While youâre waiting for the cavalry to arrive .. An alternative for children with autism A New Challenge                                 At the end of November 2008, I began a journey, both literally and figuratively into the world of autism. I wasContinue reading “While youâre waiting for the cavalry to arrive .. An alternative for children with autism”
What Are Behavioral Objectives? Part 5 of 5: Why This System Works This is the fifth article in a five part series about Behavioral Objectives. The articles in order of publication are: Behavioral Objectives; An Overview The Scope and Sequence Chart Gantt Charts for Progress Planning Setting Standards of Achievement or Fluency Why This Component Works The system of behavioural objectives built into the Maloney MethodContinue reading “What Are Behavioral Objectives? Part 5 of 5: Why This System Works”
Teaching Direct Instruction Reading Programs Teaching Direct Instruction Reading Programs to groups or in classrooms A Simple Guide to Success Reading Mastery, Horizons, Corrective Reading (Decoding),Teach Your Children to Read Well and The ToolBox Series for Literacy are all excellent Direct Instruction reading programs. Sometimes teachers are expected to implement these programs with entire classes, even if the classroom isContinue reading “Teaching Direct Instruction Reading Programs”
What Are Behavioral Objectives? Part 3 of 5: Gantt Charts This is the third article in a five part series about Behavioral Objectives. The articles in order of publication are: Behavioral Objectives; An Overview The Scope and Sequence Chart Gantt Charts for Progress Planning Setting Standards of Achievement or Fluency Why This Component Works Questions? As a parent, would it be useful for you toContinue reading “What Are Behavioral Objectives? Part 3 of 5: Gantt Charts”
Why Your School Doesn’t Care That Johnny Did Not Learn to Read This Year Part 2- Donât Blame His Teacher!!! As I mentioned in Part 1, 35% of the children leaving first grade this year still cannot read. These children have generally spent three years in school already in Junior Kindergarten, Senior Kindergarten and First Gradeâ¦. and they still have not been taught to read. Now Hear This –Continue reading “Why Your School Doesn’t Care That Johnny Did Not Learn to Read This Year”
Helping our Schools by Increasing Student Literacy – Part 3 Blog #106- Helping our schools by increasing student literacy. – Part 3 Introduction One possibility for helping to change schools is to create a literacy epidemic of the type reported in Malcolm Gladwellâs book Tipping Point which was described in the last blog (Blog #105). Gladwell points out that certain environmental circumstancesContinue reading “Helping our Schools by Increasing Student Literacy – Part 3”
Practical Lessons for Teaching Counting Skills- Lesson 7 The One-Minute Teacher TEACHES Rote Counting Skills From 1 to 100 Rationale: In this exercise we will combine the previous exercises to teach rote counting from 1 to 100. We will practice counting until the fluency level of 200 counts/minute with 2 or fewer errors is reached. Now that the student has met the fluencyContinue reading “Practical Lessons for Teaching Counting Skills- Lesson 7”
Practical Lessons for Teaching Counting Skills- Lesson 6 The One-Minute Teacher TEACHES Rote Counting Skills From 1 to 20 (Part 2) Task 2: Rote Counting from 1 to 20 from memory. Think and Say Numbers from 1 to 20. Cover the numerals with the sheet of paper and say to the student, “Now I am going to count from 1 to 20. Listen.”Continue reading “Practical Lessons for Teaching Counting Skills- Lesson 6”
Practical Lessons for Teaching Counting Skills- Lesson 5 The One-Minute Teacher TEACHES Rote Counting Skills From 1 to 20 Rationale: In this exercise we will combine the previous two exercises to teach rote counting from 1 to 20. We will practice counting until the fluency level of 200 counts/minute with 2 or fewer errors is reached. Now that the student has metContinue reading “Practical Lessons for Teaching Counting Skills- Lesson 5”
Practical Lessons for Teaching Counting Skills- Lesson 4 The One-Minute Teacher TEACHES Rote Counting Skills From 10 to 20 Task 2: Counting from 16 to 20. See and Say Numbers from 16 to 20 Say to the student, âNow I am going to count from 16 to 20. Listen.â Touch each number and count from 16 to 20. âI counted fromContinue reading “Practical Lessons for Teaching Counting Skills- Lesson 4”
