April 2014 – MindPrint Learning Blog

Meeting Paul O. Zelinsky: The Man Behind the Books your kids have chewed, read, and loved

Apr 25, 2014Nancy WeinsteinInterests & Passion, Math & STEM, Parental Involvement, Reading & VocabularyArt, Children's Books, Illustration, knick knack paddywhack, Paul O. Zelinsky, PDS Gallery, Princeton Day School, Rapunzel, The Wheels on the Bus, Yale

By Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff When children’s book illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky was first starting out, he took a bus from New Haven to New York City to show his work to an editor at The New York Times. The meeting got him his first assignment with the paper. Back in New Haven a few…

We Don’t Make a Lot of Noise: The pushback is the new thing that’s happening

Apr 19, 2014Nancy WeinsteinParental Involvement, Standardized Tests & Test Taking, UncategorizedCommon Core, Common Core Aligned Testing, Jody Alperin, Liz Phillips, New York State ELA, opt out movement, Opting-out, Parent Protests to Testing, PS 10, Standardized Testing

By Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff Why are these children protesting in front of their school? Oh, wait—their parents are there, too. And their teachers. And their principal? One of them was Brooklyn mother, Jody Alperin. She has a first and fourth grader in PS10, a school that draws students from Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and…

Can We Talk About Autism?

Apr 12, 2014Nancy WeinsteinIEPs, 504 Plans & School Services, Learning Differencesadd tests for kids, add tests for kids online, adhd medications long term effects, adhd medications side effects children, adhd symptoms kids, adhd tests for kids, attention deficit disorder kids, Autism, autism in NJ, does my child have a learning disability, dyscalculia kids, dyslexia symptoms children, dyslexia symptoms kids, dyslexia test kids, Early Intervention, how is adhd diagnosed, how is dyslexia diagnosed, how to tell if adhd medication is working kids, how to tell if you have adhd kids, how to tell if you have dyslexia kids, Kennedy Krieger Institute, learning disability diagnosed, learning disability diagnosis, neuro evaluation, neuropsych, neuropsychological testing, neuropsychological testing children, online dyslexia test, online psychoeducational testing kids, psycho-educational, psychoeducational assessment, psychoeducational evaluation, psychoeducational testing, Seeking a diagnosis for autism, what to say to a friend whose child is autistic

By Sarah Vander Schaaff Imagine for a moment you’re the mother of three-month-old twins. One is developing as your oldest child had. The other will engage in eye contact only when he wants, not when you initiate it. You speak with your pediatrician who refers you to an eye doctor. You have your state’s early…

How Did You Learn to Read?

Apr 4, 2014Nancy WeinsteinGames, Reading & Vocabulary, UncategorizedErika Bird, Kenneth Hodkinson, Phonics, Reading, Teaching children how to read, The Reading Game

By Sarah Vander Schaaff Editor’s Note: This was originally written in 2015 and edited by Mindprint staff in 2019. Structured phonics is proven to be the most effective instruction for all students, particularly struggling readers. If your student needs help to learn to read, our learning specialists recommend these reading strategies. Erika Bird was standing in front of a table ready…