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Author Archives: JohnL
US ED resource on restraint and seclusion
From JohnL over on EBD Blog. The US Department of Education (ED) published Restraint and Seclusion: Resource Document today. After the extensive discussions the last few years about abuses of management procedures (see , especially those used with children and … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, advocacy, Behavior management, current issues, effective treatment, Families, intervention, News, Parents, policy, Public policy, restraint, seclusion, The press, treatment, youth
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Toilet training Webinar
From JohnL over on EBD Blog. My colleague, Annie McLaughlin, who is the Outreach Supervisor for the Virginia Institute of Autism (VIA), will be hosting a Webinar on toilet training 15 May 2012. Annie—who completed teacher education work at the … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Behavior management, effective treatment, evidence-based practice, Families, intervention, News, Parents, treatment
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Ingvar Lundberg: 1934-2012
From JohnL over on LD Blog. Ingvar Lundberg—an internationally renowned psychologist who studied the psychology and pedagogy of reading and writing, learning disabilities such as dyslexia and dyscalculia, and problems in language development—died 23 April 2012. He was 77 years … Continue reading
De novo mutations and Autism redux
From JohnL over on EBD Blog. In articles published online by Nature, Professors Stephan Sanders and colleagues and Brian J. O’Roak his colleagues reported additional evidence that rare mutations contribute to risk for Autism. By analyzing genetic material from parents … Continue reading
Public awareness series on PBS Rundown
From JohnL over on LD Blog. Over on The Rundown, a blog affiliated with the US PBS show The Newshour, Jason Kane has an entry focused on Learning Disabilities as a prelude to segments to appear on the TV news … Continue reading
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First Step supported by WWC
From JohnL over on EBD Blog. The US What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reviewed research about First Step to Success, an early intervention program for K-3 children who are at risk of developing antisocial behavior, and identified it as having positive … Continue reading
Posted in Acting in, Acting out, Administration, behavior problems, effective treatment, evidence-based practice, mental health, News, policy, Prevention, Research, The press, treatment
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CEC pre-conf session on MH and PBIS
From JohnL over on EBD Blog. The Council for Exceptional Children will host an “Institute on School-based Mental Health and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports” prior to its annual convention in Denver in April 2012. Readers of EBD Blog understand … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, evidence-based practice, mental health, Professsional development, public health, The press
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CCBD Webinar on seclusion and restraint coming soon
From JohnL over on EBD Blog. The Council for Children with Behavior Disorders of the Council for Exceptional Children will present a Webinar 8 March 2012 entitled “Physical Restraint and Seclusion in Schools: Issues, Policies and Practices.” This is a … Continue reading
Dan Willingham’s new blog
From JohnL over on Teach Effectively!. Even though he harbors doubts about whether there is a need for another education blog, friend of TE Dan Willingham has started a new blog. He thinks there is a niche for providing brief … Continue reading
Free DI reading program downloads!
From JohnL over on Teach Effectively!. As noted in a post a couple of weeks ago (“Free Funnix returns!”), the folks at Royal Limited Partnership are giving away free copies of Funnix, a beginning reading program. Funnix is a sequence … Continue reading
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