Dyslexia, Auditory Processing Disorder, and the Road to College: Maria’s Story
Apr 9, 2013
What happens when a mother realizes that her dreams for her child may be shattered because that child struggles with auditory processing issues, dyslexia, or other challenges never imagined?
Reading and Riding: How Learning to Read is Like Learning to Ride a Bike
Apr 2, 2013Most learning, it seems, is facilitated by an assist, scaffold, or support provided by another. Learning to read and learning to ride a bike are no exception.
Daily Reading Practice: More Important Than You Would Ever Imagine
Mar 5, 2013
Daily reading practice in our classrooms is essential for students who do not read regularly at home. Find out what a difference just 10 minutes of modeled reading can make.
How to Create an Effective Summer Learning Program
Feb 12, 2013Yes, you cancreate an effective summer learning program, and it's easier with technology. Find out what the Rand Corporation's report on summer school recommends.
"What’s in the Common Core, but Missing in Your Curriculum” webinar by Dr. Martha Burns
Jan 29, 2013
In a recent webinar, Dr. Martha Burns discussed how the Common Core State Standards focus more on the “process of learning” than any previous educational standards. She reviewed the importance of executive functions to higher order thinking skills and shared-- how the Scientific Learning products can help students master the skills needed to be college and career ready.
RTI is a Verb
Jan 22, 2013Dr. Chris Weber explains how Response to Intervention (RTI) has been over-complicated.
Learning How to Learn
Jan 15, 2013
What are some strategies teachers can use related to the Common Core State Standards that ensure students learn how to learn? Read more as Dr. Martha Burns shares her story about the 3
rdgrade teacher that changed her life forever.
How are Reading Skills Related to White Matter in the Brain (and Why Does It Matter)?
Dec 18, 2012
Read about the latest brain research on what happens in the brains of struggling and typical readers and why it matters to us as educators.
What Educators May Not Know about the Neuroscience of Learning
Nov 6, 2012
In a recent webinar, Dr. Paula Tallal discussed her original research on auditory processing, its relationship to language development, and the far-reaching effect that deficiencies in those area can have on learning.
Eric Jensen Links New Brain Research With Teaching in New Webinar
Oct 23, 2012
In a recent webinar for Scientific Learning Corporation, author Eric Jensen summarized current research about the brain and strategies that could be implemented in the classroom with all students.
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