The following articles provide information on how to teach students learning strategies. These include organizational, decision-making, note-taking, study, and memory skills.
Key ingredients in the recipe for the apple pie that students need to be successful learners are: (1) focused attention; (2) an organized mental framework; (3) strong language skills; (4) general knowledge and information; (5) time to learn; (6) basic word and number skills; and (7) emotional confidence and calm. This article shows you how to bake until well done, then enjoy the sweet taste of success!
Labeled with a learning disability in third grade, LeDerick Horne is a dynamic spoken-word poet, an advocate for all people with disabilities, and an inspiring motivational speaker. A bridge-builder between learners and leaders across the U.S. and around the world.
A chance encounter with an unfortunate bird provides the springboard for Harry Sylvester’s marvelous reflections on confronting and conquering his learning disabilities. Legacy of the Blue Heron: Living with Learning Disabilities is a moving personal account of coping with learning disabilities by an individual with severe dyslexia who became an engineer, businessman, boat-builder, and president of the Learning Disabilities Association of America. This entertaining storyteller’s experiences lead to wise, common-sense advice for solving many problems faced by students, parents, and educators.
