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

The Hechinger Report

Related: While white students get specialists, struggling Black and Latino readers often get left on their own That incipient definition characterized a lot of early thinking about dyslexia. was creating its own special education categories and definitions to prepare for the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975.

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How flawed IQ tests prevent kids from getting help in school

The Hechinger Report

To get her son even modified access to the regular kindergarten curriculum, Barlow would need to show that his potential to learn exceeded his test scores. This distinction was codified through a method of evaluating for learning disabilities called the “discrepancy model,” included in 1977 federal guidelines.

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How do you teach antiracism to the youngest students?

The Hechinger Report

and Rosa Parks at her Katy, Texas, elementary school in the Houston area. It was definitely painted in the light that ‘these problems are in the past,’ and ‘America is the land of the free’ and ‘everyone is equal here.’ ”. Katie Cryan Leary, principal, Magnolia Elementary, Seattle.

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The Social Media Game Elementary School Students Should Be Playing

The Innovative Educator

Fortunately, my employer supports this and as such, we have been incorporating the voice of students in the guidelines around social media (You can see the teen guidelines at schools.nyc.gov/socialmedia ). New levels give access to new animations and access to chat rooms reserved for MovieStars at higher levels.

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Three ways to help end the disconnect between pre-k and early elementary education

The Hechinger Report

Pre-K quality and accessibility have received much attention over the past 15 to 20 years and state and federal policymakers continue to allocate resources and prescribe policies geared toward ensuring high-quality pre-K experiences. Currently, only 19 states provide guidance for the pre-K to kindergarten transition process.

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How a growing number of states are hoping to improve kids’ brains: exercise

The Hechinger Report

A student leaps during a game at Horizons Elementary School. Florida and Rhode Island now mandate 20 minutes of recess time a day for elementary school students. What is definitely tied to brain health, Hillman said, is physical fitness. There were definitely some pretty serious unintended consequences.”.

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Confronting the New Reality of Today’s Student Mental Health Crisis

Lightspeed Systems

2:38 We know that the Digital Learning Divide refers to inequitable access to technology and digital resources for learning. 3:10 one of the clear reasons is the proliferation of digital learning so the student doesn’t have access. We’re very excited to have all three of you here today. Outside of school hours. What, what?

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