A New Webcast for K-6 Educators

September 8th, 2008

View at Your Convenience.  An easy, low-cost way to further your professional development from your home, office or conference room.

Negotiating the Literacy Lives of Boys through Building a Literacy Community
Presenter: David Booth, professor emeritus, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada

An expert in this field, David Booth helps educators understand issues involved in boys’ literacy learning and then provides proven methods to engage them as readers and writers. This powerful presentation includes a downloadable handout and encompasses the following topics:

• Connecting Home, School, Community
• Helping Boys Become Print Powerful
• Assisting Boys in Becoming Writers
• Structuring Literacy Events for Students

All you need to view this 60-minute, on-demand webcast is a computer with high speed internet access. For more information, or to register, click here:
http://rrcna.org/development/web_conference/Literacy_Lives_Of_Boys.asp.

About diagnostic labeling . . .

September 8th, 2008
Many children receive the extra support they need for school success when their emotional and behavioral challenges are diagnosed, but some parents wonder if labeling gone too far.  It isn’t easy to decide when we should let “kids be kids, or when we should seek expert intervention.  To read more, click here:  More about diagnostic labeling . . .

What’s New in Special Education? Preventing Dyslexia

September 8th, 2008

News from Science Daily online:  “New research points to preventative exercises as an effective means to tackle the challenges children face when learning to read. . .” (read more)

Preschool Excercises May Prevent Dyslexia

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