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Creating a Bridge to Learning with Scaffolding
As experienced teachers, we intuitively know many approaches to helping our learners engage with content. Occasionally, we discover scientific, research-based strategies that reflect what we intuitively know. Now with brain-research and increased knowledge in how...
Auxiliary Aids and Services
Auxiliary Aids and Services - for the many years I served K-12 students as an educational sign language interpreter, that’s how I was designated on the paperwork. Each Individualized Education Program (IEP) specified what services the student would receive to help...
Making Texts Meaningful
The Power of Visualizing and Creating Sensory Mental Images Visualizing and creating sensory mental images describes one of the most powerful comprehension strategies. According to Buehl (2007), “Comprehension involves breathing life experiences into the abstract...
See It in Action
The following video is a screen reader reading a PowerPoint presentation that does not have accessibility principles applied, notice the reading order, and how images were used to communicate content but skipped over. Then the same presentation slides are fixed using...