Learning Disabilities @ BellaOnline http://www.bellaonline.com/Site/LearningDisabilities One-stop location for articles on learning disabilities, with a forum, lesson plans and newsletter. en-us Copyright 2013 BellaOnline.com All Rights Reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 04:44:06 EST 240 http://www.bellaonline.com/images/logo.jpg Learning Disabilities @ BellaOnline http://LearningDisabilities.bellaonline.com Overcoming Procrastination http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art44402.asp Each New Year begins with new resolutions for many people. Once the newness of the year proceeds, many of us fall back into the old and familiar way of doing things. The resolutions spoken are lost to procrastination. The spirit of procrastination can be overcome with a little work. Sun, 6 Jan 2013 16:40:21 EST Building Reading Skills http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art60460.asp Students with learning disabilities often experience problems with reading. Reading strategies and accommodations can be used to improve decoding skills, increase reading retention and build vocabulary. Simple reading strategies can make reading meaningful and fun. Tue, 4 Dec 2012 12:30:59 EST Objective Driven Lessons http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art36253.asp The potential for learning increases drastically when lessons are driven by purposeful objectives. The objective specifies the desired outcome of the lesson. An objective driven lesson moves the attainment of information to the use of information. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:10:52 EST