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A student uses manipulatives to practice phonemes.

Aug 16, 2016

Categorizing as Practice and Review

Asking students to categorize information can help them practice and review and works towards helping them develop automaticity. Automaticity enables students to focus their attention on applying knowledge and skills in complex situations. While worksheets and drills provide practice, another activity that students enjoy is categorizing cards. This multisensory strategy for review and practice is

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A hand on a key board.

Aug 13, 2016

Modeling Writing in Content Areas

To help students understand expectations for writing assignments, modeling writing in content areas can be beneficial. Providing models or templates for students does not mean doing an assignment for them. Models allow students to see what the teacher’s standards and requirements look like in a finished product, and offer them a point of comparison for

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Student and teacher working one on one to review a class agenda.

Aug 9, 2016

Routines for Success

Creating routines for success can help students engage in classroom activities. We often talk about students’ success in relation to assessments and assignments, but their success in classroom discussions is equally important. This resource shares classroom discussion strategies related to the first of Landmark’s Six Teaching Principles™, “Provide Opportunities for Success.” When teaching lessons, begin

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A teacher kneeling beside a desk to help an elementary student while other students in the back row of desks have their hands raised.

Aug 8, 2016

Micro-Uniting Units

Students often have difficulty managing language, connecting concepts, and staying focused on the goals of a content unit. As a first step toward increasing student success, teachers can micro-unit units or break units or chapters into manageable language and concepts and teach each piece step-by-step, further micro-uniting these components as needed throughout the instructional process.

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A teacher stands in front of a chalk board and speaks with middle school studen.ts

Aug 1, 2016

Ensure Automatization through Practice and Review

Automatic skills develop over time, with explicit instruction and repetitive practice. The real bonus of automaticity is that as we get “good” at something, our confidence and effectiveness increase far beyond that skill. Why? In addition to saving us time, automatic skills free up focus and working memory so we can engage in tasks requiring

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High school teacher and students are wearing safety googles during a science experiment.

Jul 31, 2016

Micro-Unit and Structure Tasks

Micro-uniting and structuring tasks can help students with language-based learning disabilities complete assignments that meet classroom expectations. Poor work quality from students with learning disabilities most often reflects their lack of knowledge or skill. While it is true that some students don’t seem to put in the effort we’d like to see, it is most

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Two middle school students smiling at a desk within a science classroom.

Jul 29, 2016

Provide Opportunities for Success

It is important to provide opportunities for success for all students. Landmark Outreach shares thinking and strategies that support all students’ efforts to become independent learners and develop a strong sense of self-efficacy. At the heart of Landmark’s instructional strategies and programs are Landmark’s Six Teaching Principles™. In a series of separate resources, Landmark Outreach

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A student taking purposeful research notes.

Jul 26, 2016

Taking Purposeful Research Notes

Research can be a tedious and difficult process.  When it comes to taking meaningful notes and organizing them effectively, many students get overwhelmed. Some get stuck on this stage, while others skip it all together, making the research process even more frustrating.  Use this method to help your students take notes for research projects in

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A student taking purposeful research notes.

Jul 26, 2016

The Research Writing Process

Updated February 13, 2023 Why do students with LD struggle with the research and writing process? In their review of recent research into writing interventions for students with learning disabilities, Amy Gillespie Rouse and Ashley Sandoval (2018) make the following observation: “Compared to their peers without learning disabilities, these students spend less time planning for

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Free Resources for Educators

Learn about recent research and explore instructional strategies to support your students with SLD.

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