Have you read/seen this?
When Real Reading Isn’t Happening…
Everything You Need to Know About the Every Student Succeeds Act
Short Term Memory Helps for Kids
At a Glance
- Working memory refers to how we manipulate information stored in short-term memory.
- Kids use working memory to learn and follow directions.
•Working-memory boosters can be built into your child’s daily life.
About the Author—Amanda Morin; A parent advocate and former teacher, Amanda Morin is the proud mom of kids with learning and attention issues and the author of The Everything Parent’s Guide to Special Education.
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Best selling author and comic book writer, Gene Luen Yang, made an appearance in Lima on Tuesday to sign autographs and meet with area teachers about how to use comic books as educational tools in the classroom.
http://limaohio.com/news/153340/writer-discusses-how-comic-books-can-be-used-as-educational-tools
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10 Tech Hacks to Help a Struggling Reader
However, not being able to read isn’t what it used to be. New technologies are revolutionizing education for those who struggle with the written word, whether reading it, writing it or organizing their thoughts in a coherent form–because they are all connected. And surprisingly, these technologies are widely available and often inexpensive. Most people have access to these tools, known as assistive technologies, without even knowing it, on their smartphones. http://time.com/10-tech-hacks-to-help-a-struggling-reader/?xid=emailshare&utm_content=buffer7cf8c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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Check out how easyCBM compares to STAR and DIBELS. STAR appears to be the winner!
Academic Progress Monitoring Tools Chart
The National Center on Intensive Intervention has released an updated Academic Progress Monitoring Tools Chart
which is intended to assist educators and families in becoming informed consumers who can select evidence-based
tools to measure student academic progress that best meet their individual needs. The chart includes comments on
the technical rigor of the tool. An audio tour of the chart is available.
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A guide to the basics of bullying, what it is and isn’t, the role of students, and tips on what you can do.
BULLYING PACER BULLYING 101 Guide for middle – high school students
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Elizabeth Williams and Stacey Butera, eighth-grade English language arts (ELA) teachers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, school, had the idea to transform eyesore lockers in the eighth-grade hallway into literary works of art.
The two teachers, assisted by a team of about 40 volunteers, spent the summer painting book titles onto the lockers so that the hallway is now a life-size library that they say has infused the school’s nearly 1,300 students with an excitement for books.
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Read_Across_the_Globe Reading is a part of everyday life, and a critical life skill that no child should be missing. That’s why, on Oct. 19, we’re rallying thousands of volunteers, educators, parents, and partners in every time zone for one of the largest reading events of all time. Thank you, Bethany! http://www.pointsoflight.org/readacrosstheglobe
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Physical Issues That Affect Reading and Writing
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The reading brain: Executive function hard at work
http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/the-reading-brain-executive-function-hard-at-work/education
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PAVE is a parent directed organization that works with families, individuals with disabilities, professionals and community members in all walks of life and with all types of disabilities. Since 1979, PAVE has provided information, training and support for over 1,000,000 individuals with disabilities, parents and professionals.
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Nothing to Worry About– Erma Bombeck
Confessions of a child entering school for the first time – who according to adults “has nothing to worry about.”
My name is Donald and I don’t know anything.
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Understood: Our goal is to help the millions of parents whose children, ages 3–20, are struggling with learning and attention issues. We want to empower them to understand their children’s issues and relate to their experiences. With this knowledge, parents can make effective choices that propel their children from simply coping to truly thriving.
This journey can pose challenges, though. That’s where Understood comes in. Understood aims to give parents a direct path to the support they need most to make them feel more confident and capable, less frustrated and alone:
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