Hear from Amelia Mount — a smart, creative, and thoughtful tenth grader about being diagnosed with dyslexia in elementary school and learning to revel in her strengths in and beyond the classroom.
What a failure on the part of your school system that he spent 14 years and never graduated. I wonder if he was ever evaluated or if he received services during his education.
We often label students according to their behavior-without knowing the essential cause for behavior such as “laziness,” “carelessness,” or “acting out.” Identifying the cause can be quite complex. This article explores the connections between learning disabilities and emotional problems.
It’s a given that high-quality, ongoing, and student-focused professional development (PD) is key to improving teaching and learning. But questions about time, adult learning needs, relevancy, and technology integration plague PD coordinators, team leaders, coaches, district and school administrators, and consultants. Recently, a growing number of schools are finding answers to these compelling questions by exploring, designing, and conducting blended PD.
In the 2000 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), an international survey of the reading achievement of 15-year-olds, the U.S. had the widest gap — greater than 32 other countries — between the best and worst readers. These results demonstrate what reading experts say they already knew: most students leave the primary grades as competent readers steeped in the basics, but many fail to refine and build on their skills as they move through middle and high school.
Difficulties with short term memory are very common for students with learning disabilities or cognitive delays. Several strategies can be helpful for students who struggle with short term memory.
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National Center for Technology Innovation, Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd)
Learn how technology tools can support struggling students and those with learning disabilities to acquire background knowledge and vocabulary, improve their reading comprehension, and increase their motivation for learning.
Learning disabilities (LD) come in several forms. Learn more about them, how they’re identified, and what types of instruction support students with LD.
