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Joan M. Brennan's Blog – March 2012 Archive (4)

AD/HD Resources for Your Child and You

What do you do when you've just received a diagnosis of ADD or ADHD for your child? Is it an automatic indication that your child will not experience success in school? Does it mean that your youngster will have fewer opportunities in life? Not at all! There is much that you can do to ensure that your child challenged with AD/HD can become as successful as any of his classmates. However, he will need your consistent support and resources you…

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Added by Joan M. Brennan on March 29, 2012 at 6:56pm — 2 Comments

Android Apps, Anyone?

With more than 500,000 apps now in the Apple Apps Store and the current frenzy to purchase the newest iPad 3, it should be easy to see why we have given considerable attention in recent weeks to Apple’s apps.

However, at an annual educational conference this week in the Midwest, we received quite a few requests for Android educational apps. We thought it was about time to present some of these regular and special needs resources for Android users, too.

Here then is a…

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Added by Joan M. Brennan on March 25, 2012 at 1:30pm — No Comments

A Basket of Special Needs Apps

There is a real need for many parents and teachers of struggling learners to have a “ready list” of apps when special learning challenges present themselves. Last December, we posted an article on our blog with our first list of special needs apps. Many of our readers have mentioned their appreciation for this list and continue to use its apps daily. You can still access the first list…

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Added by Joan M. Brennan on March 20, 2012 at 3:53pm — 4 Comments

REAL Apps for Really Struggling Readers

Many of the keyword searches that bring visitors to our blog and websites revolve around the term “struggling readers” (really?) We felt it was about time to provide a list of good apps for teachers, parents and others who work tirelessly with children and teens challenged with reading. We hope these apps will “fill the bill” for those who come to us looking for solutions to help the many struggling readers everywhere.

A very comprehensive list of apps to help struggling…

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Added by Joan M. Brennan on March 5, 2012 at 11:18am — No Comments