Kid in Story Book Maker Lite on the App Store Create and share customized picture storybooks with photos of your child or others as the main character! Created by award-winning app designers, Kid in Story Book Maker makes it easy and fun to create visual stories to support learning, social modeling, and early literacy for all children. “Kid in Story. Developing Reading skills There is always a debate about teaching reading at F.E level to students with a learning disability(i.e teach them to use the skills they already have rather than learning using phonics) If you do want to have a go at using phonics and teaching tricky words here are some links to help you: A guide from DFES Letters and Sounds guidance from Department of EducationAn introduction to synthetic phonics from dyslexics.org.uk An over view of how and when to introduce the sounds and words can be found at: Phonics Play . DFES A contibutor to the TES website has listed all the key words in phase order
Skill Champ on the App Store Now great for parents, educators, and therapists! Download all 10 skills + all 10 themes + access all printable curriculum - no in-app purchasing required. Skill Champ uses your child's interests to teach new skills. Quickly customize any of the 10 lessons with your child's favorite theme - so you can use sailboats to teach numbers or train signs to teach colors!
Learning Disabilities in Children: Symptoms, Types, and Testing What are learning disabilities? Learning disabilities, or learning disorders, are an umbrella term for a wide variety of learning problems. A learning disability is not a problem with intelligence or motivation. Kids with learning disabilities aren’t lazy or dumb. In fact, most are just as smart as everyone else. Birdhouse – for Special Education Teachers on the App Store Helping you take more control of your classroom organization The classroom can be a very busy place. The Birdhouse student documentation app was designed to help you stay organized, be more efficient, and free you up to have time to focus on what matters- being a remarkable teacher for your students! New ‘Dyslexie’ font helps dyslexics read better AFP/ Those in a study of the font say it improves reading accuracy. A graphic designer from the Netherlands, Christian Boer, has developed a new font to aid his dyslexia. The font, called Dyslexie, isn’t the first of its kind, but according to Scientific American in an article published Wednesday, “it has received much fanfare from sufferers.” Boer first designing his font in 2008 while studying at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, and in 2010 a fellow student conducted an independent study on the font as part of a master s thesis project. Participants in the study said the font improved their reading accuracy and allowed them to read for longer periods of time before tiring. According to Scientific American, the font tweaks letters of the alphabet that are commonly misread, such as d and m, to make them easier to recognize.
Creating Social Stories for Students with Autism & Behavior Disorders Social stories topped my to-do list yesterday. I needed one for arguing, another social story for bathroom etiquette, and a final social story for hallway behavior. Although social stories are a huge part of some of our students’ daily school life, I’ve never had an “official” training on writing social stories and neither have any of my colleges.
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Articulation Station Pro on the App Store "Little Bee Speech has created a real gem. Articulation Station Pro is by far the best articulation app out there. It's a must have app in the SLP toolbox!" 30 Ideas for Teaching Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder by Leah Davies, M.Ed. By Leah Davies, M.Ed. The following list may assist teachers who work with ADHD students. For an overview of this disorder see, "Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children." 1. Understand the struggle a student with ADHD has and provide an ordered, safe, predictable classroom environment. 2.
Math Games for Kids Online Many researchers have proved that kids learn better and faster if they actively engage themselves with the math they are learning. Learning through textbooks or flash cards do not provide the required level of active learning. Math games have the ability to put kids’ mind on higher active mode. The math games provide an atmosphere where kids can: Some Types of Learning Disabilities Some Types of Learning Disabilities — The First Step is Understanding Some types of learning disabilities can be "treated" through proper testing and training. The key is to identify the specific cognitive weaknesses causing the "disorder" and strengthen those cognitive skills through dynamic, one-on-one training and practice. For the parent, the first step is to understand the types of learning disabilities that may be affecting your child.