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| Sunday, January 21, 2007 |
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A Balanced Homework System |
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Teacher’s Job
- Provide instruction
- Provide materials
- Provide deadlines
- Provide encouragement
- Provide feedback
Parent’s Job
- Establish a regular time for homework
- Establish a regular place for homework
- Provide necessary materials and supplies
- Provide limited instruction and assistance
- Establish logical consequences for noncompliance and follow through
Student’s Job
- Keep track of books and assignments
- Start on time and allow time to finish work
- Do own work with only limited assistance
- Turn in work on time
- Accept responsibility for grades or other consequences
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| Sunday, January 21, 2007 |
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Visual Processing |
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Interesting information on visual processing and vision and learning gathered from several websites and other sources …
Processing refers to how well the brain understands, interprets or categorizes information. To do this, the brain must first
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| Sunday, January 21, 2007 |
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Helping Children Overcome Test Anxiety |
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Test anxiety is so widespread that it is almost impossible to find a student who doesn’t approach a big test without some level of anxiety. Being anxious before a test can cause a variety of symptoms for a student, from stomach aches and headaches, to loss of focus, fear, irritability, and even depression. Some students may feel “butterflies” in
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| Friday, January 19, 2007 |
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Reading Fluency |
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Fluency is the ability to read aloud expressively and with understanding. Fluency isn’t a stage that children go through at which they can read all words quickly and easily. Fluency changes, depending on what the child is reading, how familiar they are with the vocabulary, and the amount
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| Monday, January 30, 2006 |
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The Important Stuff: Helping students determine important information in texts and lectures |
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Being able to focus on the most important information delivered during a lecture or read in a textbook is a crucial part of learning and performing in class. Teachers often communicate the importance of information through statements they make such as, “You’ll need to know this for the test,” “The first step you need to use is . . .,” or “Make sure you write this down.” Important information in textbooks is often identified by bold text, italics, or other highlighting. Skill in the
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| Monday, January 30, 2006 |
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Disability Sensitivity Exercise |
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This is suitable for grades 3-12 and works well for students who make fun of students with disabilities.
1. Divide students into group of 4. Have each group sit in a circle. Give each student a "role."
2. After each group has assumed the roles, place
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| Monday, January 30, 2006 |
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Homework |
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Homework has been proven to be a powerful tool for ensuring the success of your child in school. There is research to support that fact. You, as parents, must use that tool to its best advantage, and begin looking at homework as a daily opportunity to have a positive impact on your child’s education and future. It is important, that as
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| Friday, January 13, 2006 |
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Childhood Aggression and the Need for School Based Prevention
By Administrator Account - Friday, January 13, 2006
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In the absence of intervention, aggressive elementary children are likely to continue along deviant developmental pathways. These are the children that are changing the face of the Lutheran classroom. They are moved from school to school, are frustrating their parents to the point that they are ready to abandon all of their responsibilities to the school system, and are sometimes already presenting problems for law-enforcement agencies.
Early disruptive, and controlling behavior leads to peer rejection and reduced opportunities to learn and to practice pro-social skills. This is the difficult part for teachers. Are we talking about misbehavior that simply needs discipline, or are we talking about something different?
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