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Monthly Archives: November 2009
From Recipes to Rockets: Building a Fun Foundation for AAC use
One of my biggest thrills is getting to be there when students get their “voice”. It is extra special when it happens over the holidays, making them ones to remember. I have been working with a speech pathologist and a family for over a year trialing … Continue reading
Posted in assistive technology, designing AAC Activities, Dynavox, Trialing AAC
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Hoping for a great time ahead, when all of us will be together…cheers to us for all the blessings! Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Eat your ham, turkey, greens, dressing, sweet potato pies, cakes, etc. Just remember to wear loose pants or pants or skirts with elastic waistbands.
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Happy Thanksgiving
Please have a happy Thanksgiving. This is a time to count our blessings and to be thankful. It is one of my favorite holidays. As you may have noticed, I'm taking some time off from the blog this week to spend time with my family. In the meantime, … Continue reading
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Jennifer: Mission: Literacy
Reading instruction and assessments have been at the forefront of my mind lately. I am currently taking a course for a second credential specific to the various methods of reading instruction, including read-alouds, shared reading, literacy circles, and so on…. Continue reading
Posted in Assessment, Blogger Jennifer, Instructional Strategies, Professional development, Reading and Writing
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Three Assistant/Associate Professors of Special Education -Illinois State University
One of the Largest Special Education Program in U.S. Seeks Three Assistant/Associate Professors
The Department of Special Education at Illinois State University, a large public university with
nationally recognized teacher preparation programs, invites applications for three tenure track positions
to be filled at the rank of … Continue reading
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Some not-helpful fluency strategies
Over on CDL there’s a brief explanation about why round-robin reading and silent reading are not effective methods for improving fluency in reading. It’s a summary by Jan Hasbrouck, a consultant who has done a fair bit of work in the area of special education, assessment (e.g., progress monitoring measures), reading, and related aspects of [...] Continue reading
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Meds plus behavior management for Autism
Michael Aman and co-authors (and there are at least 25 of them) reported that a combination of medication and parent training in behavior management was more effective than medication alone in reducing behavior problems. They assigned families randomly assigned to receive either risperidone as well as parent management training or risperidone alone. After 24 weeks, [...] Continue reading
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Nov 24
Today was such a rewarding day. Even though I was assigned four students, none of whom I would characterize as really engaged with the material usually, all four were just wowed by the chapter we read. We ended in a place in which you’re not sure wheth… Continue reading
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