18:12:58 01/24/07 Wed [1]

Defining Learning Differences (The Schwab Foundation has a wonderful site) will be the key. What types of differences are there and what type of learner is your daughter?
Then, because this is such a broad subject, be specific on what you want to accomplish with the title, bring awareness of the differences? The LD student: The importance of Self Advocating in Schools, Early Intervention: Warning signs to parents. BE VERY SPECIFIC on the message she would like to come across. THEN, the question will always come down to, what have you done to accomplish your goal. Just going to a school and talking to kids is not laying out a plan. Think of it like a business plan.

I know that is a lot to swallow. I will let you mill on that for a while. But truly, just picking this topic Learning Disabilities is tough because it isn't enough that she lives with it, what is she doing with what she has learned by her struggles to help others!

Hope that helps...going through this struggle everday!


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