University of Indianapolis
Posted in Colleges on Jan 26th, 2006 3 Comments »
University of Indianapolis B.U.I.L.D. Program 1400 East Hanna Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46227 317-788-3536 800-232-8634 build.uindy.edu www.uindy.edu
Archive for January, 2006
The Thumb Thing Book Holder
Posted in Low Tech Tools on Jan 25th, 2006 No Comments »
The Thumb Thing is a small, plastic “gizmo” that fits on your thumb and allows you to hold a book open with one hand while reading. Useful, inexpensive and one of the sites that sells it, ABC Stuff has other useful reading tools. (Via Cool Tools.)
Apple’s iTunes U puts school lectures and more online
Posted in Technology Issues and Ideas on Jan 25th, 2006 5 Comments »
Podcasting goes academic: Apple’s iTunes U puts school lectures and more online.
Andrew Erkis, Ph.D.
Posted in LD Support Professionals on Jan 23rd, 2006 No Comments »
Andrew Erkis, Ph.D. Educational Consultant 1706 East Broad St. Columbus, OH 43203 614-231-1957 614-596-5437 mobile www.aerkis.com
Library icons help those with learning disabilities navigate the shelves
Posted in Social Issues and Ideas on Jan 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
Oakland: Library icons help those with learning disabilities navigate the shelves. This is an interesting topic because many adults with learning disabilities got turned off to libraries long ago, less for the fact that we couldn’t read well enough to make use of the materials, but because the Dewey Decimal System, the arcane system of [...]
For Students, Figuring Out Answer Sheet Was True Test
Posted in Education Issues and Ideas on Jan 18th, 2006 No Comments »
For Students, Figuring Out Answer Sheet Was True Test: “The roughly 65,000 seventh graders in New York City who took the statewide English test on Tuesday did not expect to be stumped by the answer sheet.” (Via NYT > Education.)
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Mary McDowell Center for Learning
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Jan 17th, 2006 2 Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Mary McDowell Center for Learning © 2006 Sanford Shapiro The Mary McDowell Center for Learning is a Quaker independent school for approximately 150 kids with learning disabilities, and is located in the Cobble Hill neighborhood of downtown Brooklyn, New York, about 10 miles from where I was raised. Founded in [...]
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Eagle Hill School
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Jan 17th, 2006 No Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Eagle Hill School © 2006 Sanford Shapiro The Eagle Hill School, founded in 1975, currently serves 204 students who struggle with language-based learning disabilities. Though many of their students display a dyslexic learning profile, some have more diffuse language processing weaknesses. Set in a beautiful wooded area of Old Greenwich, [...]
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Churchill School (NY)
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Jan 16th, 2006 9 Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Churchill School (NY) © 2006 Sanford Shapiro The Churchill School began in 1972 for elementary children with SLD/specific learning disabilities and has grown into a middle school program (added in 1986) and then a high school in 2000. Most of the students enrolled are those who have language-learning disabilities, some [...]
Sanford Shapiro looks at Franklin Academy
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Jan 16th, 2006 23 Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at Franklin Academy © 2006 Sanford Shapiro Franklin Academy is the nation’s first boarding school specifically for kids in grades 8-12 with Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities. A boarding school for this particular profile of kids presents great opportunities for developing and applying social reasoning skills as well as providing a college prep academic [...]
Houston Ties Teachers’ Pay to Test Scores
Posted in Education Issues and Ideas on Jan 13th, 2006 No Comments »
Houston Ties Teachers’ Pay to Test Scores: “The nation’s largest merit pay program calls for rewarding teachers based on how well their students perform on standardized tests.” (Via NYT > Education.)
When should a parent change their child’s school?
Posted in Discussion Topics on Jan 8th, 2006 10 Comments »
When should a parent change their child’s school? What are the warning signs that the school isn’t working out, how long do they ask their child to stick it out, and what is the process once they decide? What if the child likes the school and doesn’t want to move? What are the problems associated [...]