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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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Issue 14: There Are Many Stories | Dr Jennifer Petrich, Sara Lee, and Bradley Johnson Members Public

Dr Jennifer Petrich, Sara Lee, and Bradley Johnson narrate how they embarked on a journey of structured word inquiry with struggling students.

Dr Jennifer Petrich Sara Lee Bradley Johnson
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Issue 14: Shared Book Reading: An Activity for Children of All Ages | Dr Tessa Weadman Members Public

Dr Tessa Weadman highlights the benefits of shared book reading for children's oral language and early literacy development and provides strategies for parents to engage in interactive reading with their children.

Dr Tessa Weadman
Dr Tessa Weadman
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Issue 14: Why is Emotional Literacy the Key to Success for All Learners? Dr Sarah Moseley Members Public

Dr Sarah Moseley emphasises the importance of developing emotional literacy in children, particularly those who struggle, to help them find internal motivation and overcome adversity on their path to success.

Dr Sarah Moseley
Dr Sarah Moseley
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