Entries by Vince Le

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Video Modeling as a Powerful Educational Tool

As technology begins to play a significant role in the education system, video modeling becomes the new and enhanced way of teaching, transforming learning into an interactive and engaging model that motivates students to learn, increasing their comprehension of the subject. Unfortunately, there is still some headway to be made. Critics of the system, claim […]

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How employees with autism are helping one business thrive.

In this installment of Stories to Inspire, the focus is on the D’Eri family, who are currently challenging the stigma regarding autistic employees. Their inspiring story appeared on upstanders.starbucks.com, a blog created by Howard Schultz and Rajiv Chandrasekran. The site profiles groups positively impacting their communities, and the D’Eri family is no exception. With an autistic […]

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Great Social Skills Training Programs

Have you tried www.thesocialexpress.com for your child yet? School licenses also available.Recently I have come across many educational Apps & programs while searching for tools and programs to assist special needs children. It’s simply amazing what educational Apps can achieve where standard therapy or group skills lessons may fail. Why? Apps are interactive and children enjoy (and […]

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Bullying and Chronic Absenteeism

Education researchers are finding out that chronic absenteeism is one of the strongest predictors of success in school, impacting not only performance but high school graduation rates. Kids who are chronically absent find it very difficult to keep up with their school work and eventually may drop out. We are also seeing research evidence tying […]

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) software, The Social Express®, Touches Down in Africa

Brighten Learning, Inc. (USA) partners with Prognari to teach Social Emotional Intelligence Skills across Africa SAN DIEGO, United States of America, August 5, 2016/APO/ — Brighten Learning, Inc. (USA) partners with Prognari to teach Social Emotional Intelligence Skills across Africa Collaboration, communication and problem-solving skills will help African students succeed in a quickly changing digital […]

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) software, The Social Express®, Touches Down in Africa

Brighten Learning, Inc. (USA) partners with Prognari to teach Social Emotional Intelligence Skills across Africa SAN DIEGO, United States of America, August 5, 2016/APO/ — Brighten Learning, Inc. (USA) partners with Prognari to teach Social Emotional Intelligence Skills across Africa Collaboration, communication and problem-solving skills will help African students succeed in a quickly changing digital […]

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) software, The Social Express®, Touches Down in Africa

Brighten Learning, Inc. (USA) partners with Prognari to teach Social Emotional Intelligence Skills across Africa SAN DIEGO, United States of America, August 5, 2016/APO/ — Brighten Learning, Inc. (USA) partners with Prognari to teach Social Emotional Intelligence Skills across Africa Collaboration, communication and problem-solving skills will help African students succeed in a quickly changing digital […]

Boy With Autism Helps Rescue Dogs Get Socialized By Reading To Them

Recently, a story appeared on The Huffington Post about a six-year old boy with autism that has formed a love for dogs. Jacob Tumalan, a resident of Gardena, California, visits a nearby animal shelter and reads to dogs that have been abandoned. According to the article, Jacob believes that by reading to these dogs, and […]

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This Video Game Is Helping Kids with Special Needs

Marc Zimmerman created Social Express to help his autistic twin boys understand the world around them. Now the game is helping kids all over the world. by Jessica Toomer Musician Marc Zimmerman had been disappointed with how schools handled his twin autistic boys for some time. As a result of autism, his third-grade sons needed extra help developing social and emotional […]

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Parents of Twins with Autism Open Up About the App They Created to Help Kids Develop Social Skills: It’s ‘Incredible’ to See Its Impact

By Tiare Dunlap @tiaredunlap 04/29/2016 AT 01:50 PM EDT Shari Grande and her husband call the day their two-year-old son Elijah was diagnosed with autism “the day of nevers.” “His physician told us he’ll never talk, he’ll never interact, it was just one ‘never’ after the next,” Grande, 49, tells PEOPLE. Eleven years after his […]