Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
“Draw it so you know it!” – A Sequential Memory Strategy
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Teaching Kids Anger Management
Helping angry kids is challenging at best. Anger consumes them before they've had time to think about what is happening. They explode. Yet, becoming aware of the signals their body is sending...
Note-taking Strategies
Ever have a hard time remembering dates, names, and places? For many people, it is hard to remember very specific details. Unfortunately, it is part of a student’s life to know these details for...
Implementing Fitzell Acceleration Centers: Addressing the Challenges
Prep time – The biggest challenge teachers face when implementing acceleration centers is that they require significant one-time preparation. Ideally, teachers can find time during a professional...
Tips for Success as a Paraeducator
In preparation for the new school year, here are some tips for success, excerpted from Paraprofessionals and Teachers Working Together, by Susan Fitzell Encourage students to make...
Readability and Autosummarize For Macs
I've had several teachers tell me, when I talk about how to determine readability statistics, that they are using Macs in their schools. To help those teachers, we found the process to setting...
An Encouraging Letter for Parents
Dear Parents, As I complete this series of articles about Non-verbal Learning Disorder (NLD), it occurred to me that I forgot to mention that I was actually pretty GOOD at homework as a student!...
Nonverbal Learning Disorder and Literacy
By guest author Anna Super. It might seem contradictory to write about NLD -non-verbal learning disability - and difficulties with literacy homework. After all, those of us with NLD have strong...
Using MS Word Readability to Improve Your Student's Writing
From Umm...Studying, What's That? The readability level of a piece of writing is dependent on the types of words and sentences used. Using words with more syllables and more complex sentences...
Using MS Word Readability to Improve Your Student’s Writing
From Umm...Studying, What's That? The readability level of a piece of writing is dependent on the types of words and sentences used. Using words with more syllables and more complex sentences...
Dyscalculia and Long Division
by Anna Super, guest blogger Growing up with Dyscalculia was lonely. Everyone expects students not to like math and, traditionally, many people make the false assumption that more girls dislike...
Homework Ideas for Students with Learning Disabilities
By guest author Anna Super. As a child growing up with a diagnosed but unspecified learning disability, I was often told that I was intelligent but that I learned differently. I believed that...