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Helping Students with Learning Disabilities Manage Back-to-School Anxiety

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

By Myles L. Cooley, Ph.D., author of A Practical Guide to Mental Health & Learning Disorders for Every Educator: How to Recognize, Understand, and Help Challenged (and Challenging) Students Succeed Teachers, imagine this scenario: Over the summer, you’ve noticed several … Continue reading →

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Building Relationships with Your Back-to-School Letter

Posted on August 2, 2018 by

By Andrew Hawk When it is time to prepare for a new school year, teachers have many things they must accomplish. In the rush of lesson planning and room arranging, we sometimes overlook small details. One useful strategy that many … Continue reading →

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Resolving Relational Aggression in Middle School

Posted on June 26, 2018 by

By Stephanie Filio When I tell people that I work in a middle school, I am often met with cringes (you probably just cringed yourself!). People immediately picture themselves at that particular time in their lives and cannot help but … Continue reading →

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8 Ways to Counter Summer Learning Loss in Kids with Learning Disabilities

Posted on May 24, 2018 by

By Andrew Hawk Summer learning loss is a frustrating occurrence for students with learning disabilities and their parents and teachers. After teachers and parents have spent nine months working to help students catch up to same-age peers, seeing students’ academic … Continue reading →

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How to Grade Students with IEPs

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

By Andrew Hawk Assessing student learning is an integral part of the learning process. Teachers use assessment data to adjust their teaching practices. In addition, they must always be asking themselves, “Is it time to move on?” Teachers must decide … Continue reading →

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