Helping Children Learn to Read: It Can Be’s As Easy As 1-2-3
Dr. Nancy Padak
From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
“To see your child read and want to read is priceless.”
“This is a nice way for the family to spend time together.”
“[My child] is eager to read now and without assistance.”
“It has helped him recognize words and build confidence in reading.”
What are these parents talking about? The latest “learn to read” program advertised on infomercials? A new web site? No. They’re talking about Fast Start, a simple-to-implement and highly effective parent-child (or tutor-child) reading program. Learning to read with Fast Start is as simple as 1-2-3. Here’s how it works. Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Throughout the United States, co-teaching has silently become a major model for delivering instruction to special-education students in general education classes. The model pairs a general education teacher with a special education teacher.
Although co-teaching has great promise for helping special-education students, it also has many pitfalls. And the research examining its ability to improve students’ academics is in its infancy; in other words, we have little proof that it dramatically improves academics. Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
In our book, Reading Disabilities: Beating the Odds, we emphasize the importance of getting the proper evaluations and maximizing their effectiveness by requesting specific information. Below is an example of a request for a neuropsychological evaluation. The basic concepts can be adapted to virtually any educational evaluation. For reading evaluations, chapters 4 and 5 of Reading Disabilities: Beating the Odds provide dozens of requests in the form of critical questions.
The Letter Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Many parents of children with reading disabilities and other learning disabilities get discouraged, disgusted, and angry at public schools that fail to provide their children with critical reading and related services. Their feelings are understandable. They see their children falling further and further behind their peers. They see their children’s frustration, anger, and tears. They see their children struggle and suffer endlessly, as the public schools’ indifference seems impenetrable. And so, many seek the salvation of publicly-funded charter schools. After all, they perform miracles. Read more...
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Free Podcast
How Occupational Therapy Can
Help Children Achieve Their Potential
Susan Orloff, OTR/L
Author of Learning Re-enabled
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/specialneedstalkradio/2011/10/25/maximizing-your-childs-potential
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Overcoming Problems of Reading Fluency
Dr. Tim Rasinski of Kent State University
Monday, October 17, 2011, 9 – 9:30 PM EST
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Recently, Marion Brady offered thought-provoking insights on educational policy that deserve serious consideration, something that many Democrat and Republican politicians are loathe to do. Read more...
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Free Podcast
Strengthening Your Child’s Emotional Intelligence
Dr. John Pellitteri
City University of New York
To download, go to:
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The Special Needs Talk Radio Network: It’s On The Air
The new Special Needs Talk Radio network (http://specialneedstalkradio.com/) is on the air. Each of its six shows is dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth with special needs and their families.
Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and I host Maximizing Your Child’s Potential (Mondays, 9 PM – 9:30 PM EST, http://specialneedstalkradio.com/maximizing-your-childs-potential). Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Parents often ask us for the names of experts to evaluate their children or help them develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Often, these requests come from parts of the country with which we’re unfamiliar. In such situations, we generally make these suggestions: Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Whatever your child’s academic achievement, he’s unlikely to get a quality college education unless you have limitless buckets of $100 bills. Why? Like public schools, public community colleges and universities are financially starving. Soaring tuition cannot compensate for decades of moribund state funding. This will hurt your child and add to America’s soaring poverty. As Tamar Lewin wrote in the New York Times: Read more...
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