Culturally Responsive Instruction for the Holidays
December is a great month for celebrations of all kinds!
Browse our resources for gift ideas, free e-cards from award-winning illustrators, ideas for parents and teachers, and much more. Find suggestions to use throughout the school year, as well as when observing cultural and religious holidays and celebrations.
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Previewing Texts in Content Classrooms
Previewing chapters before reading is a powerful way to get readers prepared for the material. Textbook previewing strategies focus not only on the structure of the text — such as the table of contents, index, chapter introductions, and so forth — but on a content overview, which focuses on the concepts and questions covered in the chapter and their interrelationships.
Content-Area Literacy: Mathematics
Of all the academic disciplines taught in middle and high school, the one we least expect to entail reading extended texts is mathematics; but math texts present special literacy problems and challenges for readers. Read more about ways reading can and should be an important part of your math instruction.
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Federal Appeals Court Backs Parents in Special Ed Placement
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Learning with Dyslexia Doesn't Come Easy
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ADHD and Communication
Good communication isn't always easy to achieve. It's a balancing act between stating your point and needs and listening to another's. Knowing how to find that balance can lead to creative problem solving. Dr. Mark Bertin, a developmental pediatrician and contributor to LDOnLine, offers a brief but helpful communication checklist.
Advice: What tools can help my son with LD learn a foreign language?
Question: My 15-year-old son has a language-based learning disability. He has now started taking required foreign language classes and is struggling with vocabulary, verbal exercises, and exams. Are there any technology tools or software programs that might help him?
Answer: Learning a foreign language can be frustrating for a student with a language-based learning disability. Many of the same elements that may have posed problems in English (letter sounds, decoding, spelling, grammar), can cause difficulties in foreign language learning… (Read on for more)
Contributions From You
Today's First Person Essay
This Is the Song That Doesn’t End by Crystal Cheryl Bell
It seemed perfectly normal to me to awaken to the sound of running water, step out of bed into an ankle-deep house flood, and find my 2-year-old daughter sitting in the kitchen sink...
