It's a common discussion I have with teachers working with children with disabilities,"There's so much to do, I don't think I ever get through it all!" or "I spent all lesson on this and he still didn't quite get it, do I do it again?" After working in this field for almost 20 years now,… Continue reading “Please Slow Down”, the plea of a child with learning disabilities
Many moons ago I used a product known as Dragon Naturally Speaking on a PC with my students who found the typing process laborious. This program was, at times, clunky and inaccurate. However, it was still worth pursuing for students who could not write quickly and efficiently. When the iPad was released in 2012 one… Continue reading Dragon Dictation
It's been a few weeks since I've posted, but in that time I attended the ACER (Australian Council of Educational Research) Conference about the contributions of Neuroscience for Education. This is an area in our field which has been gaining momentum in recent years, with pop up ads for "brain training" cures and very expensive… Continue reading Reflections on Neuroscience Research
