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Disabilities in math affect many students — but get little attention

The Hechinger Report

A majority of states have passed laws that mandate screening early elementary students for the most common reading disability, dyslexia, and countless districts train teachers how to recognize and teach struggling readers. At school, the 9-year-old had been receiving help from a math specialist for two years, with little improvement.

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Does the future of schooling look like Candy Land?

The Hechinger Report

At first glance, the binders incorporating a whole year of learning at the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester look a little like Candy Land, the beloved game of chance where players navigate a colorful route past delicious landmarks to arrive at a Candy Castle. MANCHESTER, N.H. — It’s a view that’s catching on.

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The school counselor pipeline is broken. Can new federal money fix it?

The Hechinger Report

Sometimes, the kids arrive angry, outraged at how they’ve been treated by a classmate or teacher; other times they show up sad, or overwhelmed. This spring morning, a boy came in crying, complaining he’d been treated unfairly during a game in gym class. On this day, though, the boy wasn’t interested in toys or games. SODUS, N.Y.

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How a disgraced method of diagnosing learning disabilities persists in our nation’s schools

The Hechinger Report

The strategy worked so well that his teacher moved him to the position of “first reader.” In 2004, as a new Ph.D., In 2004, as a new Ph.D., It pains Tim Odegard that four decades after a misguided approach to diagnosing dyslexia kept him from getting help in school, thousands of children across the U.S.

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Orientation Inspiration 2017

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In years past, I’ve written about orientation and strategies for opening the school year. games and Pokemon Go scavenger hunts. To collect the emoji, they will scan the Seesaw QR code, listen to the video in Seesaw, talk as a team, and cross the emoji off on their game board. game board to print. Engagement.

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Why haven’t new federal rules unleashed more innovation in schools?

The Hechinger Report

The two-story, red-shuttered colonial house where Brian Stack lives in New Hampshire is not too different from the homes where he grew up just down the road and across the border in Massachusetts. Stack is the principal of Sanborn Regional High School in Kingston, New Hampshire. Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report.

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Critical Thinking Skills to Help Students Better Evaluate Scientific Claims

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Students go beyond just learning about legitimate sources of information on the internet and delve into just how the information is put together in the first place. One way to teach how science is made is to let the children experience and figure it out for themselves. It’s crucial that we teach it as early as we can.”.