Prevention and Intervention of Writing Difficulties for Students with Learning Disabilities | LD Topics | LD OnLine

Many times I get requests from parents to help their child with writing skills.  LD Online has a great article on the prevention and intervention of writing.  Take a look by clicking on this link:  Prevention and Intervention of Writing Difficulties for Students with Learning Disabilities | LD Topics | LD OnLine

What do you think?

Graphic Organizers

Using graphic organizers is a great way to help a student organize information and help them find a way to easily recall it when needed.  If you go to http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/graphic-organizers.html there are several great free graphic organizers for download. Where do you find graphic organizers that are helpful?  Do you have a favorite?

Challenging classroom behaviors

It is that time of year when teachers start wondering, "What else can I do?'.  They have tried all the tricks in their toolbox but still have that one or two students who are not using appropriate behavior in the classroom.  The following link lists some good suggestions.  What do you do?

http://www.ehow.com/info_7989113_positive-behaviors-classroom.html

Digital Learning

Someone forwarded me some fantastic information about a Digital Learning Day.  If you visit http://www.digitallearningday.org/ you can learn all about it.  The website also offers toolkits for free to download and many wonderful websites as resources.  February 1st is Digital Learning Day; are you going to participate?

Self-Esteem and Reading Difficulties | Helping Struggling Readers | Reading Rockets

Self-Esteem and Reading Difficulties | Helping Struggling Readers | Reading Rockets

Take a look at this great article on www.readingrockets.org about self-esteem and reading difficulties. Many of my students suffer from low self-esteem in regards to their ability to read. Let's look at how we can help them overcome this difficulty.

Making charts

I recently used a chart-making website to make charts using data on a student.  It was great!  I went to http://www.interventioncentral.com/ and used their ChartMaker to create charts and reports.  Then I was able to download the charts I created in a pdf file.  So the next time you need to make a chart, head on over and use the one at Intervention Central!

Graphing with kids!

Colorin Colorado has a wonderful new article on creating bar graphs that is free to reproduce and share with parents.  Head on over to http://www.colorincolorado.org/pdfs/edextras/43814-en.pdf and take a look at this wonderful resource.  It also includes recommended picture books that go along with this topic.  This article is also available in Spanish if needed.  Just drop us an email and we can direct you to that link.  Thanks!