Landmark is committed to understanding the latest research on language-based learning disabilities, such as dyslexia. The school not only participates in research programs but also encourages faculty to explore and inform new research in the classroom and through our professional development program for educators, Landmark School Outreach Program . Check out our new blog in November and learn about the latest teaching strategies for learning disabilities, online courses, teaching guides and events at www.landmarkoutreach.org.
Landmark Resource Blog
Announcements
Sensory Processing Disorder Research
Landmark School announces a collaboration with Helen Chen Kingston, doctoral student at Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is studying the oral narratives of children with Sensory Processing Disorder and Language-based Learning Disabilities to discover whether a child's ability to tell a story is related to his or her literacy development. Please view Kingston Research Letter to learn more and to consider participation.
New Landmark Teaching Guide
Teaching Independent Minds - A New Landmark School Teaching Guide.
Teaching Independent Minds offers pedagogy focused on teaching students how to learn more efficiently and effectively. Chapters are organized into three sections designed to guide teachers and administrators who wish to ensure that the diverse learners in their schools are served equitably.
Useful Articles
"Common Misperceptions About Learning Disabilities," adapted from a new publication from Landmark was featured in a Boston Globe supplement entitled "Maximizing Your Potential: Living with a Learning Disability" on September 9, 2008.
Organizational Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities: The Digital Master Filing System
Summer is a great time to get organized! Students who have learning disabilities frequently struggle to keep track of their school work — especially digital files. When the information is lost in their computer, they waste valuable time looking for it, sometimes have to redo it, and then can't hand it in! Read this article by the Landmark School Outreach Program for a strategy that works.
Teaching Time Management to Students with Learning Disabilities
Teach your students how to improve their time management. Learn to teach task analysis, enabling your students to divide academic projects into smaller tasks, figure out how long each task will take, and produce their work when it needs to be done
“Teaching Students How to Learn” Independent School Magazine
(Summer issue), a publication of National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
