Underemployment and unemployment are major issues for those in the deaf community. Shireen Hafeez and the crew over at deafkidscode.org are looking to make an impact on that situation. Like many passionate advocates, her life was directly affected by deafness. After her son was diagnosed with Sensorineural Hearing Loss, her awareness grew. And as her …
Talk about a, “Why didn’t I think of that?” idea. This simple, clever, and very helpful card game spin by spelfabet.com.au could be just what your child needs. It’s very useful as you teach and sharpen your little phonics warriors into lean, mean, phoneme-knowing machines. Lots of options, combinations, and decks, with more to come. …
Summer may be pretty much over (at least in my glass half empty mind), but perhaps you may be able to find and get to one more camp before it wraps. If not, file this away for next year! Once again, the folks over at understood.org are helping everybody out with a quick rundown of …
You’re leaving high school and heading off to college. Fantastic! For those who have been blessed with accommodations and are worried about what you’ll do in college without them, there may be some trepidation tagging along with your excitement. Well, worry not. There’s good news! Many colleges and universities do have accommodations available. Because they …
If you weren’t aware, there is more and more reason to believe there is a very strong connection between those who have dyslexia and those who end up in prison. Even just a peripheral thought allows us to see how that would play out. You’re a child, undiagnosed, who grows increasingly frustrated in school because …
What can we say about Nessy? Having had the honor and pleasure of meeting them personally, we can say they’re creative, fun, engaging, smart, educated, and so down-to-earth. Much of that same enthusiasm and compassion comes through in their social media and software, and it’s great to know that’s all an extension of them, not …
Like father, like son. We’ve all heard it. Who knew it could be so true? Have you ever wondered if dyslexia is genetic? Or perhaps have you ever had a conversation with someone about dyslexia, and as soon as they start to understand the signs of it, they immediately reference other family members who they …
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If articles are considered food for thought, this one is like Thanksgiving. You may just find yourself in a coma by the end from all the loaded information. (Which would be quite fitting, actually, given the likely hood you’re suffering from the same issue the students in our classrooms are: a sedentary lifestyle.) There’s been …
Every time I get an email from Childmind.org, I am overwhelmed with the urge to drop everything and read their latest posting. I’d love to simply repost many of their articles in whole, but they do a lot of hard work and deserve your eyes, clicks, subscriptions, and attention in full. If you haven’t checked …
It’s probably no surprise that social media is altering the way teens are viewing life. I would bet that’s partly because if you yourself have used social media, you’ve seen how it has altered you. Its affect on fear in particular is quite fascinating, and worth looking into if you haven’t. Here, though, for those …