WORLD OF LEARNING: "RESEARCH SHOWS..."?

"Second-class Science: Education research gets an F." Newsweek 4/29/10

Ever since I started working with kids, I've been skeptical of the words, "Research shows....." Sharon Begley's article tells me that skepticism is well-founded.

WORLD OF LEARNING: ADVERTISING, SOCIAL NETWORKING

"Antisocial Networking?" New York Times 4/30/10
'In a World of Ads, Teaching the Young How to Read Them" New York Times 4/26/10

WORLD OF LEARNING: AUDITORY PROCESSING

"Little-Known Disorder Can Take a Toll on Learning" The New York Times/Well Blog 4-26-10

This article, featuring Rosie O'Donnell and her son, helps to make the issues behind auditory processing disorder (APD) a little clearer.

WORLD OF LEARNING

"New strategy to teach vocabulary" Washington Post/The Answer Sheet Blog 4/25/10
"Device aims to perfect diagnoses of ADHD" Boston Globe 4/26/10

LARS'S LIBRARY: YA BOOKS FOR ALL

The YA label, already not too specific in that it is used for books for fifth graders as well for high school seniors, apparently is also attracting adult readers...which is great! What is clear is that the genre is successful. See Susan Carpenter's "Young adult lit comes of age" in the L.A. Times and Flavorwire's "The 10 Best Young Adult Books for Grown-ups."

WORLD OF LEARNING

"Could a Pill Increase Learning Ability Post-Puberty?" ScienceDaily 3/19/10

WORLD OF LEARNING

"Game On? Video-Game Ownership May Interfere With Young Boys' Academic Functioning" ScienceDaily 3/11/10
"Researchers Find Early Autism Signs in Some Kids" Science News 3/12/10
"Making the Case for Social Media in Education" Betty Ray Blog/Edutopia 3/11/10
"National Academic Standards Call for Higher Bar in Special Education" Disablitiy Scoop 3/11/10