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    Sandals Foundation

    Helping Students Around the Globe Reach Their F...

    This month, teachers in Jamaica were introduced to Lindamood-Bell’s® Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V) and Seeing Stars programs. This professional development opportunity was facilitated by the Sandals Foundation (‘the Sandals Foundation’)...

    Helping Students Around the Globe Reach Their F...

    This month, teachers in Jamaica were introduced to Lindamood-Bell’s® Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V) and Seeing Stars programs. This professional development opportunity was facilitated by the Sandals Foundation (‘the Sandals Foundation’)...

    How to Deliver an Effective LiPS Lesson: 3 Tips for Dynamic Instruction

    How to Deliver an Effective LiPS Lesson: 3 Tips...

    The Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS) Program has been used effectively for over 30 years in developing phonemic awareness as a foundation for word reading, spelling, and speech. A key difference...

    How to Deliver an Effective LiPS Lesson: 3 Tips...

    The Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS) Program has been used effectively for over 30 years in developing phonemic awareness as a foundation for word reading, spelling, and speech. A key difference...

    Early Literacy Program Sees Success with Seeing Stars and Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V) Programs

    Early Literacy Program Sees Success with Seeing...

    Through an Early Literacy Grant, Cañon City Schools in Colorado trained teachers in Seeing Stars and V/V to improve reading and comprehension skills. Results after only one semester show that...

    Early Literacy Program Sees Success with Seeing...

    Through an Early Literacy Grant, Cañon City Schools in Colorado trained teachers in Seeing Stars and V/V to improve reading and comprehension skills. Results after only one semester show that...

    7 Best Practices to Improve Reading and Comprehension for Your English Learners

    7 Best Practices to Improve Reading and Compreh...

    Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V) Our sensory-cognitive programs are often a critical missing piece in English Language Development. By adding the overlooked component of explicit sensory-cognitive instruction, we have seen evidence...

    7 Best Practices to Improve Reading and Compreh...

    Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V) Our sensory-cognitive programs are often a critical missing piece in English Language Development. By adding the overlooked component of explicit sensory-cognitive instruction, we have seen evidence...

    NPR Dyslexia Series Highlights Lindamood-Bell, Seeing Stars® Intensive Intervention

    NPR Dyslexia Series Highlights Lindamood-Bell, ...

    Late last year, National Public Radio (NPR) premiered a five-part radio and blog post series titled "Unlocking Dyslexia" which highlighted new research and provided insights on dyslexia, the most common...

    NPR Dyslexia Series Highlights Lindamood-Bell, ...

    Late last year, National Public Radio (NPR) premiered a five-part radio and blog post series titled "Unlocking Dyslexia" which highlighted new research and provided insights on dyslexia, the most common...

    Are You Developing the Skills and Habits Students Need for Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Success with Rigorous Standards?

    Are You Developing the Skills and Habits Studen...

    The Common Core State Standards, as well as independent state standards, significantly raise the bar for all students regarding the demands of literacy and critical thinking. Teachers are expected to...

    Are You Developing the Skills and Habits Studen...

    The Common Core State Standards, as well as independent state standards, significantly raise the bar for all students regarding the demands of literacy and critical thinking. Teachers are expected to...

    Programs Receive Special Education Endorsement

    Programs Receive Special Education Endorsement

    The Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) has officially endorsed the Seeing Stars® and Visualizing and Verbalizing® programs for reading and language comprehension. CASE is an international professional educational organization affiliated...

    Programs Receive Special Education Endorsement

    The Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) has officially endorsed the Seeing Stars® and Visualizing and Verbalizing® programs for reading and language comprehension. CASE is an international professional educational organization affiliated...

    How to Deliver an Effective Seeing Stars® Lesson: 3 Tips for Dynamic Instruction

    How to Deliver an Effective Seeing Stars® Lesso...

    Tip 1: DRIVE THE SENSORY BUS Use language to directly and explicitly stimulate the sensory input of symbol imagery. For example, the language "What letters do you picture for the...

    How to Deliver an Effective Seeing Stars® Lesso...

    Tip 1: DRIVE THE SENSORY BUS Use language to directly and explicitly stimulate the sensory input of symbol imagery. For example, the language "What letters do you picture for the...

    How to Deliver an Effective Visualizing and Verbalizing Lesson: 3 Tips for Dynamic Instruction

    How to Deliver an Effective Visualizing and Ver...

    Tip 1: RELEVANT QUESTIONING IS THE ESSENCE OF GOOD V/V. The quality of your questioning is the difference between concept imagery developing quickly and accurately, and concept imagery remaining weak...

    How to Deliver an Effective Visualizing and Ver...

    Tip 1: RELEVANT QUESTIONING IS THE ESSENCE OF GOOD V/V. The quality of your questioning is the difference between concept imagery developing quickly and accurately, and concept imagery remaining weak...

    Sensory-Cognitive Instruction and Response to Intervention — A Paradigm Shift

    Sensory-Cognitive Instruction and Response to I...

    Congratulations! You have just completed a Seeing Stars®, Visualizing and Verbalizing®, or On Cloud Nine® Math Workshop, or have recently begun using any one of our research-validated programs. Now you're...

    Sensory-Cognitive Instruction and Response to I...

    Congratulations! You have just completed a Seeing Stars®, Visualizing and Verbalizing®, or On Cloud Nine® Math Workshop, or have recently begun using any one of our research-validated programs. Now you're...

    Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) Votes to Re-Endorse Seeing Stars® and Visualizing and Verbalizing® Programs

    Council of Administrators of Special Education ...

    The Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) has officially re-endorsed Gander Publishing's Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension and Thinking® and Seeing Stars® programs. CASE is an international professional education organization affiliated with...

    Council of Administrators of Special Education ...

    The Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) has officially re-endorsed Gander Publishing's Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension and Thinking® and Seeing Stars® programs. CASE is an international professional education organization affiliated with...

    Malayaka House and LiPS® Program Helping Children Read in Uganda

    Malayaka House and LiPS® Program Helping Childr...

    "I am always grateful for the difference our work has brought to many but never more so than when I see the long arm of our reach. Children you and...

    Malayaka House and LiPS® Program Helping Childr...

    "I am always grateful for the difference our work has brought to many but never more so than when I see the long arm of our reach. Children you and...