Podcast Shorts from the Learning Disabilities Podcast Network

The Ultimate Guide to Engaging Kids with Movement Breaks

This short is part of episode 6, Tier 1 Interventions Podcast. Join us for our next live event on April 20, 2024, or the 3rd Saturday of the month (school year - no live events in June, July, and August) https://disabilitylabs.com/courses/tier-1-interventions-workshops?coupon=T1Ipodcast2024 Get 2.5 contact hours. Start for $17 Cheri Dotterer discussed her plan to incorporate physical activity breaks in the classroom for first-grade students. She observed students getting up and down in their seats and sitting on their knees and aimed to apply concepts she saw on the board on May 11. Dotterer emphasized the importance of physical activity in the crucial stage of learning and application for young students. Action Step 1. Have kids do planks or wall push-ups when noticing fidgeting behaviors like getting up/down from seats or sitting on knees during lessons. 2. Implement the movement break ideas from the board (chewing, bouncing, etc.) into a lesson on May 11th. https://disabilitylabs.com/live-webinar/tiers-1-2-3-non-academic-interventions-to-enhance-structured-literacy-and-writing-skills/register

Connecting the Science of your Neural Pathways from your Brain to your Arm

This short is part of episode 6, Tier 1 Interventions Podcast. Join us for our next live event on April 20, 2024, or the 3rd Saturday of the month (school year - no live events in June, July, and August) https://disabilitylabs.com/courses/tier-1-interventions-workshops?coupon=T1Ipodcast2024 Get 2.5 contact hours. Start for $17 That's true because the nerves start in the brain and go down in your arm. They start at your fingertips and go all the way up your arm to your brain and all of your joints. You've got 123 in this finger, two in your thumb, three in this finger, sensation, and a very complex set of bones in your palm and wrist.

Unlocking the Power of the Brain, Body, and Spirit to Enhanced Learning

This short is part of episode 6, Tier 1 Interventions Podcast. Join us for our next live event on April 20, 2024, or the 3rd Saturday of the month (school year - no live events in June, July, and August) https://disabilitylabs.com/courses/tier-1-interventions-workshops?coupon=T1Ipodcast2024 Get 2.5 contact hours. Start for $17  Cheri walked us through the complexity of the brain, the body, and the spirit and how all of those things interact together to produce access to learning. Traditional math classrooms are not structured to allow these positive sensory experiences.

Proprioceptive Techniques for Better Writing Skills

This short is part of episode 6, Tier 1 Interventions Podcast. Join us for our next live event on April 20, 2024, or the 3rd Saturday of the month (school year - no live events in June, July, and August) Tier 1 Interventions Workshop [https://disabilitylabs.com/courses/tier-1-interventions-workshops?coupon=T1Ipodcast2024] Get 2.5 contact hours. Start for $17 It gives you some guidance on thinking spontaneously and having your toolbox. What is happening overall with different activities you hear about all the time? But what's the best place to use them? Those high school students—I see the dimension chart and the grid paper being assertive with eight through 12, even as an OT. So, take some time and think through some of the last three sessions, and the next two moving forward will be decisive.

The Power of Grid Paper and Dimension Charts to boost Learning Effects

This short is part of episode 6, Tier 1 Interventions Podcast. Join us for our next live event on April 20, 2024, or the 3rd Saturday of the month (school year - no live events in June, July, and August) https://disabilitylabs.com/courses/tier-1-interventions-workshops?coupon=T1Ipodcast2024 Get 2.5 contact hours. Start for $17 It gives you some guidance on thinking spontaneously and having your toolbox. What is happening overall with different activities that you hear about all the time? But what's the best place to use them? Those high school students—I see the dimension chart and the grid paper being so powerful with eight through 12, even as an OT. So, take some time and think through some of the last three sessions, and the next two moving forward will be powerful.