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Dr. Phil for College Students

In her years of working with students, Elizabeth Hamblet has found that many students are resistant to trying strategies that can help them turn things around. She has found an unlikely ally in Dr. Phil McGraw.

Dr. Phil has some quirky, witty chestnuts that Elizabeth has used as a way to get students to get past their resistance and embrace change.

Dr. Phil – Unlikely Sage for College Students

Elizabeth C. Hamblet is a learning specialist at Columbia University and a contributing writer for Disability Compliance for Higher Education. She is also a consultant and a presenter at local and national conferences.

The Animal School

This video from Raising Small Souls while written with elementary school teachers and parents in mind — has a powerful message — that is just as relevant for the post-secondary environment.

E-readers as a Dyslexia Tool

At Disability*Blog, guest blogger, Varda Epstein, Education and Communications Writer for Kars4Kids had this to say about E-Readers.

The minute e-readers came on the market educators were exploring the inherent possibilities. Neither a book nor a computer, but something in between, e-readers offered hope that the printed word would not yet die out, but would be made accessible to digital natives in a digestible form. More to the point, educators wondered if e-reader technology might make texts accessible to those with reading difficulties such as dyslexia.

To read Epstein’s full post, visit E-Readers as Dyslexia Tool