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21st Annual Archival Evening Honoree Reception

Celebrating Estée Lauder And The Lauder Family

Supports Historical Society family, grand benefactor; and Tommy Hilfiger, and the Cochairs were Ann-Britt and
The 21st Annual Archival Evening Chairs were Dee
Jim McCann, Evening
Of Palm Beach County dinner sponsor; The Christian Angle, Frances and Jeffrey Fisher, and Carol
Boca Raton, Evening and Thomas Kirchhoff.
Frances and Jeffrey Fisher graciously hosted the champagne sponsor; Funds raised from Archival Evening directly support
Archival Evening Honoree Cocktail Reception at their Susan and Dominick civics and history education resources for over 40,000
Palm Beach home on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, for chairs, Telesco, Evening Palm Beach County school children each year as well
sponsors, and members of the Legacy Circle and Host photography sponsor; as preservation of the Historical Society’s collection,
Committee for the 21st Annual Archival Evening of the Hillie Mahoney, Evening a portion of which is showcased in the Richard and Pat
Historical Society of Palm Beach County (HSPBC). This invitation sponsor; Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum.
year the HSPBC honored Estée Lauder and the Lauder Pioneer Linens, Evening To make a donation, become a member, or learn more
Family in Palm Beach at its signature invitation-only event music sponsor; Nievera about the Historical Society of Palm Beach County, call
at The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, on Wednesday, Dec. W illiams Design, (561) 832-4164, Ext. 100 or visit www.pbchistory.org.
13, 2023. The honoree reception is by invitation only. Evening floral sponsor;
This year’s major sponsors, who ensure the success and Palmer, Evening Tommy and Dee Hilfiger. Photo Math Problems
of Archival Evening, were the Richard and Pat Johnson exclusive media sponsor. by Capehart Photography

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By Jim Forgan, Ph.D.,
School Psychologist
• CLOTHING • SCULPTURES • CUSTOM PACKING AND CRATING “If you have $196 dollars
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much money do you have
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Some children receive adequate math instruction but
perform poorly in math due to a math learning disability
called dyscalculia. These children might grasp simple math
but struggle with multistep math or math word problems.
They learn multiplication facts only to forget them.
There are many reasons why a child might have math
difficulty. Consider the introductory math problem. What
brain systems did you use to solve the problem? One
cognitive system which is important for math is visualization.
You might have visualized the numbers 196 and 27 in your
mind as you visually regrouped and subtracted to solve the
Dishes, Glasses, Furniture equation. Another important cognitive system is your working
memory. You had to hold 196 and 27 in your working memory
Copies, Fax Service, Notary, US Mail, Stamps while you performed the math operation.

A third cognitive system important for math is attention.
Regardless of using mental math or paper, you had to give
great attention to detail as you solved the problem. If you
made one careless error, it doomed your answer. Language
is a fourth cognitive system involved in math. You had to use
language to understand “how much money do you have left”
requires subtraction. Math has other specialized vocabulary
words such as sum, radius, and hypotenuse. A fifth cognitive
system needed for math is processing speed. Your child is
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As you can see, telling your child to “try harder” in math
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might be causing a math learning disability and dyscalculia.
Ask For Jean or Joseph There are specialized math programs and learning strategies
available to help children.

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