Skeptics of the Science of Reading claim that the current push for evidence-based reading instruction is just another pendulum swing.Yet if you look at the research, we havent so much been swinging as much as weve been building, evolving, and expandi

Many leadership initiatives in education need to come from the topBut change can happen when direct service providers emerge as leaders on their teams without waiting for permission from someone else.School administrators and other people making decisio

Learners in K-12 settings have changed over the past 25 years, and what were considered best practices in the 1990s may no longer work for learners in the 2020s.Much of this is due to technology, the invention of the Iphone, and the skills young adults ne

If youre providing therapy or tutoring services, contracting with schools, or offering professional development to K-12 professionals, you wont want to miss this episode.As someone who has explored the possibility of school contracts, Im always looking

Social skills groups have been widely criticized recently. Theyre often labeled as ableist and not neurodiversity-affirming.I also take issue with the way social skills interventions are often delivered, but for a different reason.When social skills int

Most of us still dont know what we want to be when we grow up, but at least we know more than we did when we wanted to be pro athletes or movie stars (the old people version of influencers).As we have conversations with kids and think about how to pre

When kids have a poor sense of time, the common response is to give them a planner or some kind of a timer.While these tools may be a part of your strategy, they don't address time-blindness.That's why in episode 136 of De Facto Leaders, I’m answering the

If you want to learn how to present information to school boards, administration, or other leadership or land more speaking engagements, you wont want to miss this episode!Reading the room is an essential life skill, whether were talking about a child

Teens brains are wired to seek pleasure, avoid pain, and conserve energy. On top of that their prefrontal cortex isnt fully developed yet, which means they dont always make decisions that are in their best interest.Theyre learning so much about how t

The whole point of school is to prepare kids for adult life, but many people worry we arent giving kids what they need.Whether kids go right into the workforce after high school or plan to attend college or trade school, they need certain skills to succe