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How Schools Can Reimagine the Education System Around the Reality of Human Differences Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney remembers his 3rd grade teacher, who bucked the “normal is good, different is bad” school system.
Using technology for personalized instruction Dr. Harris discusses how technology can be used to differentiate and personalize instruction.
The writing classroom Dr. Jane Hansen explains what she looks for in a classroom to determine if quality writing instruction is occurring.
The role of background knowledge in reading comprehension Comprehension instruction often focuses too much on teaching strategies without knowing if the students have the necessary background knowledge
The benefits and limits of comprehension strategies Jago reminds us that strategies represent the things that good readers do all the time.
How does poverty contribute to reading difficulties? Dr. Fletcher opines that poverty is a poor excuse for students not learning how to read.
Celebrating the Reality of Human Difference Instead of Myth of Human Sameness Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney says that we should be asking “What’s the school’s problem?” or “What’s the work environment’s problem?” in a world where normal is good and right and difference is deficient.
