From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Monday’s Radio Show: Using Social-Emotional Learning to Maximize Your Child’s Potential
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To learn more about how parents can help their children with reading disabilities, read a profile of Dr. Gary G. Brannigan, co-author of Reading Disabilities: Beating the Odds, on pages 6 and 7 of the SUNY Plattsburgh magazine. Here’s the link: http://www.plattsburgh.edu/files/282/files/plattsburgh-magazine-spring-2011.pdf
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Why is music important for people of all ages and for all children in school?
Just take a dose of rock ‘n’ roll—it keeps you going. Just like the caffeine in your coffee, rock ‘n’ roll is good for the soul, for the well-being, for the psyche, for your everything. I love it. I can’t even picture being without rock ‘n’roll. (Hank Ballard) Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
To motivate children to read, schools need well-stocked libraries with great librarians who never stop motivating children to read. They need a wealth of books, videos, computers, internet subscriptions, and electronic media for struggling readers and advanced ones. They need budgets to keep the libraries open and thriving, motivating children, all year. “All year” includes summers. Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
It’s critically important that schools help children become proficient readers, writers, and mathematicians. But it’s equally important that schools nurture children’s curiosity, compassion, interpersonal skills, motivation to learn, social and emotional intelligence, problem solving abilities, independent learning abilities, civic and social awareness, civic responsibility, and commitment to the environment, community, and all people. With many such citizens, America (and the world) can thrive. Without them, it can’t. Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
In his highly recommended book about reading for parents of babies and older children through age 7, Dr. Richard Gentry makes many practical recommendations for making reading a satisfying, motivating experience. Below are several recommendations that apply to children of all ages. Read more...
- Know what your child is capable of doing.
- Tune in to what’s enjoyable.
- Turn off what’s not interesting.
- Step away and hold off on literacy activities that your … child seems to resist.
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FREE CONFERENCE CALL WITH DR. RICHARD SELZNICK,
AUTHOR OF THE SHUT-DOWN LEARNER
When: Tonight, Thursday, February 3, 2011 @ 9 pm EST
Phone number: Call (661) 673-8600
Use Access Code: 899615# (remember the #)
Length: Approximately 1 hour
Professor Selznick is a licensed psychologist, nationally certified school psychologist, university professor of pediatrics, Director of the Cooper Learning Center, Department of Pediatrics, Cooper University Hospital, and author of The Shut-Down Learner: Helping Your Academically Discouraged Child. In this call, he will discuss shut-down learners and answer your questions about how to motivate discouraged children. Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
One simple way to motivate reluctant readers is to give them choices—acceptable to teachers—about what they read, where they read, when they read, with whom they discuss their reading, and what follow-up assignments they prefer. This statement is not armchair conjecture; it’s the result of clinical experience and research. In summarizing the research, John Guthrie and Nicole Humenick (2004) noted that “a substantial body of experimental evidence undergirds … beliefs about the power of choice to increase intrinsic motivations for reading” (p. 340). As such, choice should be built into the Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) of all readers. Read more...
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FREE CONFERENCE CALL WITH DR. RICHARD SELZNICK,
AUTHOR OF THE SHUT-DOWN LEARNER
When: Thursday, February 3, 2011 @ 9 pm EST
Phone number: Call (661) 673-8600
Use Access Code: 899615# (remember the #)
Length: Approximately 1 hour
Dr. Selznick is a licensed psychologist, nationally certified school psychologist, university professor of pediatrics, Director of the Cooper Learning Center, Department of Pediatrics, Cooper University Hospital, and author of The Shut-Down Learner: Helping Your Academically Discouraged Child. In this call, he will discuss shut-down learners and answer your questions about how to motivate discouraged children. Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
By Dr. Richard Selzinck
When I first started writing The Shut-Down Learner: Helping Your Academically Discouraged Child, the image I had of this type of child was that of a turned off teenager who was discouraged and disconnected from school. That image still holds, but as I’ve done more and more workshops to parent and teacher groups on the topic, I understand more clearly that so many parents are concerned about other ages and grade ranges as well, and that they would like to prevent their child from becoming a shut-down learner. Read more...
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From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
To motivate children with reading disabilities or other learning disabilities, use novelty and choice. Read more...
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