Resources - LD@school

Stop, Observe and Act: A Strategy for Managing Attention, Impulsiveness and Anxiety

Published July 23, 2021, by LDAOeng ADHD and anxiety have become big problems for classroom teachers. New research on the notion of cognitive control leads us to believe that managing attention, impulsiveness, and anxiety requires several shared skills, which can be taught explicitly. 0 Comments

What are some simple ways I can work phonemic awareness into my reading instruction?

Published July 21, 2021, by LDAOeng Phonemic awareness is not only one of the strongest predictors of reading and writing success, but it is also fun to teach. Here are a few ways that educators can work it into kindergarten and primary classrooms. 0 Comments

Cultivating the Hearts of Students through Books: Using Children’s Literature to Support Social-Emotional Learning

Published July 19, 2021, by LDAOeng For over 20 years, research has shown that social-emotional learning should take a more important role in the classroom. Teachers should highlight the emotions felt by the characters in children's literature to promote social-emotional learning and discussions while continuing to meet academic goals. 0 Comments

How can mental imagery be used to teach spelling to students with LDs?

Published June 30, 2021, by LDAOeng Mental imagery, or the ability to create a visual representation in your mind, can be used to support visual reading processes in ways that can benefit students who struggle with reading and writing due to their LDs. Creating mental imagery of a word is a strategy that can be used in the classroom to support reading and writing instruction and remediation. 0 Comments

How Can We Leverage Students’ Reading Skills to Reduce Difficulties in Solving Written Mathematical Problems?

Published June 18, 2021, by LDAOeng It is now well-known that students’ reading skills have an important role in mathematics, in particular for solving word problems. One reading skill needed to understand and solve written mathematical problems is the ability to make inferences. 0 Comments

What are the warning signs of ADHD that teachers should look out for in their female students?

Published June 8, 2021, by LDAOeng Although girls with ADHD will tend to struggle in all areas of functioning, we tend to rely more heavily on relatively subtle clues during diagnosis, and educators are often in the best position to observe them. 0 Comments

Shifting from Avoidant to Approach Coping Strategies: Helping Children with Learning Disabilities Face Challenges

Published June 3, 2021, by LDAOeng Often, children cope with distress by gradually withdrawing from or avoiding situations, thoughts, or feelings, and engaging in behaviours like procrastination, school refusal, lying about getting work done, or feeling tired or unwell. 0 Comments

Seen, Understood, Accepted, and Celebrated: Using Broader Lenses to Assess Online Engagement in Learners of All Ages

Published June 1, 2021, by LDAOeng Consider this: you might actually be missing a lot of the student engagement that your hard work and dedication have created. Teachers need to learn how to recognize and fully appreciate the wide range of engagement that is already occurring in classrooms and in online spaces. 0 Comments

Webinar Recording: Recognizing and Understanding Girls with ADHD

Published May 28, 2021, by LDAOeng ADHD is a prevalent diagnosis, but girls are often missed because their ADHD presents in different ways than boys, leading to misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis. 0 Comments

Webinar Recording: In Love With Learning… Online! Ten Keys to delight, persistence, and attention in an online space

Published May 19, 2021, by LDAOeng Let's get back to basics! In this calm and grounding presentation, we’ll refresh key research on engagement and motivation, provide our straightforward Ten Keys tool for tweaking your online lessons, and create space for participants to use the keys to start unlocking a frustrating previous experience. 0 Comments