Hands on Learning Solutions

10/12/2026

Finding ways to make math fun!

10/09/2026

Learning at its best!

10/05/2026

We love celebrating our students!

10/02/2026

09/30/2026

Having fun playing a break game. We love what we do!

09/28/2026

We do it for the smiles!

09/25/2026

Our Hall of Fame is our wall of famous people who have overcome challenges, just like the ones our students face. This is a way to help the kids realize there is hope. When our students walk down the hall, many of them pause to look carefully at the pictures and talk about the people they recognize who have overcome similar challenges to accomplish great things!

09/25/2026

Join Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services for a spook-tacular night of Tricks and Treats! There will be games and activities, as well as fun fall treats and a chance for the kids to get candy and other giveaways.

Costumes are welcome!

Thursday, October 29th 6-8pm
West Oakview Elementary School
3880 Stuyvesant Ave NE, Grand Rapids. MI 49548

This event is for Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing kids and families, including parents and siblings. Register today using the link in the first comment of the original post. See you there!

09/23/2026

One area that tends to be very difficult for individuals with dyslexia is long term memory, especially for non-meaningful information. Meaningful information is information that we can make images and pictures in our mind for like cat, shoe, tree. Non meaningful information would be things with numbers, letters, or symbols. The ability to memorize information that contains non-meaningful information is difficult because it's hard to make a picture out of those symbols. Individuals with dyslexia are notorious for struggling in this area and tend to need a lot more practice and review.

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09/21/2026

https://ldaamerica.org/info/back-to-school-working-with-teachers-and-schools-helping-your-child-succeed-in-school/

Back to School: Working with Teachers and Schools – Helping Your Child Succeed in School Starting school each fall is a challenge for the student and parents. The following article has been adapted from the US Department of Education website and offers some valuable suggestions as your child start...