Teacher's Guide to ADHD

Looking for practical, data-based tools for helping students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) succeed in the classroom? Teacher's Guide to ADHD may be the answer. Combining instructional expertise with extensive knowledge about the nature and treatment of ADHD, the authors of this book include ways to support students and teach them needed strategies in core areas: academic skills, behavior, self-regulation, and social skills. The book offers step-by-step instructions and concrete examples along with crucial guidance for teaming with other school professionals and with parents.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Dexteria

Looking for an app to help build fine motor skills? Don't want a game? Dexteria might be a good one for you. This app contains a set of therapeutic hand exercises that, when used on a regular basis, can improve fine motor skills and handwriting readiness in children and adults. Dexteria’s unique hand and finger activities take full advantage of the multi-touch interface to help build strength, control, and dexterity.

Want to know more about it? Visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dexteria-fine-motor-skill/id420464455?mt=8

Beauty is a Verb

Beauty is a Verb is a ground-breaking anthology of disability poetry, essays on disability, and writings on the poetics of both. It is an ALA Notable Poetry Book.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check it out, or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

RTI Strategies for Secondary Teachers

Need a refresher on RTI? RTI for Secondary Teachers is loaded with practical strategies and sample lesson plans that are modified for each instructional tier. Struggling learners and capable learners can both be enriched by using these strategies and adapting them as needed. Middle school and high school teachers alike will find value in this resource.

Check out this title by emailing us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives

Want to help your students become more sophisticated readers, writers, and thinkers? Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives can help. This book explores the relationship between the text and the learner through discussion and rhetorical reading and writing and is appropriate for all grade levels. It emphasizes the importance of classroom discussion to understanding the text and discusses literary theory, scaffolding instruction, and explanations of reading comprehension strategies.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Dyslexia and Talents

In an article in Sunday's Washington Post, writer Annie Murphy Paul takes a look at recent research on dyslexia and some of its surprising results: skills in areas not seen in typical readers. Studies have now shown "many people with dyslexia [to] possess distinctive perceptual abilities."


To read the entire article, visit: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/opinion/sunday/the-upside-of-dyslexia.html?_r=1&src=tp

Mobile App Monday - AACSpeechBuddy

Want to easily create custom phrases? With the AACSpeechBuddy, you can and you can even use your own photos! The AAC SpeechBuddy comes complete with several demo speech sets and access to Default Profile menus. Users can create FREE login accounts online at AACSPEECH.COM and build customized menus with 6 Text-to-Speech voices to choose from.

To learn more about this app, visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aacspeechbuddy/id398117401?mt=8#