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Reading Intervention Ideas: Activities For a Resource Room

Kelly Sheehan
Categories : Inclusion strategies for mainstreamed classrooms

Reading skills are an area of challenge for many students in resource rooms. Developing activities and utilizing proven methods are necessary to …

The Fairy Folklore of Newfoundland – Origins, Little Fellas and Being In Irish Fairy Folklore

Nicole Silvester
Categories : Social studies help cultures, governments & more

It’s often assumed — even by folklorists — that there aren’t any fairies in North America. The Good People are thought to be a purely European …

Achieving Speech Goals: As Your Child Learns to Say Sounds

AngelicaMD
Categories : Understanding infant development & learning

Children have different rates of learning, and their ability to speak and communicate is often regarded as a measure of their overall ability. Most …

Response to Intervention: History and Use In a Reading Program

Kelly Sheehan
Categories : Inclusion strategies for mainstreamed classrooms

Applying RTI to a classroom-reading program allows a teacher to monitor student progress and outcomes to ensure appropriate instruction for students …

Unschooling Pros and Cons: Decide if Unschooling is Right for You

Tere Scott
Categories : Homeschooling methodologies

What have you heard about unschooling? Is it an environment where learning is nurtured and allowed to flourish naturally, or an out-of-control chaotic …

Literary Criticism: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey

Riley McDonald
Categories : Literature study guides and chapter summaries

What happens when we stop seeing people and start seeing symbols? When humans become avatars for good and evil, what gets lost or ignored? These …

Poetry Analysis: “Home Burial“ by Robert Frost

M.K.Rukhaya
Categories : Literature study guides and chapter summaries

“Home Burial“ by Robert Frost is a dramatic lyric that verges on despair through discord, and discord through despair. A dramatic lyric deals with a …

What Do Children Learn From TV?

AngelicaMD
Categories : Parenting grade school aged kids

According to research young children and adolescents spend many hours a week in front of the television. Many parents even encourage toddlers to watch …

Color Word Flash Cards for Teaching Young Children the Names of Colors

M. J. Abernathy
Categories : Preschool teaching strategies, advice & tips

These activity sheets are perfect for color practice in the classroom. Teaching colors to preschoolers can easily be accomplished through association …

"A Farewell to Arms": A Critical Look at the Role of the Geographical Setting in the Novel

Ronda Bowen
Categories : Literature study guides and chapter summaries

If you’re like many readers, you may be wondering why it was that Hemingway chose the setting he did for the novel. Part of his reasoning was …