Monthly Archives: August 2008

Greedy Apostrophe: A Cautionary Tale, written by Jan Carr and illustrated by Ethan Long was quite an informative little book. I believe that it would go under the title of edutainment since it was informative, educational, and entertaining all at the same time.
I highly recommend this book. It could serve as a refresher for parents [...] Continue reading →

NBPC – The Daydreamer
Nature, Background, Big Picture, and Color

You perceive the world with particular attention to nature. You focus on the hidden treasures of life (the background) and how that fits into the larger picture. You are also particularly drawn towards the colors around you. Because of the value you place on nature, you tend [...] Continue reading →

From Shane over on SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER in WASHINGTON DC.

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 [...] Continue reading →

In my program, there are a lot of young “intellectual” types. They are working my last nerve. Whenever we are given an assignment, they have to question everything and let the instructor know that they don’t agree with the assignment for whatever reason. Usually it’s a vague, almost hippyish reason why.
These are three of the [...] Continue reading →

From Shane over on SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER in WASHINGTON DC.

From Shane over on No Limits to Learning.

From Shane over on SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER in WASHINGTON DC.