Mom of 3 sweet humans; Special Educator passionate about inclusive educational practices and the value of learning differences. All means All ❤️
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Kate Adams retweeted
29 Nov 2022
Please listen to @ehanford's immensely important podcast
Sold a Story:
features.apmreports.org/sold….
It's the story of how we taught reading wrong for decades to millions of kids bc we believed what was pleasant to believe not what was true about learning.
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Kate Adams retweeted
29 Nov 2022
More than 650 teachers sign a response to the letter about Sold a Story signed by Calkins and other ed professors, authors and curriculum developers last week.
"As teachers, we have seen it with our own eyes." righttoreadproject.com/2022/…
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4 Oct 2022
Why Gen-Ed Teachers Are Essential for Special Education
noodle.com/articles/why-gen-…
We are all teachers. Now, let's teach some kids!
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22 Sep 2022
"Fundamentally neurodiversity emphasizes the collective strength inherent in cognitive diversity (Chapman, 2020) and that this strength arises from all kinds of differences, including those associated with autism, ID or language impairment" (Kapp, 2020).
frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
Kate Adams retweeted
16 Aug 2022
“With authentic inclusive education, students do not have to ‘fit into’ the preexisting conditions of the class. Rather, the classroom and school environments are designed to provide the supports and structures that every student needs to succeed." #quotes #inclusion
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Kate Adams retweeted
22 Aug 2022
“We don’t always succeed in what we try—certainly not by the world’s standards—but I think you’ll find it’s the willingness to keep trying that matters most.”
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22 Jul 2022
Trading ‘Please focus’ for ‘How are you?’: A listening strategy that’s helping some teachers improve the classroom experience kqed.org/mindshift/59477/tra…
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A new study found kids who used one of the world's most widely used reading intervention programs did worse on exams than those who didn't use it — another hit to its credibility after cognitive scientists refuted its central theory.
n.pr/3MRnhA2
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3 Apr 2022
Kids learn as much from guided play as from direct instruction, report finds edsource.org/?page_id=669638 via @edsource
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15 Dec 2021
Shout out to Union’s own Dr. Lauren Barker on her amazing contributions to Dr. Feifer’s new book. The Neuropsychology of Reading Disorders. @usdlearns @mary_katayama @SJellin @USDsped
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Kate Adams retweeted
3 Dec 2021
Why some California school districts are changing how students earn grades edsource.org/?page_id=664226 via @edsource
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29 Oct 2021
Union Sped Team CareBears: Inclusion Bear, Behavior Bear, Kindness Bear, Sped Funding Bear, and Compliance Bear, Upstander Bear ❤️ and Wylder the Fox
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15 Oct 2021
Temple Grandin urges parents and educators to expose children with autism to a range of experiences news.yahoo.com/temple-grandi… via @Yahoo
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28 Sep 2021
"Outcomes for CA SWD (students with disabilities) were among the lowest in all 50 states." -CA statewide task force.
CA also maintains one of the lowest inclusion rates nationally. (and highest caseloads)
edpolicyinca.org/publication… via @edpolicyinca
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17 Sep 2021
Good Morning America: Create Awareness for Phelan-McDermid Syndrome International Awareness Day on October 22 - Sign the Petition! chng.it/ZHfZfcSg via @Change @JoannaKentMe
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