Academic Ascents

My name is Lindsay Lesch. I am proud to be the owner, tutor, and academic coach for Academic Ascents, LLC. I am a certified teacher and Orton-Gillingham tutor.

[BroncosOffField @BroncosOffField]

“We’re smart — we just learn differently.”

@gbolles72 spent the morning visiting with students at Vertical Skills Academy, an independent school dedicated to improving academic achievement for children with dyslexia and related language-based learning differences.

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[Knowledge Matters @KnowledgeMatrs]

WEEKEND READING:

In her latest piece, @ehanford brings remarkable clarity to shortcomings with how many are teaching students to read – and reminds us that these poor practices are promoted by popular K–12 curricula.

#ilachat #suptchat #sunchat
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First blog post in a year...spurred on by dyslexia awareness month #UntilEveryoneCanRead #saydyslexia https://t.co/ebzlTBU8DA

[Marilyn Muller @1in5advocacy]

#DyslexiaAwarenessMonth, what is #Dyslexia? The contemporary definition of dyslexia, put into words, is an unexpected difficulty in reading & comprehension, spelling & writing, and mathematics irrespective of age, intelligence, education, or motivation. https://t.co/jiTSwH1cFl

[Dyslexia Training Institute @DyslexiaTrainer]

"After almost twenty years of working with adults and children who struggle with reading and spelling, I have yet to meet two students who presented with the same symptoms and who needed the same instructional plan." Read more: https://t.co/tySaxxvTVF #dyslexia

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Learning about #executivefunctions at #readingintherockies @KellyAnneAsh #ssdedu

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

1. #Dyslexia isn't a disease, disorder or flipping letters backwards; it's a different brain @HKorbey https://t.co/fO4U84ySU4 #edchat

[Dyslexic Advantage @dyslexicadv]

[PREMIUM POST] Math anxiety affects 25-50% of the general population. #dyslexia #dyslexicadv #anxiety https://t.co/lZMsIdeqaK

[Ben Lausten, Ed.S. @LaustenTeaching]

"We're all experts somewhere somehow" -@UBEHawks @ubeconnection #ssdedu

[Ben Lausten, Ed.S. @LaustenTeaching]

Rebuilding schedules to ensure collaboration be time with colleagues @UBEHawks #ssdedu

[George Couros @gcouros]

10 Pieces of Killer Advice From Famous Creative Geniuses https://t.co/TJ8OAcfHkO #InnovatorsMindset

[George Couros @gcouros]

Why Stickers, Pizza Parties, and Tickets Didn’t Work in My Classroom https://t.co/akpqyJABsy via @ajjuliani

[George Couros @gcouros]

Reading: How a School Ditched Awards and Assemblies to Refocus on Kids and Learning https://t.co/ro32iObDDr

[Headstrong Nation @headstrongnatio]

#EarReading is reading. #Audiobooks https://t.co/9N18nJHSrf

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#UBEInnovators Lasting impressions: "constantly ask: What is best for this learner?" #fairisnotequal #innovatorsmindset

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I just earned a free play by playing #StarbucksSummerGame #sweeps
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Ch 10 Having a laser-like focus on a few things allows us to go deep and push our thinking #UBEInnovators

[UM DyslexiaHelp @dyslexiaumich]

There are the 5 trends in literacy education that are proving to be successful. Read about these trends here: https://t.co/Okgztezn9V

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FREE Dyslexia Simulation #summitco #ssdedu #saydyslexia https://t.co/HYYq8HJisp