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Issue 15: Dyslexia: Creating a Safety Net at School | Dr Kelli Sandman-Hurley Members Public

Dr Kelli Sandman-Hurley discusses how students with dyslexia can feel socially and emotionally unsafe at school due to their struggles with reading and writing and suggests adjustments that could make a massive difference in helping students with dyslexia feel safe at school.

Dr Kelli Sandman-Hurley
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Ten tips for parents to help their children become better spellers | Dr Jan Wasowicz Members Public

Dr Jan Wasowicz provides some helpful tips for parents to help children on the path to word study success!

Dr Jan Wasowicz
Dr Jan Wasowicz
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Ten tips for parents to help their children become better readers | Dr Jan Wasowicz Members Public

Dr Jan Wasowicz provides some helpful tips for parents to help children on the path to word study success!

Dr Jan Wasowicz
Dr Jan Wasowicz
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Issue 14: Without Words: Immerse Your Child Into the World of a Wordless Picture Book's Wondrous Artistic Adventures | Joanna Migo Members Public

Joanna Migo demonstrates how the wondrous world of wordless picture books introduces children to metacognitive reading strategies while promoting visual literacy, imagination, and language development, paving the way for later reading success.

Joanna Migo
Joanna Migo
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Issue 14: ADHD, Executive Function Challenges, and Behavioral Challenges in the Classroom | Cindy Goldrich Members Public

Cindy Goldrich discusses the social and emotional impact of ADHD and Executive Function challenges on learning, motivation, behavior, and the family system and provides strategies for teachers and parents to support children with ADHD in the classroom.

Cindy Goldrich
Cindy Goldrich
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Issue 14: Nurturing Neurodiversity and Empowering Neurodiverse Learners to Drive Their Own Brains | Sarah Sharpe Members Public

Sarah Sharpe discusses the importance of adopting a strengths-based approach when addressing the learning needs of neurodiverse individuals and provides practical tips on how educators can ensure neurodiverse students are provided with every opportunity to reach their full potential.

Sarah Sharpe
Sarah Sharpe
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Issue 14: Teaching the Alphabetic Principle with a Speech-To-Print Approach | Holly Ehle Members Public

Holly Ehle discusses what current research reveals about how the brain processes and stores phonemes and graphemes in the brain and what implications that science has for classroom instruction that seeks to teach letter-sound correspondences and the alphabetic principle.

Holly Ehle
Holly Ehle
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Issue 14: Understanding Executive Functions - The Impact of Task Initiation Difficulties | Helen Trethewey Members Public

Helen Trethewey explains how task initiation, an executive functioning skill, can be a genuine difficulty for many students and how educators can help students overcome struggles with task initiation in classrooms.

Helen Trethewey
Helen Trethewey
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