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Students leave clues to their learning styles –and deficits– in their word reading, spelling, writing, behavior–everything. Here are some things to look for! SPELLING CLUES TO: Auditory Deficits (Teach More Visually) Substitutes t for d, f for v, sh for … Continue reading →

We needed a new countdown timer for reading hockey. http://www.online-stopwatch.com/stay-on-top-stopwatch/  was the best. We chose Download exe file and ran it from our Downloads folder.  

When I did reading group, I noted that one student  in our group was forming the words on her lips as she read silently. A suggested Rx for that is to do “phrase-slashing” drills now and then. Copy a couple … Continue reading →

Jay showed me a site that’s perfect for doing in-classroom raps , allowing the musical, oral way for kids to show what they know in a fun way. It’s called Incredibox. These groovy guys will provide the backbeat for student … Continue reading →

http://whenisgood.net/Create WOW! Is this easy! Great! Better than Doodle, I think…”Paint over the dates and/or times that work for you and you’re done.  

https://www.google.com/search?biw=984&bih=507&tbm=isch&q=birds+drawing&revid=1278458727 This is a great collection of birds, all line art for drawing, in case you are one of Bart White’s Harley Bird fans! They go to Braddock Bay to observe birds on Saturday October 12 2013 in the morning. … Continue reading →

www.youtube.com/audiolibrary?feature=blog YouTube has begun posting MP3 audio of royalty-free music. I use them for backing up video and Animotos. Hope the selection increases, but I found 8 songs worth downloading to my Video folder!  

Does your learner occasionally skip a line, or re-read the same line twice? The problem is immature oblique and lateral muscles that make the return sweep to the next line a problem. This can still be a difficulty as late … Continue reading →

Disc-O-Sits: What’s The Deal? A disc-o-sit, disco seat, Balance Cushion, etc.—-It seems like all my kid does is bounce on it. Why is this such a good idea in class? These inflatable cushions   are rubber  ~ 15″ diameter seat cushions … Continue reading →