Good Sensory Learning Blog

For many students, math concepts can feel confusing or overwhelming, and standard classroom instruction is not always enough to meet their diverse learning needs. When learners require a more individualized, hands-on, or visual approach, it can be challenging for teachers to adapt the curriculum while keeping the entire class on track. To make matters worse, by the time many of these students exhibit the required academic underachievement that qualifies them for the needed assistance, many have negative learning experiences associated with mathematics, they struggle with a poor academic self-concept, and some are overwhelmed with feelings of helplessness. What are the...

As many of you know, the process of finding the best after-school, academic, and remedial support for your child is plagued with many challenges. Even if you have a great evaluation that discloses your child’s learning strengths and weaknesses, it is difficult to find a local professional who has the expertise that your child needs. The Lack of Skilled, Accessible Learning Specialists is a Great Frustration for Many Parents: This is a huge challenge for many families in rural areas. What’s more, the costs for one-to-one services can be difficult to manage, and many professionals are booked solid. Finally, many...

This blog shares my video podcast, featuring dyslexia advocate and author Winston Chen. Winston tells us all about the many benefits of his app, Voice Dream Writer, for individuals with dyslexia. This is the fifth of many free video podcasts for Go Dyslexia!   What is Voice Dream Writer? Voice Dream Writer is an iOS app that can be used on an iPad or iPhone. It is an easy-to-use writing application that has a number of powerful features.     Voice Dream Reader Offers Several Helpful Tools: Dictation or Voice to Text: Voice Dream Writer offers voice-to-text or dictation, so you...

Some students struggle academically for the first time when concepts move from concrete ideas to abstract ways of thinking. This happens because they have weaknesses in higher-order language skills. Higher-order language skills, also called higher-level language or metalinguistic skills, refers to advanced language processing that is an expected competence in middle school and high school. It requires both abstract and deductive verbal reasoning skills as well as the understanding of advanced vocabulary and word relationships. What are the Common Difficulties Associated with Higher-Order Language Skills? When a student has difficulty with higher-order language skills, they may struggle with any of...

Making sense of the complex weave of assistive technology devices and applications for struggling learners can be a confusing and frustrating chore. This blog talks about 15 different types of assistive technology that can benefit struggling learners, with links to my favorite tools.  Comprehensive Technologies: Don Johnston Inc. - $. Kurzweil 3000 - $   TextHelp - $ ClaroRead - $ Planning, Time Management, and Organization: Remember the Milk - Free - RescueTime - $ Strict Workflow  - Free - Microsoft Todo - Free/$ - Text to Speech: Audible.com - $  NaturalReaders - Free/$ Project Gutenberg & Librivox - Free Raz-Kids...