Helping ADHD, ADD and Hyperactive Students use Storyboards in Any Classroom
Focusing on the task at hand may be difficult for students with ADHD, ADD and Hyperactivity in mainstream classrooms. Using a storyboard to help …
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Teaching How to Write a Paragraph for Special Education Students
Writing is hard. For some students with special needs, writing a sentence can be an all day task. When special education students are mainstreamed …
Continue ReadingWho Invented Braille: The Reading Technique For the Blind Developed by Louis Braille
This article gives you some insight into the man behind the dots - all those tiny rows of dots arranged in intricate patterns that make text …
Continue ReadingActivities to Keep Gifted Children Motivated in the Classroom
Gifted students often get bored in regular classrooms. Giving them more challenging activities can keep them motivated and focused on learning. By …
Continue ReadingADHD: Help your Child Focus
Teaching children with ADHD ways to focus will help them in and out of the classroom. It can help improve their grades and boost their self esteem. …
Continue ReadingCoping Skills Activities for Children - Art-Based Approaches to Coping
How do you support a child who is experiencing significant stress in his life and finds himself struggling to cope? What coping skills activities can …
Continue ReadingIDEA and IEP Compliance in Meeting Evaluation Requirements for Special Needs Students
When students are being evaluated under IDEA to identify their free and appropriate educational needs in special education, the procedures must meet …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan: Creative Dance for Special Needs Children With Physical Disabilities
This is a great lesson plan for teaching dance to children with physical disabilities. To make this lesson a winner, you need a strong focus on …
Continue ReadingParent-Teacher Collaboration in the Classroom: What's Legal and What's Not?
Parents have legal rights to be in special education and mainstream classrooms. Defining those rights must reach beyond the inferred into the actual …
Continue ReadingSwimming Lessons in School: Tips For Supervising Children With Hearing Loss
Swimming lessons in school are a fabulous activity for almost all children. However, if you have a hearing-impaired student, there are a few …
Continue ReadingTips for Improving Motor Skills in Children with Autism
Traits in children diagnosed with autism can vary, though a common characteristic is the delayed development of fine and gross motor skills. Children …
Continue ReadingUsing Sensory Integration Therapy to Improve Academic Capacity for Students with Autism
For most students in the classroom, the stimulation of the day-to-day activities is a normal acceptance of the school day. However, sensory overload …
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