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How to help students with dysgraphia or messy handwriting: Seven strategies from an OT

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Messy handwriting. Short, incomplete sentences. Undeveloped thoughts. Incomplete assignments. Shame and frustration. When a learner is challenged by writing, it can make everything about their educational experience a bit messy. And sometimes it’s hard to know how to help. Perhaps a specialist is called in. Perhaps there’s an IEP in place. Or perhaps a learner … Continued

Testing Accommodations—5 ways to help students “show what they know”

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When assessment season rolls around, it brings with it many challenges. Not least among them is managing the logistics of testing accommodations for students with disabilities. Staff who are responsible for implementing testing accommodations must often contend with complex processes for accessing accommodations. These processes can be stressful for students and often add to their … Continued

Write, Use Vocabulary, Support Language Your 360 Degree Writing Toolkit

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Co:Writer features that kickstart writing: Write Neuron™ Word Prediction Create a connection from the brain to the page with Co:Writer’s intuitive word prediction. When writing on a topic, Co:Writer automatically understands the topic area and offers topic-specific words and phase suggestions in a dynamic list. The more you write, the more accurate Co:Writer’s word predictions … Continued

Snap&Read now reads math + EquatIO = a beautiful union

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Let’s start with a word problem: 3-6% of elementary schoolers have dyscalculia, a math-related learning disability. 5-20% of learners have dyslexia, a reading-related learning disability. With ~53 million K-12 learners in the US and a ~40% co-occurrence of the two learning disabilities (meaning that 40% of people with dyslexia also have dyscalculia and vice versa) … Continued

2021 Don Johnston Incorporated Highlight Reel

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As we bid adieu to a year that was many things to many people, we’re looking over our shoulder at what we’ve published this year. In our line of sight is a lot of smart people speaking to various human issues big and small. Nuance, or all our subtle differences, make us human (and sometimes … Continued

Press Release: Don Johnston’s Curriculum Division Forges New Company, Building Wings™

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Specially-Designed Literacy Instructional Materials Focus on Needs of Special Educators and Their Students Volo, IL - January 12, 2022 - Don Johnston, Inc.’s curriculum division has formed a new company, Building Wings™ to expand its comprehensive literacy curriculum to focus on the needs of teachers working with students with autism and other complex needs. Thousands … Continued

Texthelp and Don Johnston Incorporated join forces

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On behalf of everyone at Texthelp and Don Johnston Inc., we are very happy to announce today that both of our companies are coming together to work as one. We have worked in parallel in the edtech sector for decades. We both support equality and inclusion of all people, especially individuals with dyslexia and many … Continued

Press Release: Don Johnston Incorporated Joins Texthelp Group

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The addition of Don Johnston Inc.’s leading product suite, expertise, and skill set will expand Texthelp’s leadership in helping individuals better understand and be understood WOBURN, MA — January 10, 2022 — Texthelp, a global leader in literacy and accessibility technology, today announced that they will acquire the Education Technology Division of Don Johnston Inc., … Continued