Time Out Chair and Poster: Special Education Teaching Tips
A time out chair and poster that comfort a student can be very useful during time-outs. Though the idea is to calm the student down by removing …
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Special Ed Information for Teachers & Parents
Showing guides and explainers filed under Special Ed Information for Teachers & Parents.
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ASL Fingerspelling Alphabet and the Linguistics of Sign Language
Sign language, or more correctly sign languages, follow their own vocabulary, syntax, and grammar. Learn the fingerspelled alphabet for American Sign …
Continue ReadingAutism Hippotherapy Teaching Strategies
Hippotherapy is a treatment tool that address the client’s social, motor, communication and sensory needs. Occupational, physical and speech …
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Tips to Teaching Students with Auditory Processing Disorders: Teaching to All Learning Styles
For students with auditory processing disorders, identifying and teaching to a student’s learning style can make a huge difference. Read some …
Continue ReadingMaking Portfolios for Preschool Special Needs Students
Teachers who keep portfolios hold a valuable collection of information about their preschool special needs students. They can pull up documentation …
Continue ReadingScripts for the Blind: Moon and Braille
Although one tends to think about Braille first when talking about script for the blind, there are other methods too. Learn about Barbier, Moon and …
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Inquiry Based Learning - One of the Effective Special Education Teaching Strategies
Many teachers and schools are heading down the path of inquiry based learning. But what does this mean? Is it one of the effective teaching strategies …
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Introduction to the Abstract Random Learning Style for Students with Disabilities
Mohamed is a highly unusual abstract random learner in his 10th grade class at West High School. As a recent immigrant student from Ethiopia, Mohamed …
Continue ReadingIntroduction to the Concrete Random Learner: A Case Study of a Student with Learning Disabilities
Sasha’s IEP (Individual Education Plan) doesn’t mention her learning style anywhere in the legal document. The trial and error approach of her …
Continue ReadingWhat to Expect At Your Child's IEP (Individualized Education Program) Meeting
When the time comes for you to attend your child’s first IEP (Individualized Education Program), there is a definite process that happens. There …
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