Teaching Leadership Skills to Children With Disabilities
Leadership skills are essential for children in today’s society. It is not only about leadership, but about teaching students discretion in …
Continue ReadingShowing items from Special Ed Information for Teachers & Parents
Documenting Student Performance in Preschool Learning Centers
How do you document individual student performance during learning center activities? More than one adult may be working with a child and several …
Continue ReadingFine Motor Skills: Activities for Teaching Hand Skills to Special Needs Students
This article shows teachers how to build fine motor skills for young children in the special needs classroom. These fun hand skills activities can be …
Continue ReadingLearning Makaton Signs and Makaton Symbols to Build Communication in Pre-Verbal Students
For pre-verbal language students in special education, learning Makaton signing is an effective way of helping them develop language and communication …
Continue ReadingTeamwork and Communication Activities for Students with Physical Disabilities
Being outdoors and joining in some active games is great for special needs learners. Physical and personal skills come into play with teamwork and …
Continue ReadingUtilize Classroom Magazines to Help Struggling Teenage Readers
Some teenaged struggling readers are motivated more by non-fiction than by fiction. So do away with the conventional forms of literacy practice, and …
Continue ReadingAssociated Conditions with Childhood Apraxia: Be on the Lookout for These Signs
Many speech therapists feel that it is rare for a child to only have apraxia and not have any other related speech, sensory or academic issues. If you …
Continue ReadingChildhood Apraxia of Speech: Definition, Diagnosis, Symptoms, Treatment and Prognosis
Apraxia of speech is a disorder that affects the ability to form words. Young children are often initially mistaken for late talkers and go …
Continue ReadingWork-Related Back Injuries That Special Education Teachers Can Avoid: Tips and Tricks
Look after your back - you only get one! Back pain from work related back injuries is a common problem which can be avoided in many cases by just …
Continue ReadingAdapting Your School Classroom for a Disability Student: Tips for Teachers
The teacher should identify the learning difficulty of the disabled children using diagnostic assessments and classroom testing. Suitable arrangements …
Continue ReadingImportant Components of Lesson Plans for Students With Disabilities
For students with disabilities, teachers must design lessons that meet the objectives of the IEP (Individual Education Plan) and the needs of the …
Continue ReadingHelpful Tips for Parents with Special Needs Kids: Set Goals Without Setting Limitations
It is important not to assume too much about what a child with disabilities can achieve. The last thing you want to do is limit that child because of …
Continue Reading