#SayDyslexia
Oct 11, 2016
Before just a few years ago, hardly anyone ever used the word "dyslexia" at a school site. For Dyslexia Awareness Month, we've invited a guest blogger, Joanne Gouaux, mother of a bright 10-year old boy with dyslexia, to share her thoughts on why it's so important to #saydyslexia.
10 Facts About Your Wacky Brain
Sep 27, 2016
We've translated some lesser known facts about the brain into "kidspeak" to share with your learners. Did you already know #4? How about #7? Take a look!
We Have a Poverty Crisis in Education
Sep 13, 2016
Teachers are an easy scapegoat for the widening achievement gap in the US. In fact, teacher quality is not the greatest predictor of a child's later success; socioeconomic status is. How do we work together to find the optimal ways to educate the 51% of students now receiving free and reduced lunch?
APD: What It Is and What You Can Do About It
Aug 30, 2016
How do you know if auditory processing is impacting a child's ability to learn? Let's get back to basics: What is APD? Why is it so often mistaken with other issues? Read for 5 ways to support understanding in children with APD.
4 Ways to Counteract the Effects of Stress on the Brain
Aug 16, 2016
Back-to-school can be a stressful time for parents, educators and students alike. But is there "good" stress and "bad" stress? Find out 4 ways to counteract the effects of stress on learning for any at-risk learner who needs help this year.
What the Latest NAEP Reading and Math Results Reveal About Our Below Basic Students
Jul 26, 2016
How did students do in comparison to their peers in reading and math in 2015? Discover the learnings from the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores.
Watch From Anywhere: Summer Professional Development
Jul 12, 2016
Make the most of summer by watching some of our most popular webinars to date on topics such as poverty, auditory processing, dyslexia and more. These can be viewed from anywhere so pull out your laptop, tablet or smartphone. Enjoy!
How to Improve Auditory Processing Speed Using Fast ForWord
Jun 28, 2016
In this post, a veteran Fast ForWord provider explains how the exercises in Fast ForWord work to improve auditory processing speed -- plus, she offers advice on what to do when your child, student or client begins to struggle on the most challenging exercises: Sky Gym and Jumper Gym. If you have experience with successful strategies too, share in the comments!
Get Outside, It’s Good For Your Brain
Jun 14, 2016
Are your students more connected to technology than the great outdoors? Read on to find out why nature provides its own benefits and why playing outdoors is so important.
10 Ways to Help Your School-Age Child Develop a “Reading Brain”
May 31, 2016
Unlike speaking and listening, reading is not a hard-wired human ability. It needs to be explicitly taught, but its complexities are often taken for granted. This is not so for parents of children who struggle with the process, however. What can we do as parents to develop proficient readers at home? And what happens when these things don't work? Read the advice from Dr. Paula Tallal, world-recognized authority on language-learning disabilities.
