I am privileged to be a Down Syndrome Foundation volunteer where one day per month, I get to lead a reading group of individuals with Down syndrome ages four to nine. We met close to the Valentine's Day holiday this month, so I thought it would be fun to incorporate the festivities within...

Special Education students and English as a Second Language ( ESL) students receive accommodations and supports in the classroom as required by federal law. This includes additional assistance in literacy in reading. But what about the many students who do not qualify for services and fail to...

Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. – Conrad Doyle, Author After four years as a 6th-8th grade teacher and switching to a new school to be closer to home, I could not have ever imagined the harsh reality that awaited me. At the time, I took for...