Ask an Expert: Help for son struggling with reading
A teacher educator, mom and EdNews Parent expert offers some tips to a Littleton parent whose son is falling behind in reading.
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Ask an Expert: Making the most of online learning
Is your child enrolled in a virtual classroom some or all of the time? An EdNews Parent expert offers some tangible ways to make sure your child is progressing online.
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Parent blog: Sending a kid to college
A mom has trouble cutting the cord as her son prepares to start college. Maybe it’s harder to let go when your child is heading to an in-state campus.
Ask an Expert: Is my son ready for "advanced kindergarten"?
An educational expert weighs in on advanced kindergarten programs. Denver Public Schools offers an advanced kindergarten, but this expert encourages parents to think things through before enrolling their child.
Ask an Expert: Full- or half-day kindergarten for special needs child.
Are you debating the pros and cons of full- vs. half-day kindergarten? Read what this expert has to say as you navigate the process of exploring schools for your kindergartener. The issue is more complicated if a learning disability is involved. Read this post to find out more.
Ask an Expert: How to meet the needs of all kids in a classroom.
There are several approaches teachers can use to optimize instruction for all their students. One approach is to differentiate instruction, another is called Universal Design for Learning, and a third approach is to provide accommodations to instruction for individual students.
Ask an Expert: Questions about my daughter’s IEP.
If your child’s IEP team determines that it is appropriate for her to have a modified curriculum, she should not be held to the state curriculum standards. Rather, her IEP goals should become her primary academic targets. A modified curriculum will generally be appropriate for fewer than 2 percent of all students.
Ask an Expert: I think my 10-year-old may have a learning disability.
First, look for patterns in the tasks or content he does well and that he struggles with. You may notice that he is happy to sit down to work on math computation homework but suddenly has to use the bathroom, get a snack, and clean his room when it is time to read.
