Focusing on the Need for Esteem

Children of the Code is a project I have been following since it started. It is growing and serves as a vast resource for those interested in teaching or learning more about how children read.

The Children of the Code project has five major components:

1. A Television, DVD and Web documentary series;
2. A college, university, and professional development DVD series;
3. A cross-indexed website/database containing videos and transcripts of our interviews with the world's leading experts in fields related to reading;
4. A variety of professional development events for educators;
5. A series of presentations for parents, policy makers, and the general public.

video tour of CoTC project

RtI Resources

LDA of Michigan has developed an RtI Blog to extend the learning available at our annual conference. This blog is focused on the topic of Response to Intervention (RtI)and is being offered as an outreach service of the Learning Disabilities Association of Michigan to professional organizations and educational professionals. Enjoy!

disABILITY!!!!

Bringing more awareness to learning disabilities:

There are many misconceptions about people with learning disabilities which can best be eased by education and/or personal experience. How easy it is for us to inwardly recoil when we hear “learning disability” and perhaps make a quick judgment about another person. How mistaken we are to assume that one with learning disabilities or even mental health problems is less of a person. The way Boyle has taken what seems to be a disability and has turned it into ability is the perfect example of the above definition of inspiration.

I really didn't know who Susan Boyle was, but I know that she has accomplished great things. That rocks!