Summer 2025 SUMMER READING SUGGESTION: To Read Stuff You Have to Know Stuff: Helping Students Build and Use Prior Knowledge by Kelly Gallagher It’s been proven again and again — strong readers have a robust pool of prior knowledge, including vocabulary, to rely upon when reading AND comprehending a new, unfamiliar text. In To Read […]
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January/February 2025 RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT: The Statewide Outreach Center (SOC) at Texas School for the Deaf (TSD)Check out the recently redesigned SOC website: https://www.texasdeafed.org/ How does the Statewide Outreach Center help you, your students, your professional peers, and the families you serve? Peruse the SOC website to find out more about the myriad of services, resources,
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tHE staar IS uPON uS We are fast approaching the end of the school year. I saw a meme on Facebook where it shows a football player and the text around it reads “Hang In There Teachers! 4th Quarter, Baby!” I am sure we can all relate to that meme, even if you are not
Building Vocabulary With winter and the holidays approaching, front loading students with vocabulary that is not often heard, except during the holidays, is a way to help them feel part of the different festivities that take place. As we all know, incidental learning is something that does not happen for our students. Therefore, purposefully exposing
Welcome to the Educator’s Blog for T.A.P.E.D. We look forward to sharing information on topics that are of interest to you as well as relevant to the area of Deaf Education. Here is a link to get feedback on the topics you would like to be covered https://forms.gle/k68CSrARgbbXMsdV9. About Me My name is Carmen Castro