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Expert Profile: Norm Bishop

Expertise: I have 28 years experience teaching learning disabled students, including some diagnosed as ADHD. I can answer basic questions about special education law, instructional techniques, and best spec. ed. practice
Experience as a teacher, administrator, consultant, tutor, diagnostician. Love to teach!

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Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		168

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	09/19/08
10	10	10	10	09/18/08
10	10	10	10	09/12/08
10	10	10	10	09/03/08
10	10	10	10	07/21/08

User Comments

Thanks, Norm. Those are excellent ideas.
(Jenny on 09/19/08)

Thank you very much. I did not even know a disability coordinator existed.
(Jenny on 09/18/08)

Thank you so much for your help. Are you in FL? If so, do you know of any good places to take him for an individual evaluation?
(Nicole Barr on 09/12/08)

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it.
(Natalie on 09/03/08)

Thanks a TON! Lots of great ideas that I will be trying out with my son.
(Debora on 07/21/08)

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Recent Answers from Norm Bishop

2008-09-18 College student/ADD: If she gets a diagnosis of ADD or ADHD then she can get some assistance in the form of accommodations from her school. Prior to that, unless she already has a diagnosis from previous years, there isn't...

2008-09-10 My son: Flipping letters and syllables isn't always the clear symptom, although the older the student is, (further from six) the more more it might be an indicator. Without a good evaluation, it is hard to know...

2008-09-09 My son: None of those disorders would be that related to what you describe with the reading. Tourette's would cause him to tic, (repetitive movements or verbalizations that he has no control over). ADHD would...

2008-08-22 auditory processing disorder and visual spatial disorder: Both disorders are within brain functioning. We don't know that there is damage to the brain or if it is simply a difference in how the brain processes things. Some of the symptoms are similar to both...

2008-08-18 Tutoring w/ ADHD: You have taken on a noble project. It sounds as if the place that you are tutoring is simply too distractive for tutoring to be productive. I suggest that you explore the possibility of a separate room...

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