Reading Horizons is excited to be a sponsor of ASCD Empower 18, the conference for every educator. At our booth, #1453, we'll be giving away some amazing prizes. Come visit for your chance to win a Kindle Fire tablet, a Blendtec blender, or a brand new tv. On …
In October 2017, we hosted an online dyslexia summit which included three unique presentations ranging from an expert panel to expert advice on assistive technology to help students who have dyslexia. The third and final presentation of the day was made by Dr. …
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During our webcast, Don’t Stop the Learning: Assistive Technology in the Classroom, Eric Price, M.Ed., talked about the importance of using technology to improve learning for students with dyslexia. He started the presentation with a quote from the Yale …
When I was working in the classroom, I would often say that I could sleep over at school every night and still not feel caught up. What’s even worse is that the moments with our students are fleeting; time is precious, especially for students. Our students& …
In Reading Horizons webcast, Dyslexia Q&A: Expert Panel Discussion, our dyslexia experts, Donell Pons, M.Ed., MAT, SPED, and Shantell Berrett, MA, shared their favorite books about dyslexia for both educators and parents: 1. Explicit Instruction: Effective …
As I navigated business school in the ‘90s, one concept seemed to cycle through almost every management class: We were taught that the primary purpose of a business was to maximize profits for its owners or stakeholders. I don’t recall spending …
In July, I had the opportunity to spend two weeks in Thailand as part of my senior project in computer science. As a Web developer at Reading Horizons for the last two years, I am very familiar with literacy and its importance. It took this international field …
1. Build their self-efficacy toward reading. Self-efficacy is defined by Albert Bandura (1986) as “the beliefs that we have about ourselves that cause us to make choices, put forth effort, and persist in the face of difficulty.” He further suggests …
As a ten-year veteran elementary classroom teacher, I had my fair share of using different curricula and methodologies to teach reading, specifically during read aloud instruction. Over the years, I have come to realize that the most fruitful approach for read …
During the decade I spent as a teacher of struggling middle and high school readers, I was dedicated and constantly finding ways to engage and motivate my students in reading. My classroom instruction was centered around high-interest novels that sparked …
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