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A FAMILY OF DYSLEXICS TRANSFORM ED THROUGH STRUCTURED LITERACY AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

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But with assistive technology that enables her to complete her work independently, she’s finally happy to go to school and is making progress with a structured literacy tutor. Thanks to blended learning for structured literacy intervention, he’s now at or about benchmark in every area.

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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

Shake Up Learning

The post Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey interviews Mike Marotta, co-author of Inclusive Learning 365. Together they discuss how inclusive learning is meeting the needs of all learners. Every teacher should fight exclusion!

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Flipgrid: The Go-To Remote Learning Tool – SULS080

Shake Up Learning

The post Flipgrid: The Go-To Remote Learning Tool – SULS080 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Flipgrid has become the go-to remote learning tool for teachers! When it comes to digital learning tools to support blended and remote learning, one tool has stood out above the rest in 2020, Flipgrid.

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Back to School with Choice Boards – SULS0121

Shake Up Learning

The post Back to School with Choice Boards – SULS0121 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. You’ll learn some of the common misconceptions about creating choice boards, but most importantly, you’ll learn how to get started with utilizing the choice board for your classroom. That packs a powerful punch to student learning!

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Learning technology once reserved for special needs students is now in everyone’s hands. Can teachers figure out how best to use it?

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This is a list of kids I need to check in with, maybe because they’re learning the English language, or because I’ve observed something where they need a little more help,” Kaswell said. But now he’s implementing a particularly intense approach to it, known as personalized learning. Some kids can push ahead if they’re ready.

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Movie magic could be used to translate for the deaf

The Hechinger Report

Matt Huenerfauth (right), director of the Linguistic and Assistive Technologies Laboratory at the Rochester Institute of Technology, records video and motion-capture data from someone performing American Sign Language (ASL). That reading deficit slows their learning in every other subject. Photo: John Myer.

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Georgia program for children with disabilities: ‘Separate and unequal’ education?

The Hechinger Report

Not only did Caleb never return to his local school, but he learned little throughout his elementary, middle and high school years — which included hundreds of hours struggling through computer lessons in math, science and social studies. Related: Learning technology once reserved for special needs students is now in everyone’s hands.