From Bad to Worse – Update on DRP – Apr 3, 2020 Complete Transparency for My Backers Sometimes you feel like if you did not have bad luck, you would have no luck at all.
Soldiering On & Staying Calm, In Isolation – Update on DRP – Mar 27, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking hell on everyone and everything, including the timelines for our digital reading project. We are responding as best we can. Fortunately, Andrew and I are working from our home offices. Michael Summers has IT responsibilities with the Ministry of Health and has himself and some of his staff in theirContinue reading “Soldiering On & Staying Calm, In Isolation – Update on DRP – Mar 27, 2020”
Indiegogo Featured Us as “Promising Prospect” Indiegogo has selected Maloney Method’s Digital Reading Program as one of four Promising Prospects the day after our launch. This is fantastic news and shows how much potential this project has for changing lives (and changing minds). For a select period of time, an icon with the photo from our campaign will be placed asContinue reading “Indiegogo Featured Us as “Promising Prospect””
We Have Lift Off! Fundraising with Indiegogo and You! What an exhilarating feeling! This week we launched our first Indiegogo campaign. The Maloney Method is raising funds in order to convert our powerful, proven, and successful reading program from ink and paper to digital audio and video. A digital reading program could reach millions of students struggling to learn how to read. AContinue reading “We Have Lift Off! Fundraising with Indiegogo and You!”
Repeal the Law of Gravity – It’s Old and It Sucks Yesterday I received a telephone call from a fellow educator. His dream is to build a digital conduit for teachers through which good ideas and good lesson plans could be shared. While I liked his excitement, I also noted my reservations, namely that well-designed lessons needed a certain quality. ·      They have to cover a domainContinue reading “Repeal the Law of Gravity – It’s Old and It Sucks”
Count On It! – A Simple Solution for Gathering Frequency Data One of the challenges of data collection is in the difficulty of recording an accurate count. Teachers and therapists cannot easily carry a clipboard and pen in classrooms or therapy sessions. Behavioral interventions require data. Decisions are made on the basis of the data collected. Decisions for program changes take into account the performance ofContinue reading “Count On It! – A Simple Solution for Gathering Frequency Data”
Behavior Analysis â Where a Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing Almost every classroom has at least oneobstreperous student, many have several. Some teachers have or develop ways to deal with these students, others donât. These students are often removed from class, sent to the principalâs office, suspended or even expelled. In many cases, they will be diagnosed with some condition, emotionally disturbed, ADHD, etc. SuchContinue reading “Behavior Analysis â Where a Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing”
