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Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2021
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Automatization is the process of learning and assimilating a task or skill so completely that it can be consistently completed with little or no conscious attention.
Repetition and review (spiraling) are critical. Sometimes students...
Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2021
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Providing models is simple, yet very important. It is one of the most effective teaching techniques.
Models are concrete examples of what teachers expect. They do not mean that teachers are doing assignments for students. They are...
Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2021
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Students are not passive receptacles to fill with information. They come to class with their own frames of reference.
Their unique experiences and knowledge affect them as learners and should be taken into account. Therefore, during...
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LEARNING
Posted on Tuesday, November 24, 2020
By Susan Tomases
The pandemic has thrown much into question, not the least of which is the value of a four-year higher education experience with a questionable future of gainful employment or the funds to pay back six-figure loans. There are an...
Posted on Thursday, September 3, 2020
By Stacey Sargent and Robert Kahn
Mid-March of 2020 thrust all of us into a brave new world, and parents, students, educators, and administrators worked hard to bring their expertise and experience along for the ride! Ultimately, June arrived...
Posted on Thursday, August 27, 2020
By Beth Swan
Many parents are struggling with stress and anxiety amid the historic COVID-19 pandemic era as home education has been thrust upon them, forcing many to take career-altering steps back and drastically change their routines.
Focus on...
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LEARNING DISABILITIES
Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2019
By Rick Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed.
A parent once called my special education school to request an admissions visit for her and her son, who was struggling mightily in school. She asked a strange question in her initial phone call: “Does the school have...
Posted on Monday, February 4, 2019
By Adam M. Domow, CPA
As a certified public accountant, I’ve been asked by many parents of children with dyslexia if they can deduct on their tax returns expenses incurred on tuition, tutoring, evaluations—money spent helping their children learn...
Posted on Friday, September 14, 2018
By Ann Andrew
Parents know their children better than anyone else and can usually sense if something isn’t quite right with them physically, emotionally, or academically. If you suspect that your child has a learning disability, then it’s very...
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SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL
TOPICS
Posted on Monday, September 14, 2020
This is the second post in a five-part series about students, stress, and anxiety. The first article is an overview of anxiety, the third discusses how a student learned to manage her anxiety, the fourth explores how mindfulness can reduce anxiety...
Posted on Monday, February 10, 2020
By Ruth Bossler, M.S., CCC-SLP
Many parents, including those of children with language-based learning disabilities (LBLD), have seen their children miss deadlines and assignments, struggle to manage school work, and stumble in social situations....
Posted by By Dan Ahearn on Wednesday, May 8, 2019
This is the third post in a three-part series about bullying. The first article defines bullying and the second article outlines the warning signs of bullying.
As discussed in an earlier post by Elizabeth Englander, the essential nature of...
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COLLEGE PREP
Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Read more posts about Navigating the College Admissions Process for Students with Learning Disabilities.
Most colleges have a support service office to help students with learning disabilities access the resources they need to succeed. Students...
Posted on Friday, July 6, 2018
An interview is an opportunity for a school to get to know you. It is also an important opportunity for you to understand and learn about the institution you are interviewing with. You should be actively involved in the interview in order to...
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Posted on Friday, July 6, 2018
Read more posts about Navigating the College Admissions Process for Students with Learning Disabilities.
An interview is an opportunity for a school to get to know you. It is also an important opportunity for you to understand and learn about...
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TEACHING
Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Definition
Providing models is simple, yet very important. It is one of the most effective teaching techniques.
Models are concrete examples of what teachers expect. They do not mean that teachers are doing assignments for students. They are...
Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Definition
Students are not passive receptacles to fill with information. They come to class with their own frames of reference.
Their unique experiences and knowledge affect them as learners and should be taken into account. Therefore, during...
Posted on Monday, May 24, 2021
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Multisensory teaching is effective for all students. In general, it means presenting all information to students via three sensory modalities: visual, auditory, and tactile.
Visual presentation techniques include graphic organizers...