Educational Links 5/6/18

Pay attention! 5 ways to improve your students’ attention spans

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/04/12/pay-attention-5-ways-improve-students-attention-spans/

Why Should Dyslexia Be Difficult?

https://hundred.org/en/articles/why-should-dyslexia-be-difficult?platform=hootsuite

Want to improve literacy in your school? Here’s how

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/04/12/want-improve-literacy-school-heres/

3 Black Teenage Scientists Had A Breakthrough, Then Came The Trolls

https://www.npr.org/2018/05/05/608558338/3-black-teenage-scientists-had-a-breakthrough-then-came-the-trolls?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social

STEM for Students with Special Needs: Part 1

https://www.mrsdscorner.com/STEMforspecialneeds/

7 Low Prep End of Year Activities

https://www.teachingmadepractical.com/end-of-year/

Reciprocal Teaching: Improving Reading Comprehension with Four Powerful Tools

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/ascd-learn-teach-lead-radio/4713-reciprocal-teaching-improving-reading-comprehension-with-four-tools

Many students decode and yet don't comprehend what they read. The Fab Four is a protocol for improving  reading comprehension with a metacognitive  technique that produces significant growth  in a very short period of time.