Educational Links 6/19/16

The 8 Best Social Skills Apps for ADHDers

http://www.additudemag.com/slideshow/84/slide-1.html

Should Schools Be Doing More to Regulate Elevated Lead Levels in Drinking Water? 

http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/should-schools-be-doing-more-regulate-elevated-lead-levels-drinking-water-1095819291 

Why today’s kids need to know nursery rhymes

http://www.themeasuredmom.com/10-reasons-why-kids-need-to-know-nursery-rhymes/ 

How Should My Daughter's School Help Improve Her Working Memory?

http://www.additudemag.com/q&a/ask_the_add_medical_expert/6101.html 

How Kids Pay Attention (and Why Some Kids Struggle With It) 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/distractibility-inattention/how-kids-pay-attention-and-why-some-kids-struggle-with-it?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

The Counselor's Role: Scaffolded Support In and Outside of the Classroom

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/counselors-role-scaffolded-support-jazmin-greenwood?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 

Making spaces: supporting makerspaces in education 

http://googleforeducation.blogspot.com/2016/06/making-spaces-supporting-makerspaces-in.html 

5 reasons children need to play

http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/cb-extras-k-1-thepowerofplay/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=grid3 

By play we don’t just mean organized team sports. And we definitely don’t mean sitting in front of a screen playing computer or video games! Healthy play means making sure your child uses her body and mind in active, imaginative play — like playing hide-and-seek, riding a bike, building with blocks or Legos, pretending to be a pirate or princess, building a fort, playing dress-up — all activities that come naturally to kids. This kind of play develops a child’s ability to think creatively, use her imagination, work as a team member, and create and follow rules. Kids need unstructured time to build, create, and fantasize.