"I know what he means." WHAT?! HOW?!
Every child needs a voice. Every child. That means for a child with a cognitive disability who does not have a voice that...
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DJ Nicholson
- Oct 19, 2022
- 1 min
Teachable Moment: "We Don't Do That Here."
How do we ever decide that a child does not belong at a school? The sad fact is that it still happens all the time. "There is another...
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DJ Nicholson
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
Want a Confident Child?
Who wouldn't want a confident child? A child who feels good about their choices, their ability to make decisions, and have some freedom...
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DJ Nicholson
- Aug 12, 2022
- 2 min
"Where is My Child's Teacher?"
In 2019, 44 states reported special education teacher shortages to the federal government. This school year, that number jumped to 48...
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DJ Nicholson
- Aug 7, 2022
- 2 min
Back to the Ol' Routine... and School!
Aaahhh... routines. Sometimes, I suppose, routines can feel dull. As in "doing the same thing over and over again". Merriam Webster...
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DJ Nicholson
- Jul 24, 2022
- 2 min
Making a Shift in Definition
I would like to think that the definition of words which are often used to define something negative can be reconsidered. To look at the...
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DJ Nicholson
- Jul 13, 2022
- 2 min
Can't Calculate?... Let's Investigate... Dyscalculia
Never heard of it? Many of us have heard of dyslexia, a learning disability that affects a child's ability to identify speech sounds and...
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DJ Nicholson
- Jul 2, 2022
- 2 min
"No! We're Not There Yet!"
I remember being a kid in the back of the family station wagon on the way to White Sands Beach on the Connecticut shore. My grandparents...
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DJ Nicholson
- Jun 8, 2022
- 2 min
Equity! Louder for the People in the Back...
Equity. A buzz word extraordinaire in the news and social media these days. Some might say "it's trendy". Some might think "it's just a...
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DJ Nicholson
- Apr 11, 2022
- 2 min
Is Child's Play Still a 'Thing'?
With all of the demands, expectations and standards thrown at children, I wonder if this is still an active expression. Growing up, this...
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DJ Nicholson
- Feb 19, 2022
- 2 min
What did you say? I didn't catch that...
I am not an auditory learner. I know this about myself, so I am able to compensate by writing things down and making sure that I am...
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