V.3 #4 Social-Emotional Development - Book Review—Reading Disabilities: Beating the Odds
Reading Disabilities: Beating the Odds By Howard Margolis and Gary G. Brannigan 2009, New Jersey: Reading 2008 and Beyond, 301 pages....
V.3 #4 Early Childhood - Exploring Why Some Children Roam Around: An Opportunity for a Positive Expe
Although the observable characteristics of children with learning disabilities (LD) in a classroom situation become more prevalent in...
V.3 #4 Literacy - A Reader-Based Technique: Language Experience Approach (LEA)
It’s a pretty simple concept, really. What can be thought can be spoken. What can be spoken can be written. What can be written can be...
V.3 #4 Mathematics - Math Problem Solving
Solving real world word problems in math is one of the harder topics for students to learn regardless of ability or grade level. Word...
V.3 #3 A Handout for Parents and Teachers - How Can the Loci Method Improve Memory?
Children with reading disabilities and other learning disabilities often struggle to remember what other children easily remember. This...
V.3 #3 Best Practices - The Motivating Classroom: The Importance of Classroom Climate and Tone
These are difficult times for the field of education. In these unstable times it is important to leave our frustration with the state of...
V.3 #3 Counseling/School Psychology - Self-Regulation and Academic Learning
Cognitive-behavioral interventions have been shown to effectively teach students with learning disabilities in mathematics, reading and...
V.3 #3 Social-Emotional Development - Increasing Socialization in School Settings with Group Therapy
Although many of us experience temporary states of anxiety and loneliness, the close friendships that we have act as a support system...
V.3 #3 Early Childhood - Inspiring Reading for Learning Disabled Children and Their Families: Totto-
There are many books on learning disabilities (LDs), many of which provide important theoretical, practical, and socio-emotional guidance...
V.3 #3 Literacy - Where is the Information? Teaching Question—Answer Relationships (QARs) to Improve
During my first few years as a third-grade homeroom teacher, I primarily used a basal reading series to “teach” reading to my students. I...