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How dyslexia became a social justice issue for Black parents

Jan 6, 2023

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in Intersectional Needs and Considerations, Intervention and Related Services

This article was originally written by Sarah Carr Special and published to The Washington Post, Dec 25, 2022 BOSTON – The worry nagged at Roxann Harvey from the time her children were in kindergarten. They couldn’t name all their letters, much less associate them with sounds. Teachers offered tepid assurances (some kids take longer…

Dyscalculia: how to support your child if they have mathematical learning difficulties

Jan 6, 2023

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Aurora Dreger

in Intervention and Related Services, Teaching and Learning Strategies

This article was originally written by Jo Van Herwegen, Elisabeth Herbert, and Laura Outhwaite and published to The Conversation, November 29, 2022 A good grasp of maths has been linked to greater success in employment and better health. But a large proportion of us – up to 22% – have mathematical learning difficulties. What’s more, around 6% of children…

D.C. Voices: Supporting students with disabilities

Jan 6, 2023

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Aurora Dreger

in Intervention and Related Services, Staff Support and Development, Teaching and Learning Strategies

This article was originally written by Julie Rubin and published to The D.C. Policy Center, December 15 2022 A return to in-person learning at the start of school year 2021-22 also presented challenges for students with disabilities as they had to navigate changes to service delivery; staffing shortages; and COVID-19 protocols, exposure quarantines, and social…

Bracing for a Tidal Wave of Unnecessary Special Education Referrals

Jan 6, 2023

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Aurora Dreger

in Intervention and Related Services, Social Emotional Wellbeing and Climate, Special Education Process and Policy

This article was originally written by Lauren Morando Rhim, Candace Cortiella, Lindsay Kubatzky & Laurie VanderPloeg and published to The 74 Million, January 3, 2023. Students pegged for evaluation may be struggling due to disrupted learning or show trauma-related behaviors — and may not have disabilities at all We have devoted our careers to ensuring…

District 20 unveils $25M elementary school offering STEM lab, dyslexia services

Aug 18, 2021

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Aurora Dreger

in Intervention and Related Services

This article was published on The Gazette by O’Dell Isaac on August 12, 2021. Academy School District 20 on Thursday unveiled a new, $25 million elementary school, complete with a state-of-the-art STEM lab and a one-of-a-kind program for students with dyslexia. Encompass Heights Elementary School — a sprawling, two-story structure sitting on an 11-acre campus — is…

Oklahoma Lays Groundwork To Screen Early Elementary Students For Dyslexia

Jun 29, 2021

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Aurora Dreger

in Intervention and Related Services

This article was published on KOSU by Robby Korth on June 28, 2021. Dyslexia affects as many as one in five children. Oklahoma is now laying the groundwork to screen every child for the learning disorder. Starting in the 2022-23 school year, every Kindergarten through third grade student who is reading below grade level will…

At these Indianapolis schools, nurses help catch academic problems

Mar 25, 2021

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Aurora Dreger

in Intervention and Related Services

This article was published on Chalkbeat Indiana by Dylan Peers McCoy on March 19, 2021. Each month, a small team at St. Monica Catholic School gathers to compare notes on the school’s 390 students. The staff members talk not only about which students are struggling in class but also about which are visiting the nurse…

Managing attention and distractibility in online learning

Oct 16, 2020

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Aurora Dreger

in Social Emotional Wellbeing and Climate, Family Partnership and Communication, Intervention and Related Services, Uncategorized

This article was published on APA by the Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education on September 29, 2020. This year, as COVID-19 disrupted traditional K–12 education, even the most experienced teachers felt suddenly thrown back into their first day, or first years, of teaching. Appearing in their virtual classrooms, many teachers found themselves looking at…

‘Sesame Street’ Helping Kids With Autism Learn To Wear Face Masks

Oct 5, 2020

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Aurora Dreger

in Intersectional Needs and Considerations, Intervention and Related Services, Social Emotional Wellbeing and Climate, Special Education Process and Policy, Student Engagement and Agency, Teaching and Learning Strategies, Uncategorized

This article was published on Disability Scoop by Shaun Heasley on September 23, 2020. With a collection of new materials, “Sesame Street” is working to help kids with autism adapt to wearing face masks and other realities of living through a pandemic. Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” unveiled a series of videos this…

Helping Students Make New Friends During COVID Is Possible. Two Programs Show How.

Oct 2, 2020

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Aurora Dreger

in Intervention and Related Services, Social Emotional Wellbeing and Climate, Student Engagement and Agency, Uncategorized

This article was published by EdSurge on September 21, 2020 by Julie Freeland Fisher. “I might be one of the few people coming out of the COVID-19 situation with more friends,” said Karine Durand. Durand’s words have stuck with me for months. This past June, she and I were both speakers on a JFF Horizons…

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