Touch Lights: Phoneme Manipulation
A key component of teaching is attracting students’ interest and then keeping them engaged. Try using battery operated push lights to introduce students to phoneme manipulation activities.[divider]
Structured, Explicit Literacy Teaching
In his article, Odegard (2020) discusses the importance of the structured, explicit teaching of literacy, He notes that this approach is particularly beneficial for students with dyslexia who require more intense and sustained instruction compared to their typically developing peers … Continued
Behaviour Management Strategies
Many children develop learned responses, which are often socially inappropriate or disruptive, as a way of reducing their anxiety. These responses can be modified so these children can operate more effectively in the classroom, while simultaneously reducing their anxiety. Judy … Continued
Behaviour of Reading Comprehension Test Takers
Every year a large number of students sit standardised reading tests. The data from the tests are used to identify students requiring supplementary reading instruction and whether a school might need to change its reading program. However, how students engage … Continued
Refocusing Activities
If students are anxious, stressed, upset or fatigued it is difficult for them to think clearly, to learn or to remember. In fact, Goodwin et al. (2916) found that the typical child’s on-task behaviour declines as instructional duration increases from … Continued