NACD – A Research Based Program
Research Study by Brigham Young University: The Efficacy of the NACD Program
Reprinted by permission of The NACD Foundation, Volume 15 No. 1, 2002 ©NACD
Research Study by Brigham Young University: The Efficacy of the NACD Program
Reprinted by permission of The NACD Foundation, Volume 15 No. 1, 2002 ©NACD
By Lyn Waldeck NACD Evaluator “Children with significant challenges can be typical, typical children can be exceptional, and exceptional children can change the world.” —Robert J. Doman, Jr, Founder of NACD NACD has been at the forefront of developing modalities to address a population of children that are most commonly “written off.” We have children…
by Bob Doman One of the most common words children hear is the word “no.” I have heard parents spew it out like bullets being fired from machine guns at the same frequency and with what often sounds like similar intent. Working with parents and their children educationally and developmentally can be challenging, but not…
The critical role of parents in child development and education and the need to understand and utilize the perspective of the “Whole Child” By Bob Doman My game plan this Saturday morning was to write an article speaking to the importance of working with “whole” children. Before I could get going on this, I…
Arianna is 13 years old. She happened to have been born with one extra chromosome, a fact that is neither positive nor negative but certainly has been a challenge for her in many ways. As parents we learned that the medical term is designated Trisomy 21. We feel very strong about using that term. Verbalizing…
In addition to staying on top of the latest research and various modalities that affect our children, NACD also likes to take advantage of cutting edge and current technology in order to provide greater service to our families. NACD is pleased to announce that we have begun utilizing Facebook as a tool to unite the…
by John M. Jaquith, M. Ed. Click here to read the study (PDF) Abstract In order to see the effects of short-term memory on standardized achievement scores, this study compared the auditory and visual digit spans of 546 students (from a private school located in the Southeastern part of the United States) to their scores on…