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Underlying difficulties with phonological and morphological processing are common but not universal, and early oral language weaknesses often foreshadow literacy challenges.” — International Dyslexia Association, 2025 Definition of Dyslexia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/25ec4b22-35ad-472e-8954-5f1405867c76/taylor-heery-g7dUm6lRvtQ-unsplash.jpg Blog - Redefining Dyslexia: Why Definitions Are Changing—and Why It Matters - This change reinforces an important principle: dyslexia is not a reflection of intelligence, motivation, or effort. It is a specific learning disability that affects the development of reading and writing skills and requires appropriate identification and targeted instruction. The updated definition also reflects a broader understanding of how dyslexia develops. Rather than describing dyslexia as solely neurobiological in origin, it recognizes the interaction of genetic, neurobiological, and environmental influences. 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Individuals with dyslexia struggle with one or more of the following skills: sounding out unfamiliar words, reading words instantly, and/or spelling. 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When adults single out a child or treat them poorly, kids often internalize it and think it's because something is wrong with them. 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I needed to become an advocate for them.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/c912bfbd-9558-4a36-b0d5-81ff549954d8/Moms.png Blog - Mighty Moms: Advancing Literacy through Collective Advocacy - Make it stand out In addition to Nicole Pena, these are the mighty moms who, for years, fought tirelessly to bring evidence-based reading instruction to all our children. Left to right: Jeannine Kiely, Ruth Genn, Emily Hellstrom, Akeela Azcuy. They helped advocate for a school targeting those who struggle to read. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/2ee840bd-eb63-4037-a380-afe3c0d8b726/Pink.png Blog - Mighty Moms: Advancing Literacy through Collective Advocacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/74e5eace-e2ac-49cf-978b-3bacba54c170/Kids+and+teacher+reading+on+the+floor.png Blog - Mighty Moms: Advancing Literacy through Collective Advocacy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/46669022-6318-46a3-8b2c-d89fcf23dcd6/Black+girl+looking+up+at+with+white+boy.png Blog - Mighty Moms: Advancing Literacy through Collective Advocacy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/624ab8ea-6c6a-41e0-8741-dfb1b525ddad/Good+black+and+white+girl.png Blog - Mighty Moms: Advancing Literacy through Collective Advocacy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/62a55897-c2d1-43c2-92ad-7f1515ccd26d/Screenshot+2025-04-15+at+8.23.10%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - Mighty Moms: Advancing Literacy through Collective Advocacy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/2899ac4b-b999-42a5-aa88-54ac693af8ff/Screenshot+2025-04-15+at+8.51.39%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - Mighty Moms: Advancing Literacy through Collective Advocacy - Make it stand out Left Behind is the documentary behind the creation of South Bronx Literacy Academy, the first public school in New York City that targets students who struggle to learn how to read. https://the-shoes-we-wear.squarespace.com/blog/the-nations-report-card-failing-the-future monthly 0.5 2025-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/d530af29-fde8-4e80-b438-99856f36e990/Screenshot+2025-02-09+at+12.26.43%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - The Nation’s Report Card: Failing the Future - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/dbbfaf5e-f645-49ff-a3f8-888527597bf0/Screenshot+2025-02-09+at+3.04.49%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - The Nation’s Report Card: Failing the Future - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/6dd8d2d2-aa84-43b0-ad1f-b01ceef20b10/Screenshot+2025-02-09+at+12.23.06%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - The Nation’s Report Card: Failing the Future - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/4ced9c51-6fcb-4306-aa42-f91559e7e149/Screenshot+2025-02-09+at+3.13.58%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - The Nation’s Report Card: Failing the Future - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/d0274134-17c6-40b4-906c-29813d5c589d/Screenshot+2025-02-09+at+2.40.57%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - The Nation’s Report Card: Failing the Future - A large body of research indicates that comprehension strategy building is important but that teaching some strategy over and over is less helpful. It takes relatively little (4-5 lessons) for the strategy to stick! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/fbda8082-5179-4ac1-abe5-86357d096474/Screenshot+2025-02-09+at+3.15.24%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - The Nation’s Report Card: Failing the Future - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://the-shoes-we-wear.squarespace.com/blog/spirit-in-motion monthly 0.5 2024-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/eec0ce65-2cd2-4b2e-8e34-c6f94b9dc8ff/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+11.50.25%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/e91f7971-12b8-4f79-ab61-d711f6e311c1/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+11.29.07%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Make it stand out Beatriz Hatz competes in the long jump in the 2024 U.S. Paralympics Team Trials July 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/7257a498-6d06-4e13-a401-f92bcdb261ed/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+11.31.28%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/c5c39886-ed35-481e-8d57-e638db0a59d7/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+11.34.43%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/cd99720c-3600-4372-aabb-853d01ec4244/Fact+%231.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/bc82c3ab-7cd8-4a2e-a1fa-0d7f04c78595/Fact+%232.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/7ce828a5-8129-4b19-a9d3-14fd546cb07b/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+12.40.17%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Make it stand out Boccia is derived from petanque (“French boules”). It is played in wheelchairs by athletes with severe motor impairments. It can be played 1:1, in pairs, or in teams of three. It is played on a specially marked indoor court on a tile surface or wooden gym floor. The object of the game is to throw or roll leather-like balls so that they land as close as possible to a target ball called the white Jack. You sit next to your opponent on the boccia court. Each side gets six colored balls, red or blue. Red goes first. A coin toss determines whether the player uses red or blue balls, and rules designate which playing boxes are used for red or blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/00715b3d-67f8-46c9-ab36-3e60cf4f771d/Goal+Ball.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Goalball is a team sport designed for athletes with vision impairments. Participants play in teams of three and try to throw a ball with bells embedded inside it into the opponents’ goal. The ball is thrown by hand and never kicked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/f08f53f2-e3a4-4e70-a0de-e393455fcdab/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+11.51.20%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/acd42e1a-e792-4404-bc90-022a4850bc95/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+12.13.39%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - In para athletics, the athlete must always cross the finish line before his or her guide, and not the other way around. Athletes competing in the visual impairment categories may choose to run with or without a guide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/16be8509-0d38-4c40-bb5e-8e8da5bd258f/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+12.25.18%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - The wheelchairs used in wheelchair racing allow the athletes to race at speeds of up to 18.5 miles per hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/17ab39b6-1d93-436b-8004-2a0301c1da7d/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+12.18.45%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Make it stand out In the long jump, athletes with a visual impairment can find their bearings thanks to the aid of a guide, who claps his or her hands to indicate the direction in which they need to jump. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/3dd7c468-95e8-4652-b3c4-6510b75fe999/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+12.07.48%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - You do not need a hand to serve the ball in table tennis. Check out Egypt’s Ibrahim Hamato. Did you know that there are 11 disability classifications in para table tennis? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/610e0fc8-7624-42b0-ad12-dc35b12f815a/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+12.00.41%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/8b07e34e-3e1d-478b-8840-272fb1360bb1/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+12.04.57%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/318b646a-15fc-48db-8ddc-f0a5303cfb7d/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+12.10.51%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Players may not push their wheels more than twice when they have the ball on their thighs, or they will be punished for the equivalent of a “traveling” violation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/d544e8b0-b7cb-44c4-bc88-0e0c11d42916/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+12.21.53%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Visually impaired athletes are able to take part in para cycling on tandem bikes, with the guide riding at the front known as the “pilot”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/0bb26692-beaf-4405-983c-5474cb99b055/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+12.29.46%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/6d8ee078-b73f-4717-aefb-e5cce2d0579a/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+12.30.31%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/dc9ded32-6200-488d-87d6-1015878028d5/Screenshot+2024-11-09+at+12.32.26%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - “Spirit in Motion”: The Power of the Paralympics - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://the-shoes-we-wear.squarespace.com/blog/not-herculean-or-heroic-try-tenacious-stories-of-athletes-with-disabilities monthly 0.5 2024-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/a1fb8a0c-38cd-4ceb-9baa-e53a52c5cfad/Screenshot+2024-10-26+at+10.13.19%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - Unlearning Ableism: Book Covers for All Children - Make it stand out Patty Cisneros Prevo showcases athletes with disabilities and their extraordinary sports successes through goal-driven tenacity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/9796026f-49ad-4c33-83b0-7521bc917d7c/Screenshot+2024-10-26+at+6.02.16%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - Unlearning Ableism: Book Covers for All Children - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/4875ec92-4017-4ff4-ae05-0caeece8470f/Screenshot+2024-10-26+at+10.13.35%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - Unlearning Ableism: Book Covers for All Children - “Whatever you can do, I can do,” says Annabelle Geib who performs, hip-hop and ballet in non-disabled dance classes and learns to adapt the moves with the use of her leg braces and walker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/bbc2c578-1c09-4a42-b981-490e56ac1974/Screenshot+2024-10-26+at+10.35.03%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - Unlearning Ableism: Book Covers for All Children - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/3f1a1375-a0d7-49ce-96aa-3a42badd4c13/Screenshot+2024-10-26+at+10.14.03%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - Unlearning Ableism: Book Covers for All Children - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/15fe9565-6270-4197-a9ea-ccfa5a62ee73/Screenshot+2024-10-26+at+12.21.21%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - Unlearning Ableism: Book Covers for All Children - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/db333b46-a2d4-4cd5-b040-a101e67b5364/Screenshot+2024-10-26+at+10.13.45%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - Unlearning Ableism: Book Covers for All Children - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://the-shoes-we-wear.squarespace.com/blog/all-hands-on-deck-sail-marthas-vineyard-brings-sea-legs-to-all monthly 0.5 2024-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/45aee596-447a-4861-99a9-163828b474ad/Screenshot+2024-08-30+at+2.55.50%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - All Hands on Deck: SailMobility Brings Sea Legs to All - Make it stand out Sail Martha's Vineyard, SailMobility Program: Vineyard Haven Lagoon, Vineyard Haven, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/fd210e57-22f9-42ca-8c1a-875b4faab8bd/Vineyard+Haven+sunset.png Blog - All Hands on Deck: SailMobility Brings Sea Legs to All - When I arrived on the Vineyard, it became obvious to me that there was a market for this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/72bff86c-11cb-4aba-90c2-6948445cd71c/Hansa%27s+Keeling.png Blog - All Hands on Deck: SailMobility Brings Sea Legs to All - Sailing requires intuition. The boat goes to the right when you steer the tiller and push to the left. When you push to the right, it goes to the left. This is second nature for those of us who have sailed for years, but this steering mechanism is a learning barrier for some. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/1bb01256-f409-4c6c-b9e3-32f373e49e1e/Hansa+Close+Up.png Blog - All Hands on Deck: SailMobility Brings Sea Legs to All - You need to take people to the edge of their comfort zone so they learn quickly. That’s why we exist as a species. For these folks with differences, we want to be able to take them toward the edge of their comfort zone but make sure that they never fall off the edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/3c516d78-11b1-4916-b366-1a27f921d393/Screenshot+2024-08-30+at+2.07.59%E2%80%AFPM.jpg Blog - All Hands on Deck: SailMobility Brings Sea Legs to All - Painting by John Evans, Lightfall, 2016. Oil on canvas. If you sit at home every day and look out the window, your contact with the environment is limited, but if you have an organization that allows you to come down to the lagoon once or twice a month to go out on the water and explore, it’s not just a developing skill set but a wellness exercise. It’s the opportunity to have the same experience that you and I have loved doing all summer and will do for the rest of our lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/b5e8d8e3-0a66-4f43-9551-10f2af9b4e83/Kevin+and+Connor.png Blog - All Hands on Deck: SailMobility Brings Sea Legs to All - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/21c653d0-001d-4feb-9fa8-1b8793a12cec/Screenshot+2024-08-30+at+2.37.03%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - All Hands on Deck: SailMobility Brings Sea Legs to All - You go sailing with your grandfather, and I sail with my boys. The experience of a family unit doing something in a boat together is special, even more so to people who never thought it possible. That’s what this is all about—giving that experience to a family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/2de35166-548c-40a9-8aa9-a4d4d43cebec/Screenshot+2024-08-30+at+2.46.23%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - All Hands on Deck: SailMobility Brings Sea Legs to All - The sea is a scary place. There are monsters out there. As an instructor, you have seen that some kids don’t take to it. The boat is an independent entity that is going to move around. The idea of offering this boating experience not only to an 8-year-old but also to those with disabilities does not sound safe. It sounds like you are taking risks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/401f50a4-5a32-492d-bf9d-9336764d200d/Screenshot+2024-08-30+at+2.55.02%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - All Hands on Deck: SailMobility Brings Sea Legs to All - We have to get people to understand – to provide the why, which is easy to do, and the how, which is harder. We have to educate the community as a whole about the kinds of boats that we use. We looked around the world at boats, and the Hansa is perfect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/c2df8cb8-4227-4282-ac5f-6c0ccee9edfc/House+and+Boats+Colors.png Blog - All Hands on Deck: SailMobility Brings Sea Legs to All - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://the-shoes-we-wear.squarespace.com/blog/the-history-of-special-education-in-a-nutshell-the-travail-toward-equality-in-american-public-schools monthly 0.5 2024-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/b36cbac6-0947-4bd2-9544-be8b322d0189/Screenshot+2024-08-11+at+10.11.43%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - The History of Special Education: Toward Equality in American Public Schools - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/66a10da5-419e-4567-9e04-8ff869f50ce8/Screenshot+2024-08-11+at+10.04.58%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - The History of Special Education: Toward Equality in American Public Schools - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/cd91082b-ddf6-4889-9b99-85e0318a3d47/Screenshot+2024-08-11+at+10.51.09%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - The History of Special Education: Toward Equality in American Public Schools - A "management approach" marked the education of the developmental delayed or behaviorally impaired. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/1261198b-422b-4161-8a8f-5c994193e9cd/Screenshot+2024-08-11+at+10.53.24%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - The History of Special Education: Toward Equality in American Public Schools - Make it stand out The life inside the institutions of the mentally disabled was unknown to the public for generations. 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What shoes are you wearing? I am wearing these sort of almost like boat shoes, except they're much more structured than a boat shoe. https://the-shoes-we-wear.squarespace.com/blog/when-joy-reflects monthly 0.5 2024-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/c1ee128a-ea23-4cff-9ee5-abf178615f11/gingerbread+houses.jpg Blog - When Joy Reflects - Make it stand out Oak Bluffs Gingerbread Houses - Martha’s Vineyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/43b8356a-33c3-4138-a379-960ab5daeb2a/Camp-Jabberwocky-696x463.jpg Blog - When Joy Reflects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/5d73bc28-fe10-4188-a53c-2ba35678d0c7/Screen+Shot+2024-02-17+at+4.59.12+PM.png Blog - When Joy Reflects - Tommy is an adult with Down Syndrome, requiring my 1:1 attention and companionship. We romped and rollicked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/9244dfa9-f2cc-47c4-9038-b9d6a4feca8f/Screen+Shot+2024-02-17+at+4.43.43+PM.png Blog - When Joy Reflects I learned about his deep-seated adoration for the West Side Story playlist and how he had memorized each word by heart (something I’m still trying to accomplish). I still can’t remove West Side Story from the top of my Spotify playlist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/4c643a35-9f53-4d43-97eb-abef50a40d8c/oak-bluffs-beach.jpg Blog - When Joy Reflects - Make it stand out Oak Bluffs Beach - Martha’s Vineyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/fc49d587-89fe-4a0a-8477-165981b038c9/Biplane6-1024x573.jpg Blog - When Joy Reflects We patiently waited and were the last duo to embrace the marvel of Vineyard skies. Having survived the waterworks, the in-flight adventure was a summer highlight! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/23d9c2f6-1114-4218-b80e-a8c001556e26/shutterstock-1128374054.jpg Blog - When Joy Reflects Oak Bluffs - Martha’s Vineyard https://the-shoes-we-wear.squarespace.com/blog/connecticuts-right-to-read-law-will-it-fix-the-literacy-standstill monthly 0.5 2024-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/3afa9e63-4097-489b-8b1b-4f176a78689e/Screen+Shot+2024-02-02+at+9.00.57+PM.png Blog - Connecticut’s Right to Read Law: Will it solve the literacy standstill? CT Mirror https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/c8941de7-fc4e-455d-85ff-8b40a13f241c/1200x0+%281%29.jpg Blog - Connecticut’s Right to Read Law: Will it solve the literacy standstill? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/c03762d7-19a5-4cba-9497-3e1171dfb5f6/1200x0.jpg Blog - Connecticut’s Right to Read Law: Will it solve the literacy standstill? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://the-shoes-we-wear.squarespace.com/blog/when-struggle-becomes-a-strength-dyslexia monthly 0.5 2024-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/b17e8894-07f7-4be4-a6e1-28573391f2f8/IMG_0041.jpg Blog - When Struggle Becomes a Strength: Dyslexia - Every child is unique, but when it comes to reading, all children have roughly the same brain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/2f03d325-c7b3-4f3f-ac56-2bc3cbd88b8b/Screen+Shot+2024-01-26+at+4.41.09+PM.png Blog - When Struggle Becomes a Strength: Dyslexia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/660128ca-300e-424d-867a-ab274f2de030/Screen+Shot+2024-01-14+at+9.26.10+PM.png Blog - When Struggle Becomes a Strength: Dyslexia - I think many kids at many schools feel “done to” and at Windward we let kids feel “done with” – meaning you have a partner in the process. Teachers help guide you, but you are the one showing up and generating the success that you are feeling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/944b881a-446f-476c-9829-198e8e4a2ccd/Screen+Shot+2024-01-14+at+8.16.07+PM.png Blog - When Struggle Becomes a Strength: Dyslexia - Make it stand out Infographic from International Dyslexia Association https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/bb123afd-ef24-4de9-bdc3-11e6cac09f21/Screen+Shot+2024-01-14+at+8.09.14+PM.png Blog - When Struggle Becomes a Strength: Dyslexia - 65% of the student population requires a structured literacy approach to reading. The remaining 35% may not require that approach but they benefit from it. Nancy Young’s Ladder of Reading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/2b2c111a-4e7c-4b94-aa3a-39286ca81143/Screen+Shot+2024-01-14+at+8.01.12+PM.png Blog - When Struggle Becomes a Strength: Dyslexia - Make it stand out Structured Literacy instruction is the umbrella term coined by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) in 2014 to unify and encompass the many evidence-based programs and approaches that are aligned with the Knowledge and Practice Standards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/33f2c389-ea5f-43f2-bae7-61af83045b4f/Screen+Shot+2024-01-14+at+9.18.59+PM.png Blog - When Struggle Becomes a Strength: Dyslexia - Adults make a difference — how we show up for kids is important. Photo from The Windward School Website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/8c500fdc-876f-40fa-a231-c2ab3e852a59/Screen+Shot+2024-01-14+at+7.56.58+PM.png Blog - When Struggle Becomes a Strength: Dyslexia - The research will tell you the earlier you get to identify the challenge, the quicker you get to remediation and intervention, and the better the outcome for several reasons. If you have spent your entire academic career struggling with reading and nobody has helped you or supported you, you start to think this is your fault. At that point, you have to do work not only on the academic side, but also on social emotional, and self-esteem repair. It’s a downward spiral when you can’t read. The Mathew's Effect in Reading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/29262049-17fa-402d-bf38-8274f9440adb/Screen+Shot+2024-01-14+at+8.35.16+PM.png Blog - When Struggle Becomes a Strength: Dyslexia The science of reading is a term used to describe converging evidence, from multiple fields of study over many decades that has established a scientific, evidence base for reading. This reading science explains how reading develops, and why some people struggle to learn how to read and write. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/972f038f-9e5d-4978-b6ac-f8388da57106/Screen+Shot+2024-01-14+at+8.52.26+PM.png Blog - When Struggle Becomes a Strength: Dyslexia - My blog is titled: The Shoes We Wear in honor of people with differences and the folks who support them. What shoes are you wearing? Dress loafers, but I have on some bright socks! https://the-shoes-we-wear.squarespace.com/blog/hearing-reimagined-part-ii monthly 0.5 2024-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/326fc0cd-d71c-4a01-9982-b965c62367a1/Screen+Shot+2024-01-04+at+12.34.54+PM+%281%29.png Blog - Hearing Reimagined (Part II) - Sarah Halpert’s daughter with cochlear implant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/b0c3a17a-c425-41c7-94b6-2deb14d9dede/unnamed-1140x1140.jpg Blog - Hearing Reimagined (Part II) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/b1ccfe47-ff65-48bc-9468-97398d0b6ae9/Evolution+1.jpg Blog - Hearing Reimagined (Part II) - 1970s Hearing Aid Hearing aids went from huge, box-like and chunky devices, to “behind-the-ears” and then smaller and thinner. Here’s a picture from a hearing aid in the 1970s. These were the first “behind the ears”. Sarah’s mother says, “They were wide and heavy and didn’t do well staying in place. I hated them!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/c35e8dae-93f6-4626-a247-f5d895030ced/Evolution+of+Hearing+Aids.jpg Blog - Hearing Reimagined (Part II) - Make it stand out Hearing Aids have evolved over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/73a1d733-1a98-4e88-b43d-67f4d37a1195/MOM+LEARNED+TO+SPEAK.jpg Blog - Hearing Reimagined (Part II) - Make it stand out Sarah’s mother, born in the late 1940s, learned to speak using a hearing-aid device similar to this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/5907b0d4-4cf6-40a1-8c08-91db58b56f81/main-qimg-86832fd82daba11e04c6eede1bca7204-lq.jpeg Blog - Hearing Reimagined (Part II) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/f56d37f8-83f0-4e51-9583-2c6b86183b0e/8e098f6992a135359df9bdd24d512b11.jpg Blog - Hearing Reimagined (Part II) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/1032ee3c-1fbd-4bc5-ade1-7d6fae6749dd/CochlearBaby-catherinebirman700x400.jpg Blog - Hearing Reimagined (Part II) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/c22c9ef5-4f14-4da0-b238-ea44a4d0b1dd/Dad+modeling+implant.JPG Blog - Hearing Reimagined (Part II) - Make it stand out Sarah’s hearing husband modeling how the cochlear implant is worn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/5636ed41-66a8-46b7-8f9c-dd70c0f66672/Screen+Shot+2024-01-04+at+12.34.01+PM+%281%29.png Blog - Hearing Reimagined (Part II) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/0e6a0fae-96fe-47d0-b3a4-ab5524b81d40/cochlearimplants.jpg Blog - Hearing Reimagined (Part II) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/e370604f-27e5-436a-adf7-c0b42cb0c39d/Basketball-Pivot-Y5-Basketball-Twinkl-Move-PE-KS2.png Blog - Hearing Reimagined (Part II) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/19b7e1e3-7733-4e70-abbd-775aaffc5c5e/1cb6859c126daa52b2f20e0463eb6060.png Blog - Hearing Reimagined (Part II) - Accommodations Threatened: The court reporting was threatened in college. It was the real-time reporting in the classroom, which honestly was not the ideal accommodation because it’s hard to read an entire lecture. Many words would be misspelled, and as a neuroscience major, having to read and learn about different brain parts made learning difficult, especially when words like “neurotransmitter” were misspelled. It was better than nothing. That was expensive, and the school argued that it was too costly and that there were other approaches. It required a new level of advocacy for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/313226da-0592-4629-9ddf-945915700524/audioclassroom_web-300x223.jpg Blog - Hearing Reimagined (Part II) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/2fa68d81-10dc-4f06-a151-d0e08ebd60ff/on-running-cloud-high-edge-blue-lifted.jpg Blog - Hearing Reimagined (Part II) - My blog is entitled “The Shoes We Wear.” What shoes are you wearing? Blue On Cloud Sneakers. They are very comfortable. https://the-shoes-we-wear.squarespace.com/blog/hearing-reimagined monthly 0.5 2024-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/325ec462-70e7-448f-b76b-e3308a2ac56a/June+and+Olivia+playing.JPG Blog - Hearing Reimagined - Make it stand out Sarah Halpert’s Daughters - one hearing, and one with cochlear implants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/99b1ee38-dafd-4c31-aae8-3ec6be23fcc7/Sarah+as+a+Baby+%281%29.jpeg Blog - Hearing Reimagined - Being the only deaf person at a school in a mainstream environment, I was encouraged to minimize my needs and to go along with everyone else to fit in. It was liberating and exciting to meet other people who had similar challenges and realize it is important to acknowledge those differences, speak up, and advocate for what you need in those settings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/70d89bb5-99ca-4484-845d-0855bdd765e9/Screen+Shot+2023-12-24+at+7.03.05+PM.png Blog - Hearing Reimagined - As a young child, Sarah was a poster child modeling with actor Lou Ferrigno (best known for starring in the CBS television show “The Incredible Hulk”) for those who have overcome their hearing and speech difficulties. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/0255bf15-76bc-45d7-9a10-b1cbf82e23e8/Screen+Shot+2023-12-24+at+7.20.53+PM.png Blog - Hearing Reimagined - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/eb09bc40-7bf9-4c8d-861b-4eee35c3dd68/Screen+Shot+2023-12-24+at+7.29.10+PM.png Blog - Hearing Reimagined - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/95eecdd6-1122-4257-b9e8-76ac1bba6341/Hearing+aid+and+cochlear+implant.png Blog - Hearing Reimagined - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/f5660198-761b-408b-b924-b97f976c7671/Baby+yellow+cochlear.png Blog - Hearing Reimagined - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/0c0fed40-b8a8-4124-b756-aca7286f96e7/Sarah+after+surgery.JPG Blog - Hearing Reimagined I wanted to get her access to sound as soon as possible... There was no part of me that felt like I wanted to wait.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/8a6eeacf-4d02-4a16-8ef4-7a5c939f2c5c/Sarah+and+Tanta.JPG Blog - Hearing Reimagined - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/e567b0b5-7560-4b66-bd60-22cc87c9d267/June+with+all+the+stuff+on.JPG Blog - Hearing Reimagined - Make it stand out Sarah’s daughter post-cochlear implant surgery in both ears. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/76fd4758-af42-4c20-a352-b0c3a602b61e/All+the+equipment.JPG Blog - Hearing Reimagined - Make it stand out Equipment for Sarah’s daughter with double cochlear implants. https://the-shoes-we-wear.squarespace.com/blog/more-than-a-job-part-2 monthly 0.5 2024-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/698cc6ad-b394-4c4d-89a6-c4b90e870267/Screen+Shot+2023-11-26+at+7.43.18+PM.png Blog - More than a Job (Part II) - Over 84% of young adults with cognitive disabilities are unemployed but not unemployable – there is a big difference. The most vulnerable segment of our society is often the last hired and the first fired at businesses driven solely by profit. - Ellen Graham https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/70e71ff4-1ccd-44d9-9fdf-a00255770eea/Screen+Shot+2023-11-26+at+8.34.29+PM.png Blog - More than a Job (Part II) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/aa692bc8-9dd0-4b75-bed3-134ec3613739/Camerons-Chocolates-1.jpg Blog - More than a Job (Part II) - Make it stand out Ellen Graham’s daughter, Cameron who inspired Cameron’s Chocolate & Coffee Shop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/3e613d67-4b7c-4587-8af0-f273abf08adb/Screen+Shot+2023-11-26+at+8.22.46+PM.png Blog - More than a Job (Part II) - My blog is titled “The Shoes We Wear.” It is meant to celebrate all the people with disabilities and those who support them. What shoes are you wearing? I just have on socks. (chuckle and laugh) https://the-shoes-we-wear.squarespace.com/blog/way-more-than-a-job monthly 0.5 2024-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/1701038850390-AHYLMXY1JY2AER6VA7G1/image-asset.jpeg Blog - More than a Job - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/867a8242-dc4f-40d4-9544-97b95024c45e/Screen+Shot+2023-11-26+at+6.35.01+PM.png Blog - More than a Job - Make it stand out Chilmark Chocolates, Martha’s Vineyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/9508bd10-06f2-4fc0-9fa2-7eea925a9143/Screen+Shot+2023-11-26+at+6.59.44+PM.jpg Blog - More than a Job - Make it stand out Cameron’s Chocolate - Fairfax, Virginia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/87fe18e9-875f-4e99-bc05-070291ddd77e/Screen+Shot+2023-11-26+at+7.29.41+PM.png Blog - More than a Job - Make it stand out Cameron’s Bakery and Coffee Shop - Fairfax, VA https://the-shoes-we-wear.squarespace.com/blog/dogs-on-a-mission-part-2 monthly 0.5 2024-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/1702399384802-ILSCI321DN3KVNR2KA5E/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Dogs on a Mission (Part II) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/1702399122638-FSXA19DT0S7A6D1MIZK0/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Dogs on a Mission (Part II) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/d777d8c2-1115-42ed-b83c-524de51e88e4/Screen+Shot+2023-11-26+at+6.48.52+PM.png Blog - Dogs on a Mission (Part II) - My blog is titled “The Shoes We Wear.” It is meant to celebrate all the people with disabilities and those who support them. What shoes are you wearing? High Top Converse All Stars https://the-shoes-we-wear.squarespace.com/blog/dogsonamission2 monthly 0.5 2024-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/68184e76-a6c2-41b9-ade8-d0f0188dc1ed/IMG_0132.jpg Blog - Dogs on a Mission “Puppies Behind Bars is about the big, burly, tattooed prisoner caught cuddling and talking with his puppy trainee, who has learned that he has a purpose and begins to see himself as human again. It is also about the first responder who has regained normalcy and can now venture to the supermarket without fear of a sniper at the end of the aisle – who has found a best friend to tackle his everyday terrors.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/4051e707-3eed-4661-a190-8a3150d84e13/IMG_0042.jpg Blog - Dogs on a Mission - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/1701018759164-K20NPT0DD4IZQZS3LWW5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Dogs on a Mission - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/651094a6a6182d0410658cd9/1701018803558-U4NUF4R6S79R821UJ4KE/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Dogs on a Mission - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://the-shoes-we-wear.squarespace.com/test daily 0.75 2023-12-13