Erzsie Music Ed Research & Advocacy

Honoring the rhythm children bring to the classroom. Bridging research to best practices

Tag: para-educator

  • Music Education Is good for Verbal Skills, Too!

    I’ve often talked about how music affects literacy skills. Today, I want to mention briefly how music can help verbal skills. I work as a para-educator, and daily, I work with students who are autistic or who have ADHD. So many times, I watch them dance and spin around to their own music in their… Read.

  • Blooket in Blended Learning

    As a para-educator, I’m constantly introduced to new teaching methods. One such method involves the software, Blooket. I won’t give an incredibly detailed explanation of the software as Luke Edwards does quite a qualitative job in his tech learning article. I will add that the software works for multiple subjects including math, ELA, science, and… Read.

  • Lexia Core5 Reading: A review of the research

    I stumbled upon this Lexia program in my work as a para-educator. The students love it. It’s a simple learning analytics platform that introduces students to various concepts in reading – phonological awareness, Rapid Automatized Naming, and reading comprehension to name a few. And it works with blended learning where the students receive instruction from… Read.