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100 Powerful Learning Specialist and Educational Therapy Materials

This week I wanted to tell you about my online store, Good Sensory Learning. I’m Dr. Erica Warren, and I established this site so I could share all the materials that I have created over the last 20+ years as a learning specialist and educational therapist. When I first began my private practice, Learning to Learn, I had great difficulty finding fun and multisensory materials for my students that were effective and engaging. So back in 2005, I made it my mission to design and distribute high-end, remedial products as well as memorable, motivating lessons that bring delight to learning. If you would like to try a free sampling of my activities , CLICK HERE . How Are the Products Organized at Good Sensory Learning? You can download my Free Printable Catalog or you can browse the site using the grey “search all products” bar in the top right of any page with keywords such as dyslexia, working memory, and executive functioning. What’s more, drop down menus in the red banner allow you t...
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Three Easy Activities that Can Strengthen Tracking Abilities for Improved Reading


Some students struggle with tracking words on a page. They may lose their place or have trouble scanning from one line to the next. Here are three strategies that you can do at home to strengthening this skill.
1. Find a magazine article, book, or letter, and have the student circle or highlight every time they see the word “the.” You can pick any word, letter or phrase. Also, the student does not have to be able to comprehend the text that you select. Tell them to always read from left to right. Double check their work for accuracy. This will help to improve tracking ability and strengthen eye muscles. 

2. Find a magazine article and have the student circle or highlight the letters of the alphabet as they scan the text from left to right. Again, they do not have to be able to read the text that you select. Double check their work for accuracy.

3. For a greater challenge, pre-read the text and pull some words out of the text that then create a new sentence that the student must locate. These must be words the student can recognize, and the student must find the words in the text in the same sequence presented.

For more great strategies and fun activities, check out the Reversing Reversals Series


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Cheers, Dr. Erica Warren
Dr. Erica Warren is the author, illustrator, and publisher of multisensory educational materials at Good Sensory Learning and Dyslexia Materials. She is also the director of Learning to Learn and Learning Specialist Courses.

· Blog: https://learningspecialistmaterials.blogspot.com/
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· Courses: http://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/
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