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Category Archives: Middle Childhood
My Workshop with Teachers from Urban Charter Schools Collective
On Saturday, March 2, 2013 I conducted a workshop with teachers from the Urban Charter Schools Collective, a coalition of schools in urban areas around California that operate under charters allowing them more freedom to innovate in their curriculum and administration. About … Continue reading
Posted in Cross Cultural Issues, Education, Late Childhood, Middle Childhood, Multiple Intelligences, Speaking Events, Uncategorized
Tagged brain based instruction, highly effective teaching, Hmong, Howard Gardner, integrated thematic instruction, multiple intelligences, Sacramento Public Schools, Susan Kovalik, Urban Charter Schools Collective, Yav Pem Suab Academy
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17 Ways to Teach Vocabulary Skills to Students with Special Needs
A new study at Michigan State suggests that there is limited vocabulary instruction in kindergarten classes across the U.S., particularly for those students living at the poverty level. The is problematic because numerous studies have noted how building a good vocabulary right from … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood, Education, Learning Disabilties, Middle Childhood, Multiple Intelligences, Neurodiversity, Reading, Special Education
Tagged academic achievement, ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, diversity, Intellectual Disabilities, kindergarten, learning disabilities, learning strategies, Neurodiversity, reading, reading research, Special Education, special needs, teaching strategies, vocabulary, vocabulary development
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Pediatricians Warn of Risks in Cutting Back on School Recess
The American Academy of Pediatrics has just released a policy statement saying that supervised, unstructured (play oriented) recess in school is a vital part of a child’s development. As they point out in the abstract to their statement: ”Recess is … Continue reading
Children Young for Grade More Likely to Be Prescribed Stimulants for ADHD
A new study reported in the journal Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, revealed that the youngest children in any given grade are more likely to do poorly on standardized tests, and more likely to be … Continue reading
Posted in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Education, Human Development, Late Childhood, Middle Childhood, Special Education
Tagged academic achievement, academic pressure, ADHD, brain develoment, child development, education, hyperactivity, Iceland, school, standardized tests, stimulant medication
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Some Great Quotations About the Genius of Children
Here are some quotations that I’ve collected over the years about the amazing genius of children. “The real magic wand is the child’s own mind.” – Jose Ortega Y Gasset (Spanish philosopher) “The great man is he who does not lose his child’s … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood, Education, Human Development, Infancy, Late Childhood, Middle Childhood, Parenting, Quotations
Tagged art, Ashley Montagu, Black Elk, childhood, children, creativity, education, genius, Hazrat Inayat Khan, Henri Matisse, human potential, J. Buckminster Fuller, J. Robert Oppenheimer, John Holt, Jose Ortega y Gasset, learning, Mencius, music, Pablo Picasso, quotations, science, Sir Kenneth Clark, the child
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