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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 on Tuesday, January 7, 2020
There’s no doubt that having a language-based learning disability (LBLD), such as dyslexia, affects students in the classroom. They may struggle with listening, speaking, reading, or writing; managing time, materials, or information; or self-...
Posted on Friday, November 15, 2019
By Adam Craig and
Kristine Burgess, contributor
“The greatest teacher, failure is.” (Yoda, The Last Jedi)
Wise words when developing skills to become a Jedi Knight, a successful high school student, or a master of virtually any skill in the...
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LEARNING
Posted on Wednesday, March 6, 2019
By Katherine K. Frankel
In a recent interview with Education Week, author Jacqueline Woodson, the Library of Congress's 2018–2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, discussed her concerns about labels like “struggling reader.”...
Posted on Monday, February 25, 2019
By Meghan Sebens
Reading is an integral part of our culture and has been for many millennia. While our social and academic lives are constantly infused with reading, this ability does not develop innately. The ability to read is shaped by the...
Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2018
By Carl Gasowski
Walking into the STEAMworks Technology Department in the school where I teach, one might see a student working on a computer-controlled wood carving, or perhaps constructing and programming a drone, or maybe even composing and...
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LEARNING DISABILITIES
Posted by By Nancy Duggan, MA. S.C. on Monday, March 5, 2018
Decoding Dyslexia Massachusetts (DD-MA) began a campaign in 2012 to raise dyslexia awareness across the state through collaboration with parents, educators, and neuroscience researchers. The effort has made steady progress in building dyslexia...
Posted by By Angela Timpone Gowans on Wednesday, November 15, 2017
This is part five of the five-part series, What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability?
After I returned from the grocery store for the third time that day because I forgot another essential ingredient for dinner, Dylan laughed and exclaimed, “...
Posted on Wednesday, November 15, 2017
What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability? Five Part Series
Landmark360.org launched the five-part series What Is a Language-Based Learning Disability? to define and explain Language-Based Learning Disabilities (LBLD), offer tips on...
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SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL
TOPICS
Posted on Friday, November 16, 2018
This is the third post in a five-part series about students, stress, and anxiety. The first article is an overview of anxiety, the second looks at a relaxation program for elementary and middle school students, the fourth explores how mindfulness...
Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2018
This is the first post in a five-part series about students, stress, and anxiety. The second article looks at a relaxation program for elementary and middle school students, the third discusses how a student learned to manage her anxiety, the...
Posted by By Kaleigh Mangiarelli on Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Whether diagnosed or not, anxiety is something many people deal with on a daily basis.
The word "anxiety" gets tossed around a lot in millennial culture, but those of us who have or feel anxiety know the great weight of the word, of the disorder...
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COLLEGE PREP
Posted by By Kerri Coen on Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Read more posts about Navigating the College Admissions Process for Students with Learning Disabilities.
Tips for Rising Seniors & Their Parents
Rising seniors will be busy this fall exploring many different post-secondary options. Students...
Posted on Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Submitted by Rick Lavoie, Author, Lecturer, Consultant
Preparing Your Child (and You) for Transition to College
For 30 years, I served as an administrator of residential schools for Special Needs students. One of my responsibilities was designing...
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TEACHING
Posted on Friday, February 26, 2016
By Kimberly Hildebrandt
If you are an educator, you have probably heard of the Flipped Classroom. It is all the rage right now, and for good reason. The concept is simple, though the implementation can be quite varied. Here’s the big idea:...
Posted on Wednesday, September 9, 2015
By Mark Drago
There is an old Staples back to school commercial where the dad skips down the aisle and his kids trudge behind him as the song “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” plays in the background. A totally different portrayal of the...
Posted on Saturday, August 22, 2015
By Judy Packhem, M. Ed.
Cursive writing is an endangered species these days. Left out of the Common Core State Standards, cursive is now seen as inconsequential, and even obsolete, by some in the education community.
This is distressing to me,...
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