The literacy space has become increasingly polarizing since the reading wars began.There are a number of debates and questions that continue, including:Will kids learn to read “naturally”? What did the whole language approach get right, if anything?Is exp

No one working in special ed has ever said, I chose this career so I could do paperwork all evening and weekend.Yet many realize after getting into the field that administrative demands can take away from time spent with students or collaborating with c

Related service providers are often considered subject matter experts. Our role is to support other members of multidisciplinary teams like teachers, parents and administrators.But many clinicians Ive talked to started their careers feeling like a jack

In this episode, I share a special Q & A session I did with the members of Language Therapy Advance Foundations; my program that provides service providers with a research-based framework for language therapy.I get a lot of questions about how to make

Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors dont have to define us.This is an important thing to remember for adults dealing with professional burnout and compassion fatigue; and its also important to model for kids.When school discipline focuses on punitive

People working in school or medical settings are in a position to be caring for others in their professional lives; which makes it difficult to leave work at work.When you combine that with relationships outside of work, family responsibilities or having

If we try to make schools in the US more like schools in other countries, will that result in more effective practices? Why do policies work in some districts, but not others? Many ideas sound good on paper; but the people working with students or leading

This week, Im sharing an interview I did with another host on the BE podcast network because I think its something youll really enjoy. The episode is going live in the De Facto Leaders podcast feed.Dr. Chris Jones has been an educator in Massachusetts

Theres a difference between influence and control.Whether were making suggestions to a coworker, asking a supervisor for support, setting expectations with kids, or interacting with someone in an online forumwere all attempting to create behavioral c

If the schools are devoting time and money to improving reading instruction, how should the rest of the day look for kids as it pertains to literacy?Should parents be working with kids at home? If so, how much? What about reading? Can we use apps to help