2.23.21 Elizabeth Barker The case for K–3 screening and intervention for dyslexia I vividly remember the first student I worked with at my first job as a special education teacher. Jacob was a sixth-grader, and the road to his dyslexia diagnosis was a long one. Despite having... Read more
2.16.21 Natalie Contreras 5 tips for supporting students with dyslexia during COVID-19 What is that awful sound? Upon hearing the screeching noise, my two middle-schoolers yelled from their rooms, “Be quiet!” My husband shouted the same from his basement office. I was in a virtual... Read more
2.9.21 Beth Tarasawa How one alternative high school uses virtual and home visits to support kids during school closures Picture a high schooler who is deeply engaged in his remote learning community. He actively participates in synchronous class sessions, turns in daily assignments, uses asynchronous resources,... Read more
2.4.21 Miah Daughtery 2 ways to encourage older readers during COVID-19 2020 pulled us into uncharted educational territory, bringing a host of unique challenges for educators to contend with, including how best to serve students’ literacy needs in a way that promotes... Read more
1.28.21 Elizabeth Barker Why students with dyslexia aren’t “at risk” My mom had an in-home daycare when I was five years old. She read lots of books to me—I was surrounded by books—and every night my mom would read to me and my twin brother from a book of nursery... Read more
1.26.21 Stephanie Cawthon 5 ways to include disability in equity work 2020 raised our awareness of the yawning gap between the haves and the have-nots. Last year brought not only the COVID-19 pandemic, but also an intensification of the public consciousness and the... Read more
1.14.21 Elizabeth Barker Fact or fiction? The 4 myths of dyslexia Dyslexia doesn’t usually look how we think it will. Consider third-grader Judy, a dedicated student who finds herself in the middle of one of her most dreaded activities: a class read aloud. As her... Read more
1.7.21 Lindsay Prendergast 3 ways to make the switch to grading for learning I have a confession. Last August, I wholeheartedly believed that 2020 could not get any worse. I was wrong. Schools opened, then closed. Even with glimmers of hope about a COVID-19 vaccine, November... Read more
12.31.20 Monica Rodríguez 12 blog posts that defined 2020 Every December, I wait impatiently for Google to release their annual year-in-search video. I may shrug at the references I plumb don’t get, blaming my age or aversion to social media, but the... Read more
12.17.20 Ted Coe What’s wrong with tracking students by math ability? It’s clear that this is not a normal school year. Sure, experiences are closer to normal in some places, but 2020 has been anything but cooperative when it comes to teaching and learning. Through... Read more
11.12.20 Kim Baker Wake up and spill the coffee: How I woke up to deficit ideology A few years ago, I was sitting in a coffee shop reading through mounds of research on social justice in education when my coffee mug toppled over, spilling onto an article by a leading researcher on... Read more
11.5.20 Stephanie Cawthon Research points to 2 promising trends for deaf students As director of the National Deaf Center, I often hear the phrase “deaf people read at a fourth-grade level,” a belief that has long dogged the field of deaf education and our expectations of deaf... Read more
