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
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Teaching Children Who Are Deaf: Activities for the Classroom
Find out more about how to reach children who are deaf. Activities like the ones suggested in this article can help improve communication, language …
Continue ReadingTeaching Students with ADHD: Five Methods To Use In the Social Studies Classroom
Get ideas for teaching social studies to students with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). These ideas for interactive activities will help students …
Continue ReadingTesting for Learning Disabilities: What You Need to Know
If a learning disability is suspected, there are certain tests that can help to confirm the diagnosis. Read on to learn more about common testing for …
Continue ReadingTherapy Activity Ideas to Promote Visual Skills in Children With Strabismus
Strabismus is caused when the external eye muscles don’t function normally-causing misalignment and/or eye turning. Treatment may include surgery, …
Continue ReadingTips to Setting Student Learning Goals in Special Education
Do you need to create learning goals for students with disabilities? If you answered yes, then this article is for you. Read on to learn more.
Continue ReadingAn Overview of Psychoeducational Group Therapy
A student who suffers from a psychological issue such as anxiety or depression may benefit from psychoeducational group therapy. What is …
Continue ReadingNonverbal Learning Disability: What is It and How Can We Help?
What would it be like to not be able to read people’s facial expressions, or understand body language? That is what it is like for those with a …
Continue ReadingThe Positves and Negatives Effects of Labeling Students "Learning Disabled"
The effects of labeling students “learning disabled” can have consequences. What are they? Here we explore both the positive and the …
Continue ReadingWilderness Therapy Programs for Adolescents with Special Needs: How They Work
Wilderness therapy is a type of therapeutic treatment program for adolescents who struggle with academic or behavioral issues. Students who …
Continue ReadingIdeas on Ways to Challenge and Accelerate Gifted Students
The acceleration of gifted students is supposed to be done to the benefit of the child. Learn about some of the ways to accelerate a gifted student …
Continue ReadingTeaching Feelings to Children with Autism
Learn how to join the autistic child where he/she is instead of pushing that child into the typical world. A child with autism can learn to …
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