Educational Links 5/15/17

Heads Up, Teachers: Red Flags for Possible LD

https://www.additudemag.com/early-signs-of-learning-disabilities-in-preschool-and-kindergarten/

A teaching veteran's guide to surviving your first five years of teaching

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/a-teaching-veterans-guide-surviving-your-first-five-years-teaching

Whirring, Purring Fidget Spinners Provide Entertainment, Not ADHD Help

http://www.npr.org/2017/05/14/527988954/whirring-purring-fidget-spinners-provide-entertainment-not-adhd-help?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170514

What Teachers Say vs. What They Actually Mean

https://www.weareteachers.com/what-teachers-say/

Sensory Processing Issues Explained

https://childmind.org/article/sensory-processing-issues-explained/

New Ed Tech Resources for Math and Reading K-5

http://www.edtechroundup.org/editorials--press/new-edtech-resource-educationcom-math-reading-activities-for-prek-5?utm_content=buffer3a3e7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Concentrating on Concentration

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/concentrating-on-concentration-jeffrey-pflaum?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Concentration, a continuous flow of mental energy directed by learners at what they’re learning, is crucial in any lesson. Concentration requires practice, separate from core subjects, because of its vital connections to academics, social and emotional learning, and everyday life. Yet we teachers rarely practice this fundamental skill in the classroom.