Instructional strategies
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6 Strategies Teachers Use to Help Kids Who Learn and Think Differently
Learn about teaching strategies for your child with a learning disability. Understand what instructi…
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Video: Inside a Reading Intervention
How do schools help struggling readers? Get an inside look at effective reading interventions. See m…
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Individualized Instruction vs. Differentiated Instruction
What's the difference between individualized instruction and differentiated instruction? Read about …
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What Research Supports Orton–Gillingham?
What research supports Orton-Gillingham? An expert explains if there's evidence to support OG, a wel…
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How Do You Teach a Child With Dyslexia to Read?
With proper instruction and support, there’s no reason kids with dyslexia can’t learn to read. An ex…
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5 Common Techniques for Helping Struggling Students
What techniques help struggling students? Here are five strategies, such as multisensory instruction…
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8 Multisensory Techniques for Teaching Reading
Multisensory instruction can help kids with reading issues like dyslexia learn to read. Here are a f…
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What Does It Take for Instruction to Be “Evidence Based”?
When instruction is evidence based, it's backed by research. An expert explains what it takes for a …
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10 Multisensory Techniques for Teaching Math
Multisensory teaching techniques, like using manipulatives, can be a big help for struggling math st…
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6 Multisensory Techniques for Teaching Handwriting
Multisensory instruction can help kids with writing issues like dysgraphia work on handwriting. Here…
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Personalized Learning: What You Need to Know
Imagine an approach to education that isn't "one size fits all." That's personalized learning. Here'…
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Classroom Accommodations for Students Who Learn and Think Differently
Classroom accommodations can help students who learn and think differently thrive in school. Learn a…
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How Schools Monitor Student Progress
Schools need to be systematic in monitoring student progress. Learn about universal screening, ongoi…
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What You Need to Know About School Math Instruction Programs
Are you wondering how your school's math instruction measures up? Here's a look at what you need to …
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FAQs About Specialized Math Instruction in Grade School
Learn about who teaches math instruction in grade school. Find out if there are math specialists, ho…
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7 Tips to Help Kids Understand What They Read
How can you help your child improve reading comprehension? Here are tips to help kids better underst…
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7 Ways to Improve Reading Fluency
Improve your child's reading fluency by helping her learn to read faster and more accurately. These …
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Whisper Reading: What It Is and How It Works
Lean in close and learn how whisper reading and whisper phones can help your child build reading ski…
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7 Ways to Boost Your Child's Vocabulary
What can you do to improve your child's vocabulary? Try these tips to help your child build a better…
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Questions to Ask About the School’s Reading Instruction
Learn about your child’s reading program. Use this checklist of questions to find out how the school…
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Questions to Ask About the School’s Math Instruction
How does your child's school teach math? Use this list of questions to ask about the math curriculum…
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Teaching Teens Who Struggle With Reading: What Can Help
Teens with reading issues or dyslexia may struggle with the more difficult texts in middle school an…
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Classroom Accommodations for ADHD
What types of accommodations can help students with ADD and ADHD? Here are some classroom accommodat…
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Classroom Accommodations for Dysgraphia
What types of accommodations can help students with dysgraphia? Here are dysgraphia accommodations t…
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Classroom Accommodations for Dyscalculia
What types of accommodations can help students with dyscalculia? Here are dyscalculia accommodations…
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Classroom Accommodations for Dyslexia
What types of accommodations can help students with dyslexia? Here are some classroom accommodations…
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Classroom Accommodations for Developmental Coordination Disorder
What types of accommodations can help students with developmental coordinaton disorder, or DCD? Here…
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Classroom Accommodations for Sensory Processing Issues
Looking for a sensory accommodation? These sensory strategies for the classroom can help kids with s…
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Classroom Accommodations for Executive Functioning Issues
What types of accommodations can help students with executive functioning issues? Explore these exec…
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Classroom Accommodations for Auditory Processing Disorder
What classroom accommodations can help students with auditory processing disorder? Here are strategi…
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Classroom Accommodations for Visual Processing Issues
What types of accommodations can help students with visual processing issues? These classroom strate…
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Classroom Accommodations for Slow Processing Speed
Slow processing speed can impact learning at all stages. Find out how teachers can help your child i…
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Classroom Accommodations for Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
What accommodations can help kids with nonverbal learning disabilities? Here are some strategies to …
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Classroom Accommodations for Anxiety
How can teachers help kids with anxiety in the classroom? Explore this list of anxiety accommodation…
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Common Advance Organizers and Why They Work
Advance organizers are a common strategy teachers use to help kids learn. Find out how they work.
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Download: Graphic Organizers to Help Kids With Writing
These free graphic organizers can help kids break writing assignments into smaller steps. Each print…
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Social Thinking: What You Need to Know
Social Thinking is a teaching framework for kids who struggle with social skills issues. Learn about…
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Multisensory Instruction: What You Need to Know
Multisensory instruction is a way of teaching that engages more than one sense at a time. Find out h…
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Orton–Gillingham: What You Need to Know
Orton–Gillingham is a teaching approach designed to help kids who struggle with reading, like studen…
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Wilson Reading System: What You Need to Know
Learn about the Wilson Reading System. Read about how this approach especially helps older kids with…
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Barton Reading Program: What You Need to Know
Read about the Barton Reading Program and how it can help kids with dyslexia and reading issues. Lea…
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Lindamood–Bell Program: What You Need to Know
Learn about teaching strategies for your child with a reading disability. See if the Lindamood-Bell …
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The Difference Between Decodable and Non-Decodable Words
What's the difference between reading sight words and sounding out words? Learn about decodable word…
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15 Phonics Rules for Reading and Spelling
Phonics instruction helps people connect how words sound to how those sounds are represented by lett…
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Is There Such a Thing as Orton–Gillingham for Math?
What is Orton-Gillingham for math? Is it a real thing? Learn about multisensory math instruction and…