Teaching Students with Physical Disabilities
Children with physical disabilities can do very well in class given the right guidance, teaching strategies and assistive technology. Find information on teaching handicapped students with conditions such as paralysis, cerebral palsy and others. Read advice written by and for fellow teachers, from using wheelchairs in the classroom, to working with parents of students with special needs and much more.
The Role of Early Childhood Technical Assistance for Children with Disabilities
Children with communication disorders and/or other disabilities frequently do not perform at the same level as their same-aged peers. The rise of computer-based software use for children with disabilities has proven that children with disabilities can learn these skills.
Early Childhood Education: Providing Accessible Play Opportunities for Children with Physical Disabilities
For children with physical disabilities, exploring their environment through movement and play can be challenging. Creating an appropriate setting that provides access to materials and independence to explore and interact is essential to prevent learning deficiencies in all developmental domains.
Book Modifications Teachers Can Make for Children with Visual Impairments
How can teachers help children with visual challenges enjoy and explore early literacy using adapted materials? How can teachers make books and literature come alive for children who cannot see and cannot experience books in the same manner as a typically seeing child?
A Guide to Inclusion & Teaching Strategies For Students With Physical Disabilities
To maintain inclusive classrooms, teachers should have knowledge of physical impairments, assistive technology, teaching strategies, and necessary accommodations and modifications. Use this guide as your source.
Early Childhood Activities for Infants and Toddlers with Down Syndrome
Looking for some early childhood activities for infants and toddlers with Down syndrome? These activities will help children with Down syndrome pick up skills in areas where they may have deficits.
Ideas for Teaching Developmentally Disabled: Directions
Here is a collection of activities, games and ideas for teaching developmentally disabled directions. Use these at home or in your classroom to teach and reinforce the concepts of North, South, East and West.
Supporting Teenagers with Intellectual Disabilities
Want to know more about how to support teenagers with intellectual disabilities? Here are some tips for parents and teachers
Developmentally Disabled Teens: Teaching Tips
It’s not always easy to keep the interest of teens, much less those with developmental disabilities. The more a child struggles with educational issues, the more likely they are to develop very little interest in their education. These teaching ideas will help you have a productive classroom.
Teaching Strategies for Student with Chronic Renal Failure
Looking for some teaching strategies for student with chronic renal failure? Here are some ideas, tips and strategies to help you support the child in the classroom.
Classroom Strategies To Help Children With Dyspraxia or Sensory Integration Problems
Constant tripping over? Bumping into objects that other people manage to walk around? Struggling with basic gross motor skills and fundamental movements like hopping, skipping and catching a ball? If this sounds like a student you know, have you considered dyspraxia or sensory integration problems?
