Sleep is important for health and optimal function throughout the day. We have all felt the effects of a poor night’s sleep. Any parent of a newborn baby will confirm the stress and frustration that comes from not getting enough sleep.
We are delighted to share with you The State of Learning Disabilities: Understanding the 1 in 5. Building on NCLD’s 40-year history as the leading authority on learning disabilities, this report uses recently released data for the 2015–2016 school year and other field-leading research to shine a light on the current challenges and opportunities facing the 1 in 5 children who have learning and attention issues such as dyslexia and ADHD.
This fourth-grade teacher doesn’t take away recess or use points to manage the class. Instead she’s built a culture of respect.
How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask great educators how they approach their jobs. You can see other pieces in this series here.
Many students, especially those with dyslexia, struggle with reversing letters. While problems with letter reversals will never completely end for a truly dyslexic student, there are strategies that may lessen the frequency of reversals. One technique that has been beneficial for students is visualizing lowercase b and d on the back of the hand.
Steven is a fifth-grader who I met during my occupational therapy fieldwork several months ago. He was diagnosed with dysgraphia. His handwriting is so messy that no one can read it.
This Robot Calming Tool Kit has everything you need and more to give a child then sensory breaks and attention they need. This kit was designed specifically to meet the sensory needs of children as they arise. Each section focuses on a different learning and development area to create a well-rounded kit to give you the tools you need.
Teach the World to Read donates a world-class reading program for developing communities around the world. Used in more than 90 countries. Fantastic Phonics has been donated to more than 130 NGOs which are using Fantastic Phonics to lift the literacy of children and adults.
To be a reader in the full sense is dependent upon two main processes:
Turn and Talk, in which children are partnered up to take turns listening and speaking with one another, is a common classroom practice with many benefits. It allows all children to share their thinking with one another, it helps children develop their oral language skills and the pragmatics, or social conventions, of discourse.
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7 Critical Warning Signs of Speech & Learning Disorders!
Early Intervention and School Readiness
Speech Clarity
Language – understanding and expression
Stuttering
Trouble Reading
Spelling 
Early Intervention and School Readiness
Speech Clarity
Language – understanding and expression’ 
Stuttering
Trouble Reading