Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Ace Those Reading and Math Test Questions!
From Memorization and Test-Taking Strategies Test questions that require students to read a passage and answer questions are often more difficult than multiple choice questions because the student...
Excelling with Reading and Math Questions on Tests
Reading Test Questions Test questions that require students to read a passage and answer questions are often more difficult than multiple choice questions because the student is being tested on...
Using Clustering to Organize Writing
I have spent years watching students attempt to start a written assignment with an introductory sentence and observing the frustration they experienced because they could not generate that first...
Standing Stations in Your Classroom!
Do you have students who can't sit still in class? Do you have a child that can't sit to do homework? I had students who struggled to sit in the classroom and I realized one day that if I allowed...
One of Life’s Tough Lessons: We Do Make a Difference
I actually found this piece tonight in a file search. I was looking for something else. It spoke to me today as much as it moved me to write it in February of 2000. The lesson is still as important...
Use A Cue Card to Redirect Students
Using a cue card to redirect students can go a long way to minimize power struggles. Behavior management cue card instructions: Print out this card or your own version of the card. Choose your...
Homework: Yea or Nay?
What do you think of homework? Does it have value? The research on homework is controversial. There's evidence on both sides of the equation. I wonder, however, if the research considers the parent...
Paraprofessionals and Teachers Working Together!
I'm so excited that I'll be presenting my seminar, "Increasing the Success of Paraprofessionals and Classroom Teachers Working Together" next week in Albany, Rochester, and Ronkonkoma, NY as well as...
The Nun Study – Aging, Memory, and Brain Power
Aging, Memory, and Brain Power Recently, I've referenced "The Nun Study" in my seminars when discussing the importance of challenging our brains to grow neural connections. Many have not heard of...
RTI (Really Terrific Instruction) Thought for the Day
"There are times when students will fail to learn despite the best efforts of the teacher. Master teachers who differentiate instruction and respond to student needs still encounter students who...
Noise pollution and Media Addiction: Dangerous Road Ahead
I think our country is suffering from noise pollution -- and I honestly think people don't know how to be in their own quiet space anymore. In an airport, I saw a father holding up a video movie for...
On the Same Page: Part Four
This week, we finish up our four part article, On the Same Page: Paraprofessionals and Teachers Working Together with a look at a few things that teachers and paraprofessionals might consider as...