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How Monolingual Teachers Can Support English Language Acquisition for Multilingual Learners

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She wanted me to know that although she could not yet speak English, she felt confident as a learner in her first language. Research shows that students who are classified as English language learners may be perceived by teachers as less capable than their non-ELL peers. It’s so important that Esther spoke up about this.

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AI is the solution to costly and ineffective dyslexia programs

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For example, the Shaywitz DyslexiaScreen (Yale) is a survey that asks teachers to make judgments on how often they think a student displays problems in their language behaviors such as oral expression. This ignores the language processing differences between typical and exceptional brains. 20k+ per year).

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Understanding dyslexia: Why early diagnosis and intervention matter 

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Educators assured me that his needs were being met with a 12-week Reading Recovery program based on the “whole language” approach. After sitting in on one of these sessions, it became clear to me that he was merely guessing words from picture cues rather than learning to decode them.

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Forget Memorization: Here's Why Language Class Should Focus on Excitement Instead

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When I was in middle school, I was diagnosed with a learning disability, so the “typical” school experience was always a challenge for me. As a teacher of world language, I want my students to realize that you don’t have to learn Spanish by studying verb conjugations out of a textbook every day. Taking Things Despacio.

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Five Tips for Writing Academic Integrity Statements in the Age of AI 

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In a meta-analysis on the use of AI chatbots in education, Wu and Yu (2023) found that AI chatbots can significantly improve learning outcomes, specifically in the areas of learning performance, motivation, self-efficacy, interest, and perceived value of learning. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus.

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Transitioning to a workload approach in K-12 special education

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For example, a speech and language pathologist (SLP) may appear to have a manageable caseload of 50 students. Providers are required to address the varied individual needs of each of the students on their caseload and all too often, planning time is limited. It’s important to consider that not all caseloads are equal.

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Don Johnston Incorporated Joins Texthelp Group; Edtech Giants Join Forces to Help Students Across North America and the Globe

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Texthelp’s goal is to use its assistive technology to help 1 billion people with reading, writing, and numeracy by 2030. 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.