Greedy Apostrophe: A Cautionary Tale by Jann Carr
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31 August 2008
IRA reading grants
The International Reading Association (IRA) published descriptions of its grant awards. I've reproduced the descriptions here. See the end of the entry for links to the relevant parts of IRA's Web site.
The Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award is a US$1,000 annual award to those who have completed their ...
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NASP policy recommendations
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) has introduced recommendations about education policy.
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) released its education policy recommendations, Ready to Learn, Empowered to Teach: Excellence in Education for the 21st Century, for inclusion in the national debate over how best to help all ...
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Eligibility for services in Canada
Over on Facing Autism in New Brunswick, Harold Doherty has some news about Canadian policies regarding eligibility for receiving public support. In the post, he refers to newspaper articles by Pete McMartin that cover this issue. Here’s a snippet:
Pete McMartin is the Vancouver Sun columnist who produced, with Sun photographer Glenn Baglo, a series [...]
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30 August 2008
29 August 2008
WWC on adolescent literarcy
The US What Works Clearinghouse recently released a new publication summarizing research about teaching literacy skills to adolescents.
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) invites you to look at our newest practice guide, Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices.
This guide provides five specific recommendations to improve literacy among adolescents in the upper elementary, middle, [...]
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New resource from IRIS Center
Here’s blurb about a new recource that’s available from the IRIS Center at Peabody:
The IRIS Center is pleased to announce the posting of a new STAR Legacy Module: PALS: A Reading Strategy for Grades 2-6, a revision and expansion of the PALS section of The Reading Blues: Strategies to Help Upper-Elementary Students Move from Struggle [...]
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28 August 2008
It’s My Blogoversary
Happy 3rd Blogoversary!
Three years ago today I created this blog. I wanted to share the information I was finding about ADHD and LD with other parents. I thoroughly enjoy researching,...
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Adult consequences of LD
When children and youth with Learning Disabilities grow up, they often report that the difficulties they faced in schools are repeated in the work-a-day world. In “Disabled and Driven: Woman faces challenges of unseen disability and a lack of understanding,” Mary Rae Bragg of the Dubuque (IA, US) Telegraph Herald relates the experience of a [...]
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NASP policy recommendations
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) has introduced recommendations about education policy.
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) released its education policy recommendations, Ready to Learn, Empowered to Teach: Excellence in Education for the 21st Century, for inclusion in the national debate over how best to help all ...
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27 August 2008
Willingham on learning styles
My colleague Dan Willingham produced a brief video explaining why basing instruction on learning styles is bologna. Here it is:
Here’s the YouTube link for Dan Willingham on Learning Styles and here’s a link to Dan’s Web site where one can learn plenty of useful things. Also, see the extended discussion on D-Ed Reckoning.
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26 August 2008
Homeschooling Your ADHD/LD Child
I greatly admire parents who homeschool their children. I, quite honestly, would not have the patience to do so. I think my sons are in better hands at school,...
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Homeschooling Your ADHD/LD Child
Homeschool parents are more civically active than are public school parents.-- Brian D. Ray, Ph.D.
I greatly admire parents who homeschool their children. I, quite honestly, would not have the...
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New look for WWC
The US What Works Clearninghouse is touting the revision of its Web site:
Explore the new, redesigned WWC website
New Tools and Information for Practitioners, Researchers, and Policymakers at whatworks.ed.gov
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) invites you to visit its newly improved website. New publications and features include:
* Quick reviews, a new series of publications that provide objective [...]
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BEE publishes reading reports
The Best Evidence Encyclopedia made new reviews available recently.
Upper Elementary Reading Program Reviews Now Available
What reading programs have been proven to help students in grades 2-5 succeed? To find out, read this review. It summarizes the evidence on four types of programs that are designed to improve the reading achievement of students in grades [...]
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RtI Poll on LDBlog
The second in a series of polls about readers' views on response to instruction (or intervention; RtI) is now live on LD Blog. Jump directly to the post containing the poll.
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Project Forum on LD
Over on LD Blog, I announced a new publication from Project Forum. The document examines the history of eligibility for special education of students identified as having Learning Disabilities and how US states are changing their eligibility procedures. Jump to the post on LD Blog.
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DR student research award
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Call for Nominations: 2009 Student Research Award
Division for Research, Council for Exceptional Children
The Division for Research seeks nominations for the 2009 Student Research Award. This award recognizes high-quality research across multiple research methodologies conducted by students in the course of their undergraduate or graduate special education training program. The ...
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Promoting stronger us schools
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Two organizations interested in improving the quality of education in the US have joined together to [...]
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Meadows Center post doc
Postdoctoral Fellowship on Reading Disabilities and Response To Intervention
The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk and the Department of Special Education at the University of Texas are seeking applications for two qualified candidates interested in participating in a two-year, IES-funded postdoctoral training program designed to promote the conduct of methodologically-rigorous ...
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Bogus Bowl V is up
Over on Teach Effectively, I've posted Bogus Bowl V. This one is about the professorate's reluctance to teach prospective teachers to employ evidence-based practices. Jump on over there and vote.
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CEC Public Policy Director
The Council for Exceptional Children (international) seeks a person to fill the position of Senior Director for Public Policy. Here's the text of the announcement:
Purpose of Position:
Policy and Advocacy Services furthers the overall goals of CEC through improving policies affecting children and youth with exceptionalities, their families, and the ...
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Nominate early childhood interventions
The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy has issued a call for nominations of "Social Interventions Meeting 'Top Tier' Evidence of Effectiveness" with a specific focus on early childhood interventions. The coalition is a non-profit and non-partisan organization that is affiliated with the Council for Excellence in Government. Its mission is ...
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25 August 2008
ICDR meetings
Update: Check the Web site for changes in the schedule. The Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) will be holding what it calls "stakeholder meetings" on Tuesday, 5 August 2008 and Wednesday, 13 August 2008. Interested parties can can participate in person, by telephone or via Web cast. The ...
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Post-docs at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University is inviting applications for post-doctoral fellows in the two year Postdoctoral Intervention Research Program in Special Education. Fellows will work closely with a faculty advisor in the Department of Special Education matched to their interests in intervention research and with Karen Harris, Project Director. The special education faculty ...
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