… Christodoulou has undertaken dozens of research studies and grants to learn the best ways of teaching children with reading limitations or learning disabilities, and the one constant has been the search for what works to improve reading skills. The latest grant the director of the Brain, … are already established. That’s the focus of the W.T. Grant Foundation funding for the study, “Improving the Use of Research Evidence for Teaching Students with …

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… can shift dramatically. By the end of the summer, reading scores tend to decrease for most students. Reading is experience-dependent in that readers improve with … The assumption is that scores decrease during the summer due to a downward shift for reading activities relative to the school year. On the one hand, this fluctuation … how the new research into this area has turned the old research on its head?  For decades, there was an assumption that summer slump impacted students from lower …

… who work with clients. That way, a client who comes to the Aphasia Center , for example, might be connected to a research project that could benefit and improve … also works with the Boston Public Schools to create more effective strategies for teaching students with learning disabilities.  These hires sparked the expansion … with developmental language disorder (DLD).  “We’re trying to understand how to best support their learning and how to use feedback to facilitate their performance,” …

… team-based skills and performan A Hidden Issue Derek Belong is a captain for the New Bedford Police Department. Michele Rodrigues-Belong is the director of … who has a master’s degree in nursing administration, echoes the need for a similar approach from a health care perspective. “The literature says that at … and Language (SAiL) Literacy Lab, which focuses on improving educational outcomes for children and adults with speech, language, and reading impairments, and Dr. …

… and Exposition Center November 15-18. All told, more than 14,000 people registered for “Igniting Innovation,” this year’s theme for the SLP profession’s largest annual gathering. The Institute was well-represented … students Heeeun Jeon, Ashley Andrade, and Camilla da Rocha. “That’s one of the best things about having this conference in Boston.” “There’s a lot to do and see,” …

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