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Kimberly Bright, Ph.D. 30 June 2010
DLD's Treasurer, Kim Bright, passed away. On behalf of the organization and it's members, President Michael Gerber expresses sympathy to her family and loved ones. Spedpro obituary.
Registration for the 2010 Conference is open! Jump over to the description of all the fine sessions to be held in Baltimore 29 & 30 October as DLD continues "Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice."
New Times for DLD has two feature articles this time: What about IQ again? and Scaling Up PALS. Complete articles with references are available here! What about IQ again? & Scaling up PALS. Members, you should have received your paper copy by now (along with a printed copy of the latest Alert! and a conference brochure).
New Policy notes available! David Bateman, chair of DLD's Policy Committee has been plying a path back and forth between Pennsylvania and Washington, DC, keeping an eye on what's happening in legal, legislative, and related areas. He's posted notes and links for further information. Read his most recent report right here on TeachingLD. TeachingLD is on Twitter!Follow us there. We're also on Facebook, so make friends with TLD there, too.
DLD's publication, Thinking About Response to Intervention and Learning Disablilities: A Teachers' Guide, is among the best selling items in the bookstore of the Council for Exceptional Children. Get a copy for yourself—follow this link to learn how to order one—and find out why folks are buying copies in bulk for in-service sessions.
A new Current PracticeAlert is available. Sheri Berkeley and Tom Scruggs review Vocabulary Instruction. This one is a Go For It! Find it here.
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The exciting Summer 2010 edition of New Times for DLD is now available!!
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Members—HotSheets are Available! Want a quick summary of effective practices for homework or phonological awareness? Check out our HotSheets feature. We just added a HotSheet on Reading Fluency! Enter
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Q: "Many of my middle schoolers (and high schoolers when I taught there) have trouble keeping things organized. They stuff papers into their bags willy-nilly, don’t keep things in order, forget what to take to classes, etc. I’ve tried giving them checklists and color-coded binders, but that didn’t seem to help. What can I do to help them with this problem?"
Staying organized is a difficult task for many students. Finding the right mix of strategies takes patience. Here to answer your question is Dr. Karen Rooney, President of Educational Enterprises. She works with students of all ages to improve their organizational techniques and study skills in Richmond, VA.--Eds.
Thanks for your question. This is a common concern and keeping students organized can be a very frustrating problem. We all know how important it is to be organized, but it is also a very individualized matter. Teachers and parents often develop terrific plans to keep students organized, but often find that the solutions don’t seem to work. There are three very basic concepts that parents and teachers should understand and use when helping students develop their own organizational strategies: (1) authentic visual support, (2) external organization, and (3) student engagement.
The exciting Summer 2010 edition of New Times for DLD is now available!!
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