Educational Links 7/13/17

How Small School Districts Are Making Personalized Learning A Reality

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/07/11/how-small-school-districts-are-making-personalized-learning-a-reality/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

7 ways rural schools can sustain personalized learning

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/06/14/rural-schools-personalized/

I don't usually include two pics in the daily blog, but this was really special.

Text-to-Speech Tool Supports Literacy Growth

http://www.techlearning.com/app-of-the-day/0011/scan-and-read-pro/70668

How Accessible Is Gifted Education in Your State?

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2017/07/how-accessible-is-gifted-education-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

Assistive Technology for Auditory Processing Disorder

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-technology/assistive-technologies-basics/assistive-technology-for-auditory-processing-disorder?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Social-Emotional Learning Has Long-Lasting Positive Effects on Students, Study Says

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2017/07/social-emotional_learning_positively_affects_students_even_years_later_analysis_says.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Programs that teach students how to recognize their emotions, solve problems, and form healthy relationships may continue to show positive benefits for students months, or even years, after they complete them, a new meta-analysis finds. 

Students who completed social-emotional learning interventions fared better than their peers who didn't participate on a variety of indicators—including academic performance, social skills, and avoiding negative behaviors like drug use, finds the analysis, which examined follow-up data from dozens of published studies on specific interventions.