by Dan DeMarle | Jun 8, 2020 | Learning, Parents/Guardians
Toddlers who spend loads of time looking at tablets, smartphones or TVs may be changing their brains, and not for the better. A new study using brain scans showed that the white matter in the brains of children who spent hours in front of screens wasn’t...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 22, 2020 | Assistive Technology, Classroom, Dyslexia, Learning, Learning Disability, Parents/Guardians, Reading, Special Education, Teaching
Educators, program leaders and librarians who work with in-need youth in libraries, schools, shelters, clinics, out-of-school time programs, military family programs, early childhood programs, and other capacities can access Open eBooks by registering with First Book....
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 10, 2020 | Assistive Technology, Dyslexia, Dysygraphia, Learning, Learning Disability, Learning Disability, Recommended Reading, Resources
“The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan” by Ben Foss, 2013 by Ballantine Books. “More than thirty million people in the United States are dyslexic—a brain-based genetic trait, often labeled as a “learning disability” or “learning difference,” that makes...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 3, 2020 | Classroom, Dyslexia, Learning, Learning Disability, Learning Disability, Reading, Recommended Reading, Teaching
“Whittington” by Alan Armstrong, 2005 by Random House. The book is a 2006 Newberry Honor Book. The story is about a cat named Whittington that goes to live in a barn that is owned by a man named Bernie. Ben and Abby, Bernie’s grandchildren, come to...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 19, 2020 | Learning
Executive functions are a key skill, especially to survive and thrive in modern life. Some individuals struggle with these, and it is one of the skills screened for during an evaluation at DeMarle INC. Click here to read more
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 19, 2020 | Learning, Resources
Public Libraries are a fantastic resource for families and for families with children struggling in school. Have you checked out yours. Click this link to read the story.
