Tweets of the Week

Another week driving down the information highway. Here are my stops along the way.

 A sweet story of a little guy meeting the snow in New York, and he just happens to be black.

This is the child who inspired the author/illustrator.

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/28/145052896/the-snowy-day-breaking-color-barriers-quietly

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/26/teaching-a-team-effort/

  'It's good to have the child exposed to the same curriculum standards as students without disabilities because those are the standards they're being held accountable for.' I agree.

I agree with the resources of this next one--but remember we are not slaves to our hereditary or environment.
http://www.famlit.org/follow/

• Children’s reading scores improve dramatically when their parents are involved in helping them learn to read.
• Low family income and a mother’s lack of education are the two biggest risk factors that hamper a child’s early learning and development.

http://www.literacyvolunteers.org/home/
Adult literacy program, plus some cool testimonials.


The next several links are related to autism and Asperger's symdrome. This is the fastest growing area of Special Education teacher training. In the state of California, all Special Academic Instructors are now required to earn a specific certificate.
http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism
http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/symptoms
http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/asperger-syndrome

http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/treatment
 
Here's something beautiful to listen to from a little girl who loved to practice the piano and became very famous--Mary Johnstone of Cornwall, aka Moura Lympany interpreting Debussy's 'Clair de Lune.'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvFH_6DNRCY
"Music isn't the notes. It's the spaces between the notes." Debussy