The 10 Most Important Things to Know About Teaching Reading to Students with ID or SCD
Here it is! My very first Top 10 List, as a blogger! What follows is a brief summary of the research I have read up to this point in time, with regards to teaching students with Intellectual Disability (ID) or Significant Cognitive Disability (SCD) to read.. Please...
How to Ensure That the Reading Programs you are Using are Research Proven
I started out this week ready to share a fabulous article with you, excited that I had something very practical and user friendly, for those of you who are teaching reading, just like me. I found the article in my favourite journal, Teaching Exceptional Children...
Important Research Terms Defined for New Graduate Students and Interested Teachers
I recently began working toward my master’s degree, and have been struggling to make sense of some of the research studies that I have been reading. Can you relate? If, like me, you did not take a statistics course in your undergraduate program, and you have not had...
Are IQ Tests Necessary Anymore, & What is a Good Source when Carrying out Research, After All?
Have you had the experience of working closely with a student who has average intelligence, but is not able to read? One student who I will never forget, who I will call Andy, was wise beyond his years. In eighth grade, Andy chatted easily with adults on current...
Baffling Observations Made by Our American Colleagues in Special Education
Is it possible for students with significant cognitive disabilities (SCD) to learn to read? This question was asked by Lemons, Zigmond, Kloo, Hill, Mrachko, Paterra, Bost & Davis in the article, Performance of Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities on...
A “Sobering Reality”
Have you been tempted to use a certain reading intervention with the students you work with, who are diagnosed with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (SCD), only to find that the intervention is intended exclusively for students with IQ scores of 70 and above? I am...