Recommended reading and resources for parents, students, and educators.
→ Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Affect Academics uses the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in designing every learning intervention. Rather than considering children as having deficits and disabilities, UDL locates the source of the problem in an inflexible curriculum. By following the UDL Guidelines, teachers can modify any curriculum to meet all children.
→ Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
The UDL Guidelines were developed by CAST, a center that integrates cognitive science research with educational practice. CAST createsresources and training materials for teachers, and Cristina taught their graduate course on UDL to Massachusetts public school teachers for six semesters.
All teaching at Affect Academics fosters a growth mindset, the proven neurological reality that hard work can improve intelligence. Most students come to Affect Academics with a fixed mindset, the idea that we are either born smart or not smart. Not only not true, a fixed mindset causes students to take fewer academic risks and creates high levels of anxiety. By shifting students to a growth mindset and simultaneously providing academic support, students begin to make huge gains.
→ Aetonline.org (Educational Therapy Defined)
→ Aetonline.org (Difference between Educational Therapy and Tutoring)
Educational therapy is a relatively new field that redefines academic support for students. While tutoring simply provides content, educational therapists have extensive training in learning and development, as well as the role of emotion in learning. Educational therapists create a supportive environment with learning interventions that are specifically designed for your child. All students at Affect Academics begin with an evaluative set of sessions with certified educational therapist Cristina Post. We then collaborate with parents to create an individualized support plan moving forward.
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf
Brain Rules by John Medina
Brain Rules for Baby by John Medina
Nurtureshock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merriman
Age of Opportunity by Laurence Steinberg
Smart but Scattered by Peg Dawson
Spark by John Ratey
Power Sleep by James Maas
The Learning Brain by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Uta Frith
Books for Young Children
Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
Sir Cumference Series by Cindy Neuschwander
Bedtime Math by Laura Overdeck
Books for Older Children
In Code by Sarah Flannery
