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Beyond The Job Description: Finding The Right Learning Support Teacher For Your School expat students learning support specialist learning support teacher special education teacher special education teachers in international school student support supporting families abroad

There are hundreds (or more) of international school job openings this school year for student support, learning support, or special education...

Working Through Behavior to Support Student Success education learning and development parenting private reading specialist support student success

It's been a few weeks since I blogged. This week’s blog almost didn’t happen.

How could it? At every turn, I have to recalibrate and...

Finding Calm in Chaos: A Reflection on Behavior and Learning classroom management effective classroom management strategies inclusive approach

This week’s blog almost didn’t happen. How could it? At every turn, I’ve been interrupted. I sit down to write a sentence, and...

Behavior Is Communication: Preparing Students for the Holiday Season emotional well-being for children parenting strategies during holidays pre-holiday behavior in students supporting students during school breaks

There’s a pre-holiday phenomenon I’ve come to recognize over the years as an educator and parent.

Many of my students used to go "home...

Looking Back, Moving Forward: Lessons from an Early Special Education Classroom eary special education classroom how to create an inclusive classroom individuals with disabilities education act special education special education classroom universal design for learning

Wow. I was part of the problem, not the solution, wasn’t I…

I’ve been teaching for quite a while—When I started in Taipei...

Creating Inclusive Small Groups in the Classroom: A Real Case Study inclusive small group classes neurodiverse reading classes reading tutoring small group class universal design for learning

Inclusive classrooms come with unique challenges. Each one is like a fingerprint. Implementing small groups is a great way for all students to...

Creating an inclusive classroom where every student can thrive is a goal we all share. This week, we hosted a live workshop, “Inclusive...

We just got back from an amazing brunch on the beach!...

You have a large class of older students. Through data collection, you find that a few of them are substantially behind in reading. You want to...

How AI Helps Educators Of Struggling Readers ai artificial intelligence artificial intelligence for teachers educators working with older struggling readers learning for struggling readers supporting struggling readers

When I first started my teaching career, I was given a job in a preschool classroom with over 15 students, each with significant learning needs....

How AI Can Help Struggling Older Readers, Their Educators, and Their Parents adult reading programs ai ai learning tools ai powered reading apps artificial intelligence help for struggling readers reading tutoring programs

Technology has always had nuggets of genius for helping struggling learners. Today, AI is a useful tool across many platforms, for us...

A Day in the (School) Life of a Licensed Reading Specialist day in a life help for struggling readers private reading specialist reading specialist school life

Quick Interview with Irene, an Expert in Personalized Reading Growth for Struggling Readers!

Reading specialists are...