We raise the new possibility that people diagnosed with developmental dyslexia (DD) are specialized in explorative cognitive search, and rather than having a...
Study reveals a specific link between musical processing and brain areas associated with language processing.
Andrew Malmuth interviews Amitav Ghosh on his latest book about the climate crisis.
With half of the nation’s native languages extinct, these women are dedicating their lives to preserving theirs.
The close of this year will mark my fifth year anniversary as an Instructional Coach. Crazy. My journey into the world of coaching wasn’t necessarily a planned one. So when I first got started, I really had no idea what I was doing. Just keeping it real. But then guess what? I embraced the discomfort, […]
The International Decade of Indigenous Languages starts in two weeks, the same period during which experts predict another language will die or go dormant. If the U.S. will not lead, it is at least time to join the global commitment to Indigenous Peoples’ languages.
The far-reaching repercussions of African students forgetting their mother tongues.
Would you want to be a learner in your classroom? That’s not a trick question—think about it. Perhaps some of the activities and lessons wouldn’t ...
It's one of the most famous studies ever done on kids. It's often cited as a reason children from poor families struggle in school. But it may be neither 30 million words, nor exactly a gap.
In Brooklyn Dreams, Sonia Nieto—one of the leading authors and teachers in the field of multicultural education—looks back on her formative experiences a...
One of the things we most appreciate about the AAC community is the generosity of spirit and sense of collaboration. When we first posted our Year of AAC Core Vocabulary, Gail Van Tatenhove, Russel…
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Genome-wide analysis of self-reported dyslexia identifies 42 associated loci, including 27 not previously associated with cognitive traits. Dyslexia shows genetic correlation with ambidexterity but not neuroanatomical measures of language-related circuitry.
This is a set of 16 Flash Cards to be used as conversation starters. Each card has the words and the LAMP sequence of hits to build the sentence using Words for Life Software.
Researchers argue those with dyslexia are specialized to explore the unknown. This explorative bias has an evolutionary basis that plays a crucial role in human survival.
One fifth of the world’s languages will be dormant or dead by the end of the century, scientists warn. And the pandemic made it worse
If the brain processes words and mathematical symbols differently, why not musical symbols too?
What’s the difference between Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and traditional classroom education? This chart shows how they differ.
The speech pathologist believes that helping kids switch seamlessly between dialects is a key to their success.
Read Discovery Elementary School by VMDO Architects is the largest zeroenergy school in the US
