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Monthly Archives: December 2007
Hard Habits to Break
From Kathy over on Teacherscreech. I read an article a few years ago by the Dutch researcher Dirk Bakker- and he classified problem readers as either perceptual or linguistic readers. I have found in my work, these descriptions are perfect. … Continue reading
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I’m glad I have the freedom to do what needs to be done.
From Kathy over on Teacherscreech. Today I attended a meeting. I was asked to attend by a family to help them understand a program their district is offering their son, who has a fairly deep case of dyslexia. I have … Continue reading
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I’m glad I have the freedom to do what needs to be done.
From Kathy over on Teacherscreech. Today I attended a meeting. I was asked to attend by a family to help them understand a program their district is offering their son, who has a fairly deep case of dyslexia. I have … Continue reading
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Thinking alike and right
Over on TeachUTeachMe Becky Barr has a post about learning styles that makes me feel good. It’s not simply that she sites a post of mine from Teach Effectively!, but that she helps carry the flag for reasonable preparation of future teachers.
Link to Professor Barr’s article.
Of course, I also like her picture of [...] Continue reading
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Psych Today on ?A Man?s Shelf Life?
In the September-October issue, Psychology Today magazine carried coverage of the father’s-age issue. Under the headline of “A Man’s Shelf Life,” Mark Teich interprets recent developments for a general audience.
“Everybody was familiar with the concept of women’s biological clock, but when we introduced ‘male’ to the equation, the reaction was … Continue reading
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Teacher?s LD advocacy recognized
An article from the Colorado Springs (CO, US) Gazette describes an award given to a teacher for helping students with Learning Disabilities develop self-advocacy skills. Under the headline “D-12 teacher an ‘American Star’: Award honors creation of program for learning-disabled teens,” Shari Chaney Griffen reported that Alan Pocock, a teacher in a Colorado Springs high [...] Continue reading
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Vocabulary is critical to reading development
I have been asked my opinion about a difficult problem facing a learner in the US. Her tutor, Lynda, has done remarkable work in a short time, bringing up the girl’s decoding skills. The problem seems to be language skills and vocabulary, now that deco… Continue reading
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My Favourite Reading
I had a question from a visitor to Teacherscreech,(see comments under Why Don’t Teachers…) and I thought I would talk a little about my training experiences and some reading that I have found invaluable. I received a Bachelor of Education from the In… Continue reading
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Making lemonade!
I have been given a batch of lemons and I am going to make some of the best lemonade you’ve ever tasted.
On my first day of work it seemed to me that everyone was looking at me like, “Poor thing”. She’s not even going to make it through the day.
I know that is was true [...]
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Special Education Day
Special Education Day is 2 December. Apparently it is a celebration of the day that US President Gerald Ford signed Public Law 94-142, the Education of All Handicapped Children Act, into law. The Education of All Handicapped Children Act became … Continue reading
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