This article provides the information from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regarding IEP and 504 Plan services during COVID-19.
Effective Strategies to Teach Academic Concepts to Students on the Autism Spectrum
Research-based academic strategies to teach students on the autism spectrum
Research-Based Math Problem Solving Strategies for Parent and Teachers
Try these research-based math problem solving strategies with you child or students.
11 Multi-Sensory Activities to Teach Children to Write Letters & Numbers Correctly
Research-based strategies to help children write letters and numbers correctly and combat reversals.
7 Research-Based Strategies to Help Children with Reading Fluency
Check out these research-based strategies to help your child or student with reading fluency.
How to Handle Temper Tantrums (Home & School)
Research-based strategies to handle temper tantrums at home and in school
How to Prevent Temper Tantrums (Home & School)
Find out how to stop temper tantrums from a school psychologist and licensed behavior specialist.
What Does Research Say About How We Can Teach Children to Have Empathy?
This article gives research-based tips about how to teach empathy to children.
10 Ten Discipline Tips for Kids with Oppositional Defiant Disorder
This research-based article gives you effective strategies to support kids with challenging behaviors!
Why Hands-On Learning is So Beneficial to Our Children
As humans, we naturally like to move and use our hands! Do you ever notice yourself moving a part of your body (shaking your leg, biting your lip, playing with your fingers, touching your hair) or touching something in your environment (a soft couch, the tv remote, a cup, a fidget toy, a blanket, your phone). We also like to …
Research-Based Program Helps Students with Learning Difficulties Improve Basic Reading and Comprehension Skills
This comprehensive research-based program (Corrective Reading) has been found to be effective for students with learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and autism spectrum disorder.
Individual on the Autism Spectrum Shares Perspective About Stimming, Sensory Overload & More!
The information below is posted with permission from an anonymous individual on the autism spectrum! We would love more than anything to credit the author by name; however, he/she requested anonymity! “Do you remember the moment you first heard the word autism? I do. It was February 3, 2004. That was when my mother decided to tell me I was …
Tips to Help a Child Not Be Alone at Recess or in the Cafeteria
If you are an educator and you see that a child is constantly alone at recess or lunch, call a meeting, come up with a plan, do something to help that child. Research supports the notion that there are strategies we can use to help a child not be alone at recess, such as more structured play time, incorporating more …
Tips to Help Your Child Build Courage: An Important Life Skill
Being courageous and taking on a challenge are critical skills for a successful and fulfilled life.
Cyberbullying – Information & Prevention Tips for Parents & Teachers
Bullies and meanies have been around since forever. If you were young before the internet came about, you know that most bullying happened in person. Bullies tormented other kids during recess, at the bus stop, in the hallway, or cafeteria. However, the bullying generally stopped once a child got home. The house was a safe place and a haven that …
3 Therapeutic Benefits of Beading for Children
The art of beading is about so much more than creating beautiful pieces of jewelry or home décor. In addition to being an enjoyable hobby that is appropriate for people of all ages, beading has therapeutic benefits. Bead therapy is used in hospitals, clinics and other settings to help both kids and adults in numerous ways. While crafts like beading …
Info About ADHD and Tips to Manage Symptoms in Children and Adolscents
You’ve likely heard of ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. If you’re the parent of a school-aged child, it’s worth learning more about. ADHD is so common that if your child doesn’t have it, they will have a friend or classmate who does. ADHD can make it difficult for a child to control their impulses. They also may be fidgety, …
Helpful Studying Tips to Increase SAT Scores
Sponsored Post The SAT is a test that is a requirement for all the undergraduate programs in the USA as well as in Singapore. The test is given by the College Board and it tests the readiness of a high school student to enter college. The SAT is made up of the following parts: Reading test, writing test, math test …
How Leveled Reading Systems Work
Like everything in early childhood, the ability to read doesn’t come all at once. With reading, children need to wiggle before they crawl, crawl before they walk and walk before they run — figuratively, that is. It’s natural to expect children around the same age to have similar reading skills, but the truth is that the ability to read comes …
Online Discount Store Offers Hundreds of Hands-on Activities to Keep Learning Fun & Engaging
Research demonstrates the benefits of teaching children through a variety of senses (multi-sensory/hands-on learning), which allows children to absorb information through sight, sounds, movement, and touch! In multi-sensory learning, children are active and doing something rather than just sitting passively trying to remember what their teacher is teaching them. “If I can do it, I can understand it.” Related Article: …
Research-Based Program ‘Reading Eggs’ Helps Kids Improve Basic Reading Skills and Reading Comprehension
Reading Eggs is a research-based program, which can be used at home or in school, to help children improve their reading skills in the areas of word reading and comprehension. Reading Eggs is administered through the use of “easy to follow” online games and activities. This effective reading program makes learning to read fun, interactive, and rewarding for children ages 2–13. …