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Landmark 360 Blog
Practical, informative resources, tips, tools, and strategies for parents of children with learning disabilities written by experts in the fields of Learning, Learning Disabilities, Social & Emotional Topics, College Prep, and Teaching.
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June 1st, 2025
The Importance of Summer Reading
Landmark School shares expert tips to keep students reading all summer long. Learn how to prevent learning loss and support students with language-based learning disabilities.
Posted in: Learning
May 24th, 2025
Executive Function: A Guidebook
Discover executive function and strategies in this guidebook.
Posted in: Learning
May 23rd, 2025
What is Executive Function?
Discover the basics about executive function and how our brain keeps it all together.
Posted in: Learning
May 22nd, 2025
Executive Function For Home
Getting and staying organized can make home a more tranquil place for your family.
Posted in: Learning
May 22nd, 2025
Executive Function For School
The demands that school puts on Executive Function can be significant. Planning, strategizing, and communicating can help.
Posted in: Learning
May 22nd, 2025
Executive Function For Work
No matter what you do for work, Executive Function skills are essential for getting the job done.
Posted in: Learning
February 12th, 2025
Why Does Executive Function Matter?
Discover why executive function skills matter in managing tasks and reducing stress.
Posted in: Learning
November 22nd, 2024
The Art of Shifting Focus: Like Shifting Gears on a Bike
Dr. Karp's article originally appeared in Psychology Today, 9/11/24 Jump to 5 Steps To Conquer Any ChallengeThis simple mindset shift could change everything.Imagine dusting off your old bicycle, feeling the cool metal and the rubber grips that once felt so familiar. You haven't ridden in years, a...Posted in: Learning
October 30th, 2024
Community Service As Experiential Learning
This article was originally published in 2019. By Rev. Bill Ferguson From elementary school through college, community service has become a staple in the academic world. One doesn’t have to think too hard to understand why. Community service connects. To serve means to interact with the ...Posted in: Learning
October 2nd, 2024
The Language Box
Explore the concept of "The Language Box" and how taking language IN and producing language OUT effects students in the classroom.
Posted in: Learning
September 24th, 2024
Helping Students Identify Media Bias
In an information-saturated world filled with bias, fake news, misinformation, and disinformation, it is crucial to recognize, utilize, and promote quality material. Find some tips and strategies for helping students identify media bias in the news.
Posted in: Learning
July 1st, 2024
ACCESS AI Framework
Explore how Josh Clark from Landmark School thinks about AI in the classroom through the ACCESS AI Framework. Unleash the potential of AI technology.
Posted in: Learning Disabilities, Learning
March 21st, 2024
Developing Eager Readers
Discover how parents can develop eager readers. Explore part 2 of the Reading Guidebook.
Posted in: Learning
March 21st, 2024
Landmark's Approach
Explore Reading: A Guidebook Part 3 to learn about Landmark School's approach to reading instruction.
Posted in: Learning
March 21st, 2024
Reading: A Guidebook
Explore what science says about reading instruction and why its importance in this 3 part series Reading: A Guidebook.
Posted in: Learning
March 21st, 2024
What is Reading?
Discover the basics about how reading works and what the science tells us.
Posted in: Learning
March 8th, 2024
Benefits of Boarding Schools
Discover the advantages of boarding schools and the impact on students' education and development.
Posted in: Learning
December 5th, 2023
5 Strategies to Support College Students’ Executive Functions
Students heading off to college should follow these simple guidelines to get and stay organized and master executive function skills.
Posted in: College Prep, Learning
June 13th, 2023
An AI Tsunami is Coming for Education & Dyslexia can Surf: PART 1
Learn how AI technology can pave the way for better education, with a focus on helping dyslexic students. This article is Part 1 of a series on the topic.
Posted in: Learning
June 13th, 2023
An AI Tsunami is Coming for Education & Dyslexia can Surf: PART 2
In this second part of the series on AI in education, Josh talks about how AI might impact instruction in schools.
Posted in: Learning
June 13th, 2023
An AI Tsunami is Coming for Education & Dyslexia can Surf: PART 3
In this third part of the series on AI in education, Josh grapples with both challenges and hopes for our students' futures.
Posted in: Learning
May 10th, 2022
Our Responsibility to Students in International Schools
Learn from a veteran educator of international schools about the growing demand to serve a growing population of students with learning disabilities. He shares evidence, insight, and solutions for parents and educators.
Posted in: Learning
November 22nd, 2021
Navigating Math Anxiety
“I don’t even know where to start!” Many of us have heard these words flow out of someone dear to us. Cue the anxiety, stress, and trickle of tears. Before we officially list math among the blacklisted four-letter words, let’s talk strategies. How can these strong emotions...Posted in: Learning
August 15th, 2021
Tips for a Successful Transition Back to In-Person Learning
By Elizabeth Lutsky '93, MA, BCET Back-to-school is an exciting time of year, but can also be a stressful one, especially now! After a year of online and hybrid learning, transitioning back to in-person school may seem overwhelming for some students and their parents. Here are a few helpful strat...Posted in: Learning
May 4th, 2021
Landmark Student Turns Hobby into a Career
Ambitious, confident, creative, determined, talented. These adjectives perfectly describe Matthew “Matty” Kaminsky ‘21. Although he’s only a senior in high school, Matty is an accomplished photographer with an impressive résumé—and a roadmap for his future.Matty began dabbling in photogr...Posted in: Learning
November 23rd, 2020
Futures Reinvented
By Susan TomasesThe 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 abundance of gap-year programs these days, but COVID-19 ...Posted in: Learning
September 2nd, 2020
Lessons Learned from Remote Learning: Tips for Parents
By Stacey Sargent and Robert KahnMid-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 and curriculum, teaching strategies, and personnel had b...Posted in: Learning
August 26th, 2020
Homeschooling During an Uncertain Time
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 Connection For homeschoolers, the change was ...Posted in: Learning
August 12th, 2020
Becoming Your Child’s Learning Coach
“Homework sucks!”I am sure you have heard this before. So have I. I have heard it from students who would like to be doing anything other than more schoolwork. And I have heard it from parents who feel that homework is driving a wedge between them and their children. I hope to help you develop s...Posted in: Learning
April 14th, 2020
Mobile and Online Tools to Help Students with Writing and Organization
Technology has become an increasingly essential part of modern education. With the Covid-19 pandemic that has prompted widespread remote learning, it seems more likely than ever that the digital age will bring in a new era of education, one that maximizes technology and connections. According to EdT...Posted in: Learning
January 6th, 2020
Empowered By Their Learning Differences
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-advocacy and self-regulation. LBLDs also factor into...Posted in: Learning
November 14th, 2019
Fostering a Growth Mindset
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 universe. Unfortunately, it is much easier to smile and n...Posted in: Learning
September 30th, 2019
Being an Efficient Homework Helper—Part III: Motivation and Tools
By: Regina G. Richards This is the third installment of a multi-part series about helping children manage homework. Thefirst post is about establishing good habits creating an optimal learning environment. The second postcovers homework strategies and dealing with fatigue. This article originally...Posted in: Learning
September 24th, 2019
Being an Efficient Homework Helper—Part II: Strategies, Organization, and Dealing with Fatigue
By: Regina G. Richards This is the second installment of a multi-part series about helping children manage homework. The first post is about establishing good habits creating an optimal learning environment and the third motivation and tools. This article originally appeared in LDOnline. Ba...Posted in: Learning
September 18th, 2019
Being an Efficient Homework Helper—Part I: Turning a Chore into a Challenge
By Regina G. RichardsThis is the first installment of a multi-part series about helping children manage homework. Thesecond post covers strategies, organization, and dealing with fatigue, and the thirdmotivation and tools. This article originally appeared in LDOnline."The secret of education lies in...Posted in: Learning
March 5th, 2019
Moving Beyond “Struggling Reader” Labels
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.” She argued that these kinds of labels are ha...Posted in: Learning
February 24th, 2019
The Five Components of Reading: The Keys to Unlock Reading Proficiency
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 material we engage with, by our own internal proces...Posted in: Learning
August 13th, 2018
Project Based-Learning as a Tool to Boost Executive Function Skills
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 recording music. Aside from the common workshop and s...Posted in: Learning
May 29th, 2017
Prevent Summer Learning Loss Before It Happens
"Reading must be integrated into summer activities." Reading activities during the summer can play an important role in helping students maintain their reading skills. Summer slump, or the potential for academic skills to regress during school vacation, is a concern for many students. Child...Posted in: Learning
January 25th, 2017
Empower Students with Innovative Learning
"The gamification of learning is an educational approach to motivate students to learn by using video-game design and game elements in learning environments." Students staring off into space, sleeping at their desks, fidgeting in their chairs... These behaviors are as common as old-school styles o...Posted in: Learning
September 22nd, 2016
Why We Need More Girls in STEM
“One of the things that I really strongly believe in is that we need to have more girls interested in math, science, and engineering. We’ve got half the population that is way underrepresented in those fields and that means that we’ve got a whole bunch of talent…not being encouraged the way ...Posted in: Learning
July 27th, 2016
Successful Online Learning
"Learning in an online environment is quite the adjustment if you've never experienced the platform before." Distance learning is a trend that has rapidly expanded in recent years. Reports by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System indicate that nearly 5.5 million had enrolled in at lea...Posted in: Learning
May 13th, 2015
Debate = Empowerment
Submitted by Caleb Koufman When most people imagine the extracurriculars offered at a school for students with language-based learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, debate club is usually not among them. Just like any presumptions about their disabilities, though, students where I work...Posted in: Learning
February 10th, 2015
Adventure Is Out There
By Tristan Whitehouse Not all classrooms need walls — or proper floors for that matter. What they do need is people willing to learn together through exploration. Over the past decade, outdoor education programs have grown in prevalence throughout the country, because the interpersonal skills...Posted in: Learning
January 25th, 2015
Learning with ADHD
By Edward Hallowell, M.D., Ed.D. Learning with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is difficult, at best. I know because I have both ADHD and dyslexia. A phrase that I have come up with that I think best exemplifies what it is like living with ADHD is that it’s like “having a Ferr...Posted in: Learning
May 28th, 2014
Preschool Daydreaming, Lifelong Learning
Submitted by Dana Allara The theme music to the preschool years is a seemingly never-ending chorus of “Why Mommy? Why? Mommy, why?” Young children are passionate explorers who seek out understanding and revel in the wonders of their world—they are intrinsically motivated and love learning. ...Posted in: Learning
April 25th, 2013
Differences Among Learners, Real and Not
Submitted by Annie Murphy Paul The idea that students have particular “learning styles”—visual, auditory, kinesthetic, etc. — is a popular and persistent one despite the lack of scientific evidence to support it. (For a great summary of the research, see this blog post by UVA cognitive sc...Posted in: Learning
March 25th, 2013
What Does the Brain Have to Do With Learning?
Submitted by Dr. Matthew H. Schneps There has been a lot of talk in recent years about "brain-based" learning, and the role neuroscience plays in education. It makes sense to think this way because when we learn cells grow, connect, disconnect, or die. Learning is the process by which the brain r...Posted in: Learning
