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Local Lighthouse Historian
Interviewed On U.S. Lighthouse Society Podcast
Josh Liller, historian for the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
& Museum and volunteer historian for the Florida
Lighthouse Association is interviewed for an episode
of the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s Light Hearted podcast
Sunday, Sept. 5. Host Jeremy D’Entremont discusses
The Florida Lighthouse Trail, 2nd Edition with Liller,
the book’s editor and contributor.
The Florida Lighthouse Trail is a unique guidebook
and reference to Florida’s lighthouses, past and present.
The state currently has 30 historic lighthouses, but over
a dozen more no longer exist. The book, produced by the
nonprofit Florida Lighthouse Association (FLA), covers
the history and many details of each lighthouse, including
information on their locations and how you can visit them. during weekend trips or vacations. Both the book and U.S.
The book is a treasured resource for lighthouse lovers Lighthouse Society Passport Stamp Book are available
who plan to visit or “collect” each Florida lighthouse at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum’s gift shop.
Join us for an Open House
Wednesday, October 27, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 8, 10:00 a.m.
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is interactive, adaptable, relevant, and anything but ordinary.
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The U.S. Lighthouse Society (USLHS) is a national
organization supporting lighthouse history. Light Hearted
is their weekly lighthouse podcast and episodes can be
found on the USLHS blog at https://news.uslhs.org/
category/light-hearted/.
Josh Liller has worked for the nonprofit Loxahatchee
River Historical Society, which operates Jupiter Inlet
Lighthouse & Museum, since 2013 as collections
manager and historian. In addition to The Florida
Lighthouse Trail, Liller co-authored the revised edition
of Five Thousand Years on the Loxahatchee with James
Photo by Captain Kimo D. Snyder. Liller has contributed numerous articles to
national lighthouse magazines, and frequently gave local
history presentations prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He was also previously interviewed on the Light Hearted
podcast in July 2019 (Episode 19) discussing the history
of Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and its keepers.
You can find more information on these organizations
at www.jupiterlighthouse.org, www.floridalighthouses.
org and www.uslhs.org.
Dyscalculia:
A Math Learning
Disability
By Jim Forgan, Ph.D.,
School Psychologist
Dyscalculia (pronounced
dys-cal-kule-ya) is a type of
math learning disability.
Some parents I explain this
to say it sounds like dyslexia
but for math. They are right
as dyscalculia occurs in
about half of the children
with dyslexia. Your child
might have dyscalculia if he
or she struggles with memorizing math facts, understanding
math vocabulary, and strongly dislikes math. Dyscalculia
becomes more noticeable as children get into upper
elementary, middle, and high school.
Generally, people with dyscalculia have poor
“number sense” which is an intuitive understanding
of how numbers work. A lack of number sense causes
people with dyscalculia to struggle with math concepts.
If your child doesn’t understand the basics about how
numbers work, learning math and using it every day can
be very frustrating.
Dyscalculia warning signs include difficulty seeing
how numbers work together, poor math fact recall,
difficulty understanding concepts like “sum” or “less
than,” telling left from right, reading an analog clock,
trouble solving math word problems, and difficulty
working with dollars and coins. Most children with
dyscalculia believe they are not good at math and might
experience math anxiety.
Consider having your child tested to determine the
root cause of his or her math difficulty. There might
be more occurring than you can fix simply by telling
your child to try harder or to stop being lazy. You
can learn more at the website: www.understood.org/
articles/en/what-is-dyscalculia. We offer dyscalculia
testing in Jupiter and Stuart. Kids with dyscalculia
need specialized instruction and can receive school
accommodations.
If you believe something is interfering with your
child’s math, reading, or writing, get it checked out.
When you take a wait and see approach it becomes
harder to fix the older your child becomes, and it can
damage your child’s self-esteem. Contact us if we can
help you, (561) 625-4125 or www.JimForgan.com.
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