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 | Oct 3, 2023 | Classroom, Reading, Reading, Teaching, Teaching, Teaching, Uncategorized
Receiving services may increase reading achievement, but the timing may matter. Key points In a recent study, we explored if receiving special education services increases early reading achievement. We observed positive effects on reading achievement, particularly...
by Dan DeMarle | Sep 2, 2023 | Classroom, Parents/Guardians, Reading, Reading, Teaching, Uncategorized
By Heather Hollingsworth Published 6:32 PM EDT, April 20, 2023 Move over “Dick and Jane.” A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise. For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 16, 2023 | Classroom, Parents/Guardians, Reading, Reading, Teaching, Uncategorized
Strategies used before, during, and after reading can help high school students locate and retain important information. By Sunaina Sharma March 31, 2023 StockRocket / iStock Although many people consider reading to be a passive activity, research supports that it’s...
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...
