Educational Links 11/7/2019

The MindShift Guide to Understanding Dyslexia

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54743/the-mindshift-guide-to-understanding-dyslexia

Why Worrying About Screen Time Might Be The Wrong Approach

https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/stop-worrying-about-screen-time/

Equity

https://www.pbis.org/topics/equity

8 Reasons Kids Might Read Slowly

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/reading-issues/8-reasons-kids-might-read-slowly

Taking Micro Steps Toward Macro Learning

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-11-04-taking-micro-steps-toward-macro-learning

The Power of Positive Communication

https://www.edutopia.org/article/power-positive-communication

How Behavioral Therapy Targets Executive Dysfunction — with Positivity and Praise

https://www.additudemag.com/behavioral-therapy-for-executive-functioning-adhd/

ADHD is not an excuse. But it is the neurological basis for so many of your child’s greatest executive dysfunctions — challenges that impact behavior on a daily basis. Responding to bad behavior with neurotypical parenting techniques is counterproductive because it ignores the root problem — which is why so many families use these strategies from behavioral parent training.