Children with ADHD: How to Teach Them Social Skills in the Classroom
Teaching social skills to children with ADHD can be equally challenging for the student and the teacher. Read the information below to learn how you …
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Teaching a Child with ADHD How to Fit in the Classroom
Teaching a child with ADHD isn’t always the easiest task. It’s even harder when their disorder stands out and they become more stressed. …
Continue ReadingUsing Art Activities to Improve Fine Motor Skills
Fine motor skills often need to be developed and practiced, just like math and writing skills. Students can have fun while practicing fine motor …
Continue ReadingStrategies for Teaching Students with ADHD to Read and Write
Children with ADHD often have difficulty focusing on academic subjects such as reading and writing, particularly when school assignments are lengthy …
Continue ReadingTeaching Money to Students in Special Education: A Study Guide with Study Tips
Teaching money is an abstract concept that has many “what ifs” to the task. Teaching these concepts to students with disabilities can be …
Continue ReadingChallenging Gifted Students in the Classroom: 3 Ideas
Many gifted students feel bored in class. How can you ensure that your students are being challenged sufficiently? Find some ideas of keeping the …
Continue ReadingExploring Weather Through Art - Lesson Modifications for Children with Mental Retardation
Teaching weather to children with learning deficiencies can be a wonderful experience for the students and teacher. In this lesson on weather, lesson …
Continue ReadingTaking a Rain Walk to Teach Weather for Children with Mental Retardation : A Lesson Modification in Weather
Teaching children with mental retardation about weather through hands on learning and Rain Walks can become wonderful field trips in helping students …
Continue ReadingTeaching Creativity in the Classroom for the Gifted
Creativity is an important aspect of learning, especially for gifted students. Teaching creativity in the classroom for the gifted doesn’t need to be …
Continue ReadingSMARTBoards in Special Education Classrooms
Special Education teachers are constantly looking for ideas to engage and improve learning in students with diverse needs and abilities. SMARTBoards …
Continue ReadingTeacher Projects to Make Reading Activities More Engaging for Gifted and Talented Children
If you teach reading to high-achieving students, you’ve probably considered giving them gifted and talented projects in reading class. These projects …
Continue ReadingWhy Do We Need Gifted Education?
Why do we need gifted education? This question has resonated in the minds of many educators and policy-makers since the era of No Child Left Behind …
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