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Demystifying Orton-Gillingham Instruction
Learn the key components of Orton-Gillingham (OG) reading instruction and the differences among the various OG programs which are available to schools, tutors, and special programs.

Achieving Milestones in Middle School with Multisensory Math 
Learn about the OG counterpart in the math, Multisensory Math developed by Marilyn Zecher. Multisensory Math is an approach that focuses on numeracy and automatic recognition of quantity and quantity relationships. It requires the use of explicit instruction; it uses the concrete, representational, and abstract instructional sequence; it highlights vertical thinking, whereby you review a basic concept or skill, then move to the current curricular point; and it offers repetition and practice to support automaticity rather than frustrating students with flashcards.
The Drummer's Guide to the Brain: The Neurologic Case for the Efficacy of Music Instruction for Students with Learning Differences
Learn how music instruction can benefit students with learning differences, and, in particular, how drumming can help students with language processing and production.
Benefits of Mindfulness Training for Students with Learning and Attentional Challenges
Learn about Mindfulness and how it can benefit children with learning and attention challenges. 
Teaching Spanish the DV Way
Learn about the revolutionary approach to language instruction called TCI – Teaching with Comprehensible Input – that DVFriends Spanish teachers use to teach every one of their classes – from lower school introductory Spanish to the more advanced high school classes.