by Dan DeMarle | Mar 30, 2024 | Classroom, Dyscalculia, Learning Disability, Math, Teaching
Dyscalculia and similar disorders are largely ignored in schools and in policy Laura Jackson became seriously concerned about her daughter and math when the girl was in third grade. While many of her classmates flew through multiplication tests, Jackson’s daughter...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 12, 2024 | Classroom, Dyslexia, Learning Disability, Reading, Teaching
Hochul’s budget, 2 bills would enable training Diana Dombrowski Rockland/Westchester Journal News USA TODAY NETWORK “Two different efforts to require the so-called “science of reading” in New York schools aim to improve the state’s low reading scores by making...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 3, 2024 | Autism, Classroom, Parents/Guardians, Teaching, Teaching
Whether it’s working in a campus coffee shop or caring for the school’s tortoises, hands-on experience propels students into a life beyond the classroom. The Arizona School Setting Kids With Autism Up for...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 24, 2024 | Classroom, Dyslexia, Learning Disability, Reading, Teaching
Should New York’s schools get behind ‘the science of reading’? Diana Dombrowski Rockland/Westchester Journal News USA TODAY NETWORK”New York’s youngest students may soon see a renewed focus on phonics, as the pendulum in the age-old debate over how to teach...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 22, 2024 | Classroom, Dyslexia, Learning Disability, Reading, Teaching
Learning to read isn’t fair. It comes naturally for some students. But for others it’s a frustrating, agonizing process that, if left unaddressed, can cause long-standing academic problems. Ask D’Mekeus Cook Jr., a fourth grader from Louisiana, who...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 22, 2024 | Autism, Autism, Classroom, Teaching
Children on the autistic spectrum generally struggle to communicate with other children of a similar age. They might prefer to spend time alone, in their bedrooms, on their devices or pursuing specific, solitary hobbies. If your child struggles to relate to others and...
