Victoria Tilney McDonough is a big believer in the power of storytelling. She writes and produces stories about what makes people tick — and why — in whatever work or life situation they are in.
The National Center for Learning Disabilities provides an overview of visual and auditory processing disorders. Learn common areas of difficulty and how to help children with these problems
Learn some best practices in helping children with language processing issues learn to read in this Q&A with expert Nanci Bell, director of Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes. Find out what works with children who have weaknesses in concept imagery or symbol imagery.
How does the mind work — and how does it learn? Teachers’ instructional decisions are based on a mix of theories learned in teacher education, trial and error, craft knowledge, and gut instinct. Such gut knowledge often serves us well, but is there anything sturdier to rely on?
Judy Zorfass, Tracy Gray, Ph.D., PowerUp WHAT WORKS
By incorporating differentiated models, practicing visualization, and supporting your students as they visualize (drawing on principles for Universal Design for Learning), you can help your students learn to use all of their senses to engage with and imagine the world of a text, and to bring that world to life as they read.
