Visual Thesaurus: The Basics

Reciprocal Teaching

Read about this strategy from Dr. Marcia Tate at http://tinyurl.com/3yofrnr

People learn...
10% of what they read
20% of what they hear
30% of what they see
50% of what they both see and hear
70% of what they say as they talk
90% of what they say as they are doing something (Ekwall & Shanker, 1988)
95% of what they are able to teach someone else (Glasser, 1990)

Volume of a Cube

Volume of a Cube

International Reading Association Site

IRA Radio...

Literacy 2.0: "Next Practices" in Preparing Very Young Children for Literacy. In this segment, Patricia Edwards, President-Elect of IRA, shares with us some of the "next practices" in preparing children for literacy. Listen now!

AND MUCH MORE

Registration Open for OCALI Conference in November 2010

Registration is now open for for the 2010 OCALI Conference, the nation's premier event in autism, assistive technology and low-incidence disabilities.

The Conference is scheduled for November 17-19, 2010, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH USA.

Over 200 sessions will be presented by scholars, leaders and experts from across the United States and beyond. Over 90 exhibitors are expected to showcase the latest products and services for individuals with autism and low-incidence disabilities.

A Spring Special registration rate of $125 is available to all professionals who register before April 30, 2010.

After April 30, the cost will increase to $185 for the Early Bird registration rate.

Register today at:

[ http://conference.ocali.org ]

See you at the Conference in November!

Simon

New AIM Module on OCAI site

New AIM Module just launched: Supporting Successful Completion of Homework for Individuals with ASD. Go to www.ocali.org and click on AIM icon to register for FREE online modules.

Parent Corner on Discovery Ed. Site

Parents try out this site for Math HELP and more...

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/parents/