by Dan DeMarle | Apr 6, 2023 | Classroom, Parents/Guardians, Reading, Reading, School Districts, Teaching
There’s an idea about how children learn to read that’s held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on this idea can make it harder for children to learn how...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 4, 2023 | Classroom, Dyslexia, Learning Disability, Legislation, Legislative Advocacy, Parents/Guardians, Reading, Reading, School Districts, Teaching
There are proven ways to help people with dyslexia learn to read, and a federal law that’s supposed to ensure schools provide kids with help. But across the country, public schools are denying children proper treatment and often failing to identify them with...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 29, 2023 | Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Parents/Guardians
Does your tween launch a chore war — complete with stomping, slamming, and whining — every time you remind him to complete a chore? Could rewards and incentives help solve this common ADHD behavior problem? Read Ryan Wexelblatt’s advice for oppositional boys with ADHD...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 29, 2023 | Charter Schools, Classroom, Math, Math, Parents/Guardians, Private Schools, Reading, School Districts, Teaching
Declines in math, reading exceed US pandemic averages Diana Dombrowski and Gary Stern – Rockland/Westchester Journal News USA TODAY NETWORK in the D&C on 3/15/23 on page A1 Test scores in math and reading for New York’s fourth graders declined by far more...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 28, 2023 | Early Intervention, Parents/Guardians, Special Education
Missing their window Nancy Cutler Poughkeepsie Journal USA TODAY NETWORK Too often, children who are referred for early intervention services face delays in getting the therapies they need, may not get all the services recommended, and sometimes don’t get any at all,...
