Personer med dyslexi undviker bilder, eftersom de sällan tillför särskilt mycket. Det kan försvåra läsförståelsen, enligt forskaren Eva Wennås Brante.    

Tablet-based technology is helping therapists and special-education teachers in some Minnesota schools remove learning barriers for students with disabilities.

Tablet-based technology is helping therapists and special-education teachers in some Minnesota schools remove learning barriers for students with disabilities.

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Educators at a mathematics teachers' conference in New Jersey shared tips for teaching Common Core State Standards in math. Some speakers said questions should include ambiguity that sparks creative problem-solving.

Teacher applicants' flexibility and interpersonal skills may translate to higher retention, according to a review of hiring practices at Spokane Public Schools in Washington. Researchers say the findings could offer hiring best practices to districts elsewhere.

Participation in integrated playgroups was associated with substantially greater improvements in social interaction among children with autism compared with adult-directed activities, according to a recent study.

The Science Writing Heuristic approach has been used in more than 700 schools. The method, which focuses on inquiry instead of memorization, may help educators teach science under the Next Generation Science Standards.

Educators increasingly are using social media, according to Noelene Callaghan, a technology teacher at a high school in Australia. Callaghan shares several resources to help educators manage their school's social media accounts.

In honor of Connected Educator Month, SmartBrief on EdTech recently asked readers what tools, events and social media platforms they rely on to connect and collaborate with their peers.

Forty-one percent of 183 children ages 6 and younger with mental health issues met the criteria for a sleep problem, particularly sleep onset insomnia, according to a study in the journal Child Psychiatry & Human Development.

Professor Daniel Willingham discusses four useful study techniques, each with a substantial research base of both laboratory and classroom studies.