[Book for Dysgraphia]

Dysgraphia: Why Johnny Can't Write : A Handbook for Teachers and Parents 

by Diane Walton Cavey 

 

Dysgraphia: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Dysgraphia and Helping a Dysgraphic Child

by Nathan G. Brant 

 

[If she loves the book The Giver]

Here is an article on one book blog I'm reading with 18 suggestions for those, who loved Giver. Hope it will be helpful 

https://media.bookbub.com/blog/2017/03/20/books-to-read-if-you-love-the-giver/

[How do you search for colleges, plus suggestions welcome!]

I explore colleges on  US news (https://www.usnews.com/education), on Niche (https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/) and on the Search.University (https://search.university/) 

I really like Niche for design and reviews of the students

[What are your favorite websites for researching colleges?]

I really like Niche, especially for the actual students' reviews

https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/

 

And Search.University for a vast database, convenient filters and rankings

https://search.university/

[After 3 years of silence...I have decided to return to blogging. Feedback?]

I loved the blog! A ton of useful and interesting info. I've just read a post after post for 2 hours straight!  :hurray:

[Interesting nonfiction book recommendations]

1. Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the True Story of an American Feud by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain, illustrated by Larry Day

2. Weird but True! series by National Geographic Kids

3. Ken Jennings’ Junior Genius Guides by Ken Jennings, illustrated by Mike Lowery

4. Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy

 

[Favourite fiction picture book authors]

Kate DiCamillo
Maurice Sendak
Frank Cottrell Boyce

[Are there any selective schools that offer *merit* scholarships?]

I've found this info in the Forbes article:
According to US News and World Report, Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa pays the highest percentage of merit scholarships in the country with 98% of students receiving non-need based aid.

 

https://www.bing.com/search?q=site%3Asearch.university&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=site%3Asearch.university&sc=0-22&sk=&cvid=75B6AD788B4749CBA0DAA48B81D42D75

[College Application - Extracurriculars]

Why don't you write\call administration or apllication office and ask them? Just in case, you know. 

 

 

 

 

[being good/being gifted - were is the line?]

It's not a direct answer to your question, but I highly recommend you to check out a book by Carol Dweck "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success", if you haven't already. It talks about the whole aproach of "talent" and how it's not the main thing in our skills developement. A whole chapter is about kids. It was an eye opener for me! It helps to realise how important it is to develop a growth mindset in my kids! and how to look at their success and failures, and how should I teach them to deal with those.