Receptive Language Skills and Discrimination

ADHD is one of the most common co-occurring diagnoses BCBAs encounter, yet it is often misunderstood. Looking beyond observable behaviour helps us better understand the executive functioning, self-regulation, and attention challenges that can influence learning, motivation, and b ...  Show more

Helping learners become truly independent means more than fading prompts. It means knowing when to step back so confidence, problem solving, and self-management can grow. While it's natural to want to help, too much adult guidance can unintentionally create dependence that limits ...  Show more

When learning and writing in a language other than your first, there are many challenges. Guest Amy Bakke and Claire discuss their experiences with learning secondary languages and tips for students learning and writing in English.

Relevant Resources:

How can people build knowledge around what racism is and build the accompanying skillset to identify racism in our daily lives? 

Today Elena is joined by her teammate, LesLee Bickford, to explore this question first through story-telling and then through unrave ...

Students’ home languages should be seen assets in the English language classroom – but all too often they are viewed as problematic and detrimental. In this episode, the writers of the British Council publication Using multilingual approaches:moving from theory to practice share ...  Show more

As language learners, one of the most demotivating situations to be in is when someone says, "I don't understand you.". It can feel as though all of the hard work you've put in was for nothing. Knowing how to deal with this situation could be the difference between giving up a ...