Implementing Fitzell Acceleration Centers: Addressing the Challenges
Using Fitzell Acceleration Centers can help when implementing RTI, however, they come with some challenges.
Tips for Success as a Paraeducator
In preparation for the new school year, here are some tips for success, excerpted from Paraprofessionals and Teachers Working Together, by Susan Fitzell Encourage students to make friendships in the classroom so they feel empowered and learn to be more independent. Position yourself so that t [...]
Readability and Autosummarize For Macs
I've had several teachers tell me, when I talk about how to determine readability statistics, that they are using Macs in their schools. To help those teachers, we found the process to setting up these options in Word for Mac. If this is an issue you face, just download the Readability Statistics f [...]
An Encouraging Letter for Parents
Dear Parents, As I complete this series of articles about Non-verbal Learning Disorder (NLD), it occurred to me that I forgot to mention that I was actually pretty GOOD at homework as a student! In fact I've brought this homework skill into my adulthood. As a newspaper reporter in the past, and now [...]
Nonverbal Learning Disorder and Literacy
By guest author Anna Super. It might seem contradictory to write about NLD -non-verbal learning disability - and difficulties with literacy homework. After all, those of us with NLD have strong verbal skills, right? Don’t our difficulties fall into the areas of non-verbal skills, such as motor skill [...]