Watched Toy Story 5 yesterday. It was a very cute movie with an interesting message about children and real play, the kind you do with your whole body, not just your fingers on a screen. I don’t want to give too many spoilers, but will say that while the movie doesn’t take an […]
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THE MAGIC OF STUDENT LED READING INSTRUCTION I recently bumped into a former student I had worked with as a Parprofessional. She was in fourth grade at the time. Now she is in high school. How time flies! She is a real sweetheart, but has some fairly significant learning challenges. In fact, when I
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Imagine if you couldn’t read a contract, decipher an email, or share a favorite picture book with your child. Imagine if you couldn’t sign your name on a birthday card, much less address the envelope. This is the reality for approximately 21% of the adult population in the USA today. 59% of the remaining 79%
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One of the few things that hasn’t changed since I was in school is the time honored use of writing prompts. “Tell a story about going to an amusement park.” “Write a story about finding something.” “Write about an animal of your choice.” Every student can come up with something at least adequate if given the above writing prompts, right? Nope.
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