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‘Time’ for a Wrist Watch?

By Tammy L, on December 15th, 2011%

Time is the one of the most fundamental skills you can teach to an autistic child.
Autistic children depend on routine. And routine follows time. While a digital clock may seem like the easiest way to teach your child time, making sure they know how to read an analog clock is important too. At some point [...] . . . → Read More: ‘Time’ for a Wrist Watch?

Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge

By Tammy L, on September 7th, 2011%

Do you know a student who’s ready to tackle some of our planet’s most daunting environmental problems?
That’s exactly what the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge is looking for.
In its fourth year, the Challenge tasks students in grades K-12 (along with a teacher/mentor) with creating replicable green solutions to environmental problems in their school [...] . . . → Read More: Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge

Heads Up! – Review

By Tammy L, on August 25th, 2011%

Are you constantly telling your child to “get back to work”? Are they easily distracted when doing schoolwork or reading?
Heads Up! has a whole store of resources that are designed to make a difference in the lives of struggling learners.

The product pictured above is called Top Of The Line. It is a reading aid that [...] . . . → Read More: Heads Up! – Review

Water Reading

By Tammy L, on August 24th, 2011%

This is a fun experiment to do with your kids to show them the properties of light.
Fill a test tube with water, and seal it with a stopper.
Write BOB (make sure to use all capitals) and SALLY, below Bob, on a piece of paper, in large letters.
Hold the tube above Sally. Now hold the tube [...] . . . → Read More: Water Reading

Stay-at-Homes Should Seek Higher Education Online

By Tammy L, on June 11th, 2011%

Raising a child with autism especially early on is typically its own day job. You’re more than willing to care for your child as much as possible, even at the expense of your career or continuing education. That doesn’t necessarily need to be the case though. It might make sense to you to wait until [...] . . . → Read More: Stay-at-Homes Should Seek Higher Education Online

Learning Link Technologies

By Tammy L, on June 10th, 2011%

Guest Post
Dealing with a Learning Problem? You May Need a New Approach.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Einstein coined this phrase, and it holds true now more than ever, especially when referring to academic success and how we help those students [...] . . . → Read More: Learning Link Technologies

Some Interesting Trivia About Diamonds

By Tammy L, on June 7th, 2011%

Beautiful and expensive. These are the two main things that immediately come to mind when the word “diamond” is mentioned. Aside from these however, most of us seem to know nothing else about this fascinating stone. Here are 5 seldom known but nevertheless interesting trivia about this April birthstone that you and your kids will [...] . . . → Read More: Some Interesting Trivia About Diamonds

Khan Academy Highlights the Hopes of Online Higher Education

By Tammy L, on June 6th, 2011%

The idea is so simple and so obvious there’s no reason why it didn’t develop immediately with the birth of the Internet. Use home computers to reach out to those with autism and give them an avenue to be educated. The traditional school environment and even special education programs are oftentimes a [...] . . . → Read More: Khan Academy Highlights the Hopes of Online Higher Education

‘Time’ for a Wrist Watch?

Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge

Heads Up! – Review

Water Reading

Stay-at-Homes Should Seek Higher Education Online

Learning Link Technologies

Some Interesting Trivia About Diamonds

Khan Academy Highlights the Hopes of Online Higher Education

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