Teaching Gifted Students: A Guide for Students and Teachers Alike
How can we aim for teaching gifted students? With all of their questions and interests in learning, we may be faced with challenges, both from the …
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Special Ed Information for Teachers & Parents
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Inclusion of Students with Physical Disabilities in Mainstream Classrooms
How many times have you heard educators say, “I’m not sure how to educate those students?” When those students have physical …
Continue ReadingTips on Creating Lesson Modifications and Accommodations for Students with Special Needs
To enhance reading, math, writing and behavioral skills, students with special needs may sometimes need lesson modifications and accommodations. A …
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Tips on Creating Reading Comprehension Modifications
Identifying the main idea and topic of reading selections for students with learning disabilities can be a challenging task for both student and …
Continue ReadingFingerspelling: How to Use It and How It Differs From American Sign Language
Fingerspelling is a communication method used by deaf communities along with American sign language (ASL). It involves forming words with manual …
Continue ReadingStrategies for Teaching Children with Down Syndrome in the Classroom and at Home
Children with Down Syndrome will need special accommodations and curriculum modifications in the classroom. By incorporating their IEP expectations …
Continue ReadingTips on How to Successfully Accommodate Special Students in an Inclusional Classroom
The IDEA encourages the inclusion of special students in regular classrooms, with their special needs being met by various modifications and …
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For the Special Ed Teacher: Tips to Remediate Dysgraphia
Students with dyslexia, ADD, and ADHD may suffer from dysgraphia, a learning disability that adversely affects handwriting. They require targeted …
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Phonemic Awareness: A Predictor of Reading Failure
Phonemic awareness is one of the most accurate predictors of future reading success or failure. Children with dyslexia and other reading difficulties …
Continue ReadingStrategies in Helping Students with Physical Disabilities in the Classroom Using IDEA
Students come into classrooms with all kinds of physical shapes, sizes and physical disabilities. Students with physical disabilities are provided …
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