| Is Your Kid Making the
Grade?
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In today's
world it's not OK for kids to fail. While the merits of this
educational philosophy are disputable, one of the results has been
confusion regarding foundation skill ability. For
example, a child in grade 5 might perform spelling at a grade 3
level, and print at a grade 2 level. As a Pediatric
Occupational Therapist, I often see children as late as grade 6 or 7
who are still confusing the printing of their b's and d's.
These children also demonstrate trouble spelling, and avoid most
subjects that require extensive handwriting e.g. English and Social
Studies. Steven Graham, Professor of Special Education and
Literacy at Vanderbilt University recently completed a study...
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| Check It Out! The Foundation
Scale
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The
following Foundation Scale was compiled by Cris Rowan, Occupational
Therapist from a review of Canadian curriculum guidelines, relevant
research literature, as well as discussion with resource
teachers and occupational therapists. This approximate scale
was designed as a guideline to assist parents and teachers in
determining if their children are meeting grade level expectations,
and should not be interpreted as accurate or predictive. These
skills should be achieved by the end of the relevant
grade.
Download The Foundation Scale from www.zonein.ca/files/articles/TheFoundationScale.pdf.
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| Victoria, BC Workshop
- Registration Deadline Extended
to January 9, 2008!
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| Watch
"Believe in a Change - TVVG" film clip at http://www.zonein.ca/resources/tvvg.php
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