Some one you have something in common with. If you would like an electronic pen pal with vision impairment visit the message board and leave a note. This is true in every subject, from math to spelling to geography to science. And it's true even in this Information Age, when the facts about just about anything seem to be a mere mouse click away. If your goal as a teacher is to develop your students' higher-order thinking skills, then memory tricks called mnemonics will help get you there.
Mnemonics are rhymes, phrases, and visual images that help kids remember basic facts.
Here is a sample of some mnemonics, ideas for having your kids create their own, and a directory of places on the Internet to find more. The Children With Disabilities Web site offers families, service providers, and other interested individuals information about advocacy, education, employment, health, housing, recreation, technical assistance, and transportation covering a broad array of developmental, physical, and emotional disabilities. Biomedical Internet Resources MedWeb, is a catalog of health related web sites, maintained by the Emory Health Sciences Center Library to provide access to biomedical information to improve education, research and patient care. This valuable resource is maintained by Sandra Steingart, a school psychologist in Maryland. Spoken Language Problems by Kid Source Online.