by Dan DeMarle | Jun 7, 2024 | Classroom, Parents/Guardians, Reading, Reading, Summer Camp, Teaching
ADDitude readers share their kids’ favorite books and characters highlighting and celebrating brain differences. From fantasy and graphic novels to mysteries and Y.A. romance novels, our ultimate summer reading list includes perfect page-turners for neurodivergent...
by Dan DeMarle | May 26, 2024 | Autism, Autism, Autism Research, Teaching
“In a park tucked away in Manhattan Beach, my son was having a blast – running like a charged neuron, taking a frisbee that belonged to an unsuspecting mother sitting on a park bench nearby and waving it over his head like a trophy, while streaking as fast...
by Dan DeMarle | May 25, 2024 | Classroom, Dyslexia, Learning Disability, Legislation, Reading, School Districts, Teaching
Schools must comply with ‘science of reading’ approach Diana Dombrowski Rockland/Westchester Journal News | USA TODAY NETWORK “In addition to funding clean energy, gun violence prevention and housing, New York’s state budget addresses a top concern in education:...
by Dan DeMarle | May 21, 2024 | Classroom, English as a Second Language ESL, Teaching
This tool, developed with input from more than 100 New York State educators of English Language Learners, provides a linguistic lens through which to examine the Next Generation ELA Learning Standards. Provides guidance to ensure alignment with the Culturally...
by Dan DeMarle | May 19, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Classroom, Dyslexia, Learning Disability, Teaching
“Artificial intelligence could revolutionize how people with dyslexia navigate K-12 schools and the rest of the world, said Josh Clark, the leader of the Landmark School, a private school in Massachusetts serving children with the condition and other...
by Dan DeMarle | May 19, 2024 | Classroom, Recommended Reading, Teaching, Teaching, Teaching
Teachers across the country share the most useful teaching tips they’ve learned—everything from the utility of Velcro to the power of periodically faking amnesia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/22-effective-teaching-hacks