Manipulatives are concrete objects that are commonly used in teaching mathematics. However, because manipulatives typically are used as part of a much broader program of math instruction, it has sometimes been unclear in research studies how much benefit children derive specifically from manipulatives as opposed to other features of instruction.

You can get three creative writing assignments from one single stimulus picture … and the kids love it. Give an appealing action photograph to the student(s) and ask them to write three separate stories.

Because of their repeated failures in school, many LD kids are very sensitive to massive corrections of their written work. The sight of their compositions covered with red-penciled corrections, arrows, symbols and cross outs becomes a real morale buster for these kids.

RECALL is more difficult than RECOGNITION. Use this concept when asking questions of kids. Instead of saying, “You’re wrong,” reframe it.

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