eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The most common of all neuro-cognitive disorders, dyslexia impacts about 20 percent of the US population and represents 80-90 percent percent of all individuals who have learning disabilities. Early identification has been found to be essential in helping students succeed in school and later in life.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

But there’s a similar learning disability that is holding back the achievement of students in mathematics, and it’s much less widely known. million students–about the population of Kansas–with some degree of math learning disability. Yet, dyscalculia remains dramatically under-identified among students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2023

Nearly two-thirds of students from grades four through 12 aren’t considered proficient readers for their grade level, and these numbers are trending in the wrong direction. Students who have an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) , as well as those from Title I schools, typically receive special attention and services.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

1 Within this larger pool, a core group is considered to have a reading disability or dyslexia. 11 Research evidence lacking: Despite OG/MSL’s popularity and backing, research evidence of its efficacy for students with dyslexia beyond 3 rd grade is lacking, despite almost a century of application. 20k+ per year).

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

It wasn’t until I shared my worries about my son’s reading ability countless times throughout kindergarten and into first grade that his school finally acted. As with many other learning differences, experts agree that early intervention for dyslexia produces better outcomes.

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2023

On average, fourth-grade students’ math scores decreased by five points, and eighth-grade students’ math scores decreased by eight points. Despite this, students at North Star are growing and improving, and leaders at the school note significant growth across all grades in math.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2023

TouchMath, a multisensory math program that makes learning foundational math concepts accessible and clear for students who struggle to understand grade-level content, designed the DySc to identify students as young as three who may be at risk for dyscalculia, a specific learning disability in mathematics.

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Teach Hub

MAY 9, 2024

Poor grades often signal an underlying issue that may go beyond the student’s understanding of the material, such as an external stressor or lack of motivation. It can also signal something more like a learning disability. Utilize Technology Technology can be a useful tool in supporting students with bad grades.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2015

Think Through Learning, creators of Think Through Math (TTM), an instructional system for grades 3 and above, announced plans to expand its high school software line to include geometry. New offering will combine live tutoring and adaptive math instruction. Material from a press release was used in this report.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2020

With the onset of the COVID virus, millions of PreK to Grade 5 students across the U.S. Now more than ever, parents, educators and specialists are focused on helping their young students make up for lost learning time. may have fallen critically behind in the basic skills they need to become good readers and be successful in school.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

By analyzing patterns in students’ grades, attendance, participation, and other behavioral indicators, AI algorithms can predict potential academic risks and learning disabilities. This can significantly enhance learning outcomes by ensuring students receive the support they need to master the material.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2019

Curriculum itself must be personalized in order to truly meet the needs of students with learning disabilities. Curriculum itself must be personalized in order to truly meet the needs of students with learning disabilities. Math is his favorite subject, and he enjoys learning it.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2019

serves more than 2,000 students in grades nine through 12. Biggest challenge: Results on standardized tests revealed that about a quarter of our 9th- and 10th-grade students weren’t reading at grade level. Some were students with learning disabilities.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 80 percent of students with learning disabilities have dyslexia. In order to create a learning environment that feels safe, comfortable and empowering for students, schools need to adhere to basic guiding principles. Choose the Right Tools.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

students attend blended classes on campus and take online courses from home, and district educators say a personalized learning solution has had a positive impact in a number of academic areas. The number of high school students being held back a grade dropped in the 2014-15 school year by nearly two-thirds—from 19 down to 7.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2024

My role in launching specialized schools in Louisiana for students with low-incidence disabilities reinforced the importance of educational options, a need that is universal regardless of a student’s abilities, grade level, learning style, preferences, social class, and geographic location.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

EdSurge talked with Taylor about what makes reading a visually unnatural activity, why reading inefficiency isn’t a learning disability, and how early intervention can increase fluency and foster joy in reading. these reading skills don't correlate with intelligence, and reading inefficiently isn't a learning disability.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2021

Super Duper Publications creates unique educational materials for children in grades PreK-5, with a special focus on supporting autistic and speech-language challenged, and developmentally delayed students. “I “We’ve seen a huge increase in demand for our autism resources, so we created an Autism Resources section on our website.”.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Students registered with Parallel have reported making significant progress that includes grade improvement, positive changes in behavior, increased excitement to learn and more. “Parallel’s tech-enabled approach to delivering care ensures accessibility to performance-based cognitive and academic testing and other support services.”.

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Elevate k12

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In the quest for educational equity, it is essential that all students, especially those with specific learning disabilities (SLDs) in reading and math, receive the support they need to succeed. public schools are identified as having specific learning disabilities (SLDs). Here are some key points: Prevalence : About 4.8

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2024

Most of the schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn have one class per grade level. Over the past 10 years, the organization has seen increased enrollment of students with special needs and learning disabilities. While a recent report from the National Catholic Educational Association found that 7.8

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

One in ten people have dyslexia, and in the US, 12% of students are in special education, 15% of children at school are learning their 2nd language, and the average reading age is 7th to 8th grade. Using assistive tools has been proven to help students overcome these barriers and harness their unique strengths. “Don Johnston Inc.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Studies in districts like Los Angeles Unified have found that students who passed Algebra I by 9th grade are twice as likely to graduate as those who did not. Their Latino peers comprised 25 percent of students in schools that offered Algebra I in eighth grade, but just 18 percent of the students enrolled. Source: U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2024

That means, Kindergartners learn to put t heir hands o n the keyboar d. Third grades learn to use the c orrect fingers. to communicate ideas to find out more about what interests them to offset a learning disability that interferes with writing–i.e., I teach shortkeys at all grade levels.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2024

Content-Based Literacy Recommended Resources Imagine Learning EL Education : Discover ELA with heart — Imagine Learning EL Education is the content-based English language arts program rooted in the science of reading for grades K–8. Not just basals, not just snippets of a story, but actual novels and books.”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Screening Mandates Are Not Enough In recent months, more states across the country have begun to mandate universal dyslexia screening for children in kindergarten through second grade. But of these states, only 30 legally require an intervention for students with this extremely common learning disability.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2022

Based on the assessment system I use, many of my students were reading at a level between kindergarten and second grade, which is not ideal, given that I teach high schoolers. John was now willing to take academic risks that he hadn’t taken before ninth grade. He noticed his growth too, which boosted his confidence significantly.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. It's not like we're grading it for huge stakes. And are there any common ones that pop up in many classrooms or that instructors maybe encounter more often?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2024

The program is currently offered from kindergarten through third grade, with plans to expand to fourth and fifth grade. In my first grade classroom I only had one classmate that was bilingual.” Back then,” she said, “there were not a lot of Latino families in the area.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 8, 2023

With the implementation of AI, teachers can optimize grading, and replying to students to increase overall teaching efficiency. 4. Access to Education for Special Needs Students: The innovative tools in AI technology benefit all, as it is opening up new ways of interacting especially for students with learning disabilities.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

I would argue that audiobooks are most definitely reading, offering rigor of a different sort and that these types of materials not only provide a path to story and information for kids who have visual impairments, dyslexia diagnoses or learning disabilities, but that they are powerful learning tools for all of us.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The Super Duper Digital Library , a collection of hundreds of online cards, games, and worksheets to support reading and literacy skills for children in Pre-K – Grade 5, recently won two prestigious awards programs – the Family Choice Awards and the Mom’s Choice Awards. It was founded in 1986 by Sharon and Thomas Webber.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Tony Wan, Managing Editor Access and Equity How can we accommodate students who have learning disabilities in online instruction and practice universal design principles? She offers a few lessons on positive online communication, which can be modified for different grade levels. The Power of Words (grade 3).

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2024

Key points: About two-thirds of American students fail to meet reading standards every year when tested in 4 th , 8 th , and 12 th grades. 1 Within this larger pool, a core group is considered to have a reading disability or dyslexia. 15 The largest category is learning disabilities, mainly dyslexia. 20k+ per year).

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Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2021

After some investigating on my part, I learned that Jason had been with the school district since second grade. If I did a lot of digging and the results were dismal, what could his teachers know from year to year as he transitioned from grade to grade? The truth is, they couldn’t.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Attendance struggles, a difficult family situation, a learning disability, a set of behavioral challenges, becoming a parent—any one of these obstacles could set a student back, and each one warrants its own unique set of instructional approaches. About 20 percent of my students are reading on grade level according to.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2024

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — TouchMath , a multisensory math program that makes learning crucial mathematical concepts accessible and clear for students who struggle to understand grade-level content, announces the launch of TouchMath Extend and Dyscalculia Extension. despite the urgent need for skilled STEM professionals.

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