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Oct 13, 2022
Decodable Texts from The Reading League
Explore this comprehensive list of decodable texts for students of all ages from The Reading League. Landmark Outreach is one of its mission partners.
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Nov 28, 2022
Using Consistent Language and Cueing to Support Both Social Communication and Classroom Management
Students do better when language related to social communication is consistent. It can help to create an environment that lessens anxiety attributed to unpredictability and places the focus back on the subject. Consistent language allows students to feel comfortable understanding what is expected of them in the classroom and can provide predictability when other areas
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Oct 3, 2022
Reading and the Brain
Many researchers have used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scans to map the brain activity of both struggling and proficient readers. In Overcoming Dyslexia (2020), Dr. Sally Shaywtiz, noted author, dyslexia advocate, and neuroscientist, explains the history of brain imaging and what research (done by herself and others) has revealed about reading and the brain.
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Sep 6, 2022
What is the Science of Reading?
In other words, the science of reading takes the wide and complex scope of science and research pertaining to literacy and creates a consensus on how the brain learns to read and write. This synthesis provides stakeholders with a framework to assess the most effective ways to teach literacy that provides the most benefit for
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Oct 4, 2022
Computer Science and Accessibility
Using Block-Based Code There are a few quick and easy ways you can make your computer science courses more accessible to students with Language-Based Learning Disabilities (LBLD). I like to start students who are new to CS with a block-based program like Scratch, Arcade MakeCode or MIT App Inventor. These programs allow students to access
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Nov 15, 2022
Hot and Cool Executive Function Skills
Cool Executive Function We activate our cool executive functions when we are asked to complete a task that lacks an emotional or motivational component, meaning that the task at hand is low-stakes and there are few consequences dependent on successful or unsuccessful completion. Many executive functioning tests given in clinical settings measure these types of
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Jul 20, 2016
Informal Assessment
While formal assessment measures can give a picture of student performance as measured against peers using normed references, it is informal assessment that teachers most frequently use to improve, modify, adapt, and accommodate instruction as a means to maximize student learning as measured through their performance. Informal assessment measures are a key component of diagnostic
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Aug 31, 2022
How to Be a Sticky Teacher
Lead with the Value Proposition As a first step, make onboarding easier and be wary of the ease-in approach, or the survey on the first few days. Today’s students are living in a digital world of quick sampling and swiping. Highlight the value proposition of your subject in early lessons. Successful apps are typically clear
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Oct 14, 2022
Scarborough’s Reading Rope
Developed by Hollis Scarborough in 2001 and explained in her paper titled “Connecting Early Language to Later Reading (Dis)Abilities”, this helpful infographic, often called Scarborough’s Rope or the Reading Rope, explains how essential language skills work together to develop skilled reading. Similar to the equation in the Simple View of Reading R = D x
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