18
May
2014
You Need To Know About the 11 Apps That Can Help Children With Memory and Focus Issues!!!
This is the first time that I’ve seen apps that have had research done that indicates they actually support/improve memory and focus with children. How exciting is this???? There are so many things you can do to help students (ADD/ADHD Alternative in the Classroom by Thomas Armstrong) with ADD and ADHD and according to some researchers (Bender & Bender, 1996; Ford, Poe, &Cox 1993; Millman, 1984). The computer is effective […]
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17
May
2014
Check Out 4 Ideas to Use To Stop Vocal Abuse!
The natural thing for kids to do is to let it all out vocally. Right?!!! They love to yell, scream, laugh, and make all kinds of wild and crazy noises. Let’s face it, kids’ vocal cords can take a lot of abuse. Otherwise we’d see children of all ages walking around with raspy voices or even voices that would cut in and out like someone with laryngitis. For those children […]
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Do you ever just get so caught up in everyday challenges that it’s a luxury to step back and take a look at the big picture? Who does that for you? Are you sure that you are moving your child/children ahead so that everyday you are working toward that goal of independence? Being that second set of eyes on a problem is one of the things I do for the […]
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When something crazy happens in your classroom, in your home or at your school, do you have the first clue how to handle it? You may not know what to do or what to say. You just might miss a golden opportunity to understand your child and to change the course of his/her path. Watch the video and learn 3 things you can do to find out what really took […]
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If you work with children who have autism, you already know that the playground can be a rough time for them. Why? A playground is a wide-open space and the rules for behavior and play are not posted and typically not directly taught. Some rules are communicated verbally, and some belong to the “hidden curriculum” of playground behavior. In other words the expectations are just “understood”. Social rules are typically […]
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12
Apr
2014
FREE, FREE, FREE CD for Language Development!
Don’t you just wish that more companies would give you a chance to try out their product so you know if it’s worth the cost? We get to do that sometimes with apps and the lite version, right? I’d bet that the companies or individuals who offer a little something free, end up making tons of sales if they have a great product. I know that I’ve taken a chance […]
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06
Apr
2014
Wanna Know a Brilliant Way to Handle Swearing?
Hot Topic Alert!!!! This is a topic that I’m sure you’ve been involved in at one time or another! Children using swear words….. Children pick up swear words from everywhere and if limits are not placed on them, the words continue to get used and have value for the child. If there is one thing that a child understands is that swear words come attached with emotions. How else […]
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It’s not uncommon for one of our classrooms to have a student who inflicts injury on himself/herself. The important thing to remember here is that this behavior is no different from any other behavior that a student displays. Behavior Communicates! We know that our children/students are trying to tell us something. We just sometimes have a hard time figuring out exactly what that is. There are reasons that a student […]
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Too many times teachers are forced to pull information from here and there. That takes time and often the information does not have any kind of scope and sequence or it’s just not comprehensive. Just bits and pieces. When you have a new student who’s a mystery as far as reading skills go, you want something at your fingertips to quickly figure out what is going on. Today I’m passing […]
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