From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Dr. John Wills Lloyd put together an impressive blog post about the Rutgers University Continuing Studies summer reading program that had upset me. He named many other universities. If you want to learn more about university continuing education programs and the company that’s apparently instructing the children in the Rutgers’ and the other summer reading programs, read his post: http://teacheffectively.com/2011/06/20/something-odd-going-on/. Ironically, Dr. Lloyd’s post is also carried on the Rutgers University Newswire – Topix.
Dr. Lloyd is a professor at the University of Virginia. He says that “I (JWL) have a day job as a professor in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. I currently teach courses on classroom management, learning disabilities, and research methods (essentially single-subject design and integrative literature review); I’ve also taught about curriculum, emotional and behavioral disorders, teaching methods, and other topics. I am also associated with the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children, serving as the executive director for DLD.”
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