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Educators who provide choice and flexibility in engagement, action, and expression of learning increase students' Learning Mindset.
Using this process in book discussions and content instruction allows learners with varying Speeds of Processing to collect their thoughts before participating.
Davis-Kean, P. E. (2005). The influence of parent education and family income on child achievement: The indirect role of parental expectations and the home environment. Journal of Family Psychology, 19(2), 294-304.
Providing extra classroom supports and resources for families that strengthen the Home Learning Environment can help create an equal foundation for all students.
By reducing extraneous noise and distractions, students can direct their cognitive resources to learning.
Poetry is also a great resource to build social and emotional learning, especially with regards to Social Awareness & Relationship Skills.
Edwards, L., Figueras, B., Mellanby, J., & Langdon, D. (2011). Verbal and spatial analogical reasoning in deaf and hearing children: the role of grammar and vocabulary. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 16(2), 189-197.
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The second meeting can consist of an individual session that introduces the principles of Counting and provides ideas for Counting games, giving parents resources for continued math support for their children.