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Helping student's to understand main ideas and details is a critical step in any elementary, language arts curriculum, because it is a necessary skill for reading and writing.   What can I do to Develop this Skill? There is a really fun activity that can help students learn these concepts. Hey, What's the Big Idea is a product that has turned instruction and practice into a game. What's more, this fast paced activity can also help to improve processing speed, language processing, organization skills and categorizational skills!  Click Here or on the image above to learn more about this game. Cheers,...

Many students struggle with organization, time management and planning. In fact, capable and intelligent learners can sabotage their grades. How Do Executive Functioning Weaknesses Manifest in School? Some common ways executive functioning problems manifest in school are: losing materials. forgetting to turn in assignments. leaving things to the last minute. miscalculating or underestimating the amount of time it will take to complete a task. failing to record homework in an agenda or planner. leaving needed materials at school, leaving needed materials at home. failing to prepare for tests, failing to plan and break down long-term assignments into manageable tasks or...

There are so many specialist degrees and educational programs available in the field of education that it can be a challenging task to search for and find one's best career choice. You should consider the educational requirements to attain a certain job title. Does the program require a college or university degree? Do I have to take licensing exams? Another thing to consider is the time it takes to complete the training. Some educational programs take a matter of months, while others may take years to complete. Furthermore, one needs to think about whether the specialist position offers full-time or...

Finding online learning, tutor resources can be a challenge. There is an overwhelming number of sites, apps, and products, and locating the best ones to help you create lesson plans or a tutoring approach can be a time-consuming chore. Having been an educational therapist and learning specialist for the past twenty-three years, I continually scour the internet for great resource(s), website(s), lessons, ideas. I would love to share with you some of my favorites!  My Favorite Online Resources for Remote Learning: Zoom: I love to use the program Zoom because I can connect with learners from all over the world. Whether you are a...

Have you ever read a book that you couldn't put down, because the author's words allowed you to visualize the scenes as if you had a movie going on in your head? These authors are masters of descriptive writing and have learned to paint pictures in their audience's mind's eye through the use of descriptive and figurative language. How Can Descriptive Writing Be Taught to Students? Many teachers instruct their students to "show" their readers the scenes through rich descriptions, instead of just telling the audience what happens. In fact, a common critique that students might hear is, "Show me;...