Meeting Student Needs and Moving Forward: Strategies That Work
When students in your classroom are not progressing at the same rate or better as their peers, supplement their learning with researched based strategies that increase achievement. These are also Tier Two interventions for Response to Intervention. How to Respond to...
Draw It So You’ll Know It – A Teaching Strategy for Visual Learners
Teachers often present information verbally and linguistically. However, many of our students are visual learners. A substantial amount of our brain power is devoted to visual processing. When we add a visual component, a drawing component, to what we are teaching,...
Know & Adjust the Reading Level of Text
Do You Know the Reading Level of Student Texts and Handouts? I’m a firm believer that teachers need to know the reading level of the materials they use in the classroom. So often, the materials we use in our classrooms are much higher than the grade level we are...
Teaching Strategies for Students in the Autistic Spectrum
As educators, we know that supporting students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) requires thoughtful, evidence-based approaches that acknowledge their unique learning needs and strengths. We increasingly find ourselves seeking effective teaching strategies to...