by Karen | Feb 18, 2019 | Goodies
Question from the field: My child’s IEP team shared that he is “a good reader,” but I know that he is not understanding what he reads. He struggles with vocabulary and comprehension, but because he is getting good grades and reads the words, I am having trouble...
by Karen | Feb 18, 2019 | For Professionals, Language and Speech Development Issues
What does it mean to teach kids how to read text effectively?1 Initially, it means making certain that they can decode so proficiently that they can decode the words without much conscious attention. Texts are going to place increasing demands on students’ linguistic...
by Karen | Feb 5, 2019 | Goodies
Question from the field: “I have several students with hearing loss who are high functioning, fully mainstreamed, and get good grades. My administrators feel like the students can be dismissed from the IEP process, but I know there are still areas of need for me to...
by Karen | Feb 4, 2019 | For Professionals, Language and Speech Development Issues
Individuals with hearing loss often have difficulty detecting and/or interpreting sarcasm. These difficulties can be as severe as they are for persons with autism spectrum disorder and challenges often continue into adulthood 1,2. Even children with good language and...