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ACTIVITY: Supporting Autistic Learners with a Memory Box Scavenger Hunt
June 13, 2023
Autobiographical memory (ABM) is a type of long-term memory that holds information about ourselves and our past experiences. It’s key to social learning and social communication, and it’s often impaired…

“Anti-Bias Practices Are Good for All Children”: An Equity Q&A with Jen Neitzel & Ebonyse Mead
May 25, 2023
Every early educator wants to give each child a bright start—and a big part of that goal is dismantling the biases and inequities that have created an achievement gap for…

11 Things to Do After an IEP Meeting
May 9, 2023
Many critical decisions are made during an IEP meeting for a student with support needs, so effective and timely followup—with families, students, and other team members—is essential. Today’s post offers…

Teacher Tips: High- and Low-Tech Ways to Manage Your Progress Monitoring Data
April 18, 2023
Collecting data regularly and monitoring student progress toward goals are critical steps toward ensuring that your instruction is working. In today’s post, excerpted and adapted from A Teacher’s Guide to…

“Can’t We Just Keep Things Like They Are?”: 4 Equity Myths in Early Childhood
April 13, 2023
How can you start—or continue—your journey toward equity, access, and belonging for all children and families in your early childhood program? This essential work starts with dismantling the common myths…

3 Important Lessons that Picture Books Can Teach All Students About Resilience
March 9, 2023
Today’s guest post is by Carolee Dean, M.S., CCC-SLP, CALT, author of Story Frames for Teaching Literacy: Enhancing Student Learning Though Storytelling Mental health is a growing concern for all…

Model Inclusive Educators Wanted!
March 8, 2023
Are you a model inclusive educator—or do you know someone who is? A research team from Winona State University is conducting an important study on general education teachers who are…

Resource Roundup: 5 Essential Books on Coaching
February 28, 2023
Schools and programs are increasingly turning to evidence-supported coaching frameworks for their professional development efforts. Why? Because coaching partnerships and other models of professional collaboration have proven to be among…

Comprehensive Literacy Instruction for ALL Learners: 4 Big Questions Answered
February 21, 2023
All children can learn literacy skills, but teachers often have questions about how to teach and include students with more intensive support needs or significant disabilities. Excerpted and lightly adapted…

7 Teaching Principles for Effective Writing Instruction
February 9, 2023
In her bestselling guidebook The Writing Rope, Brookes author Joan Sedita identifies seven teaching principles that should be incorporated when you assign writing tasks and teach writing skills. Teachers, keep…