Clever Organization Ideas for Teachers
I’m an organizing nut. My favorite store is not a clothing store, or a shoe store. My favorite store is the Container Store. And, I LOVE novel ways to repurpose items to create practical and inexpensive organizers for the home or classroom. So imagine my...
Vocabulary Interventions for Really Terrific Instruction (RTI)
Kinesthetic Strategies Increase Vocabulary Recall Many students who may need a vocabulary intervention are Bodily-Kinesthetic learners, meaning they learn through their bodies and they need to “move” their bodies in order to learn at their highest...
A Memory Strategy; Chunking, Processing, and Paraphrasing
Many students with learning disabilities struggle with memory deficit issues. Primarily, they forget information they need to do well on tests or to do the higher-level thinking required for problem solving, analysis, and synthesis. For example, students who struggle...
Motivating Students to be Engaged Learners, in 30 Days or Less
Seven tips from a learning strategies motivational expert While it’s easy to look at underperforming students and label them as lazy, in reality, research indicates that most students lack motivation because of three fundamental factors: 1. Students don’t...