Monthly Archives: January 2009

Gates Foundation 1st Annual Letter
I read with interest your statement about the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2009 Annual Letter from Bill Gates). Thank you for the efforts of the foundation in so many important areas (global health, agriculture, etc.).
Given my own focus, I was especially interested in your discussion about [...] Continue reading →

From Lon over on No Limits to Learning.

On Wednesday 28 Jan 2009, reporting for National Public Radio (US) news, Jon Hamilton covered Simon Baron-Cohen’s recent entry into the market of products for individuals with Autism. Professor Baron-Cohen is affiliated with the department of Developmental Psychopathology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge (UK). In the ’90s he conducted [...] Continue reading →

As the title says, I am just trying to make it through the day. My student, Nu, is really trying my patience. But, it ’s all in how I handle it. Today, I just had to ignore him. Other times I’ve tried it with other students it didn’t work. However, with him, it works like [...] Continue reading →

Over at Ed Week, Christina Samuels has a story about response to intervention. Under the headline “High Schools Try Out RTI,” she points out that using RtI with students in secondary schools requires adaptations: “Using the framework with older students poses challenges, but shows promise.”
“Response to intervention” as a model for boosting student achievement has [...] Continue reading →

From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog.

How did I forget about that? I am constantly asking myself that question. I am talking about my behavior management/modification strategies I use with my students.
I laugh and joke with my students all the time. We have a great time. That is what helps us make it through the day. So, why, oh why, did [...] Continue reading →

From Lon over on No Limits to Learning.

My baby is so smart. She just told me that on her OCR assessment, she read 165 w.p.m. She’s only in first grade. I know this is because we read at least 5 times/week. I will continue. I am having her tested for Gifted/High Ability for entrance into a school I want to transfer her [...] Continue reading →

Yesterday, I meant to explain why I took down the post that I wrote, but I was so totally and completely exhausted that I came home, laid on the couch and did not get up until this morning.
The reason for writing the post was the reason why I was so exhausted. I really need some [...] Continue reading →