by Kori Hamilton National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) There are many types of speech and language disorders that can affect children. Over one million students are being served in our schools under the speech or language impairment category of IDEA, the law that authorizes special education. Do you have a student in your classroom who struggles with articulation, fluency, voice, or language? Is the student’s … [Read more...]
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Speech and Language Impairments in Your Classroom: 8 Tips for Teachers
August 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Intellectual Disabilities in Your Classroom: 9 Tips for Teachers
July 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
by Lisa Küpper and Kori Hamilton National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) More than 445,000 students with intellectual disabilities receive special education and related services in our public schools. Perhaps you’re one of their teachers. If you have a student with an intellectual disability in your classroom, you already know that he or she has special learning needs. But how do you address those learning needs … [Read more...]
Writing Without the Blocks
June 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
by Ira David Socol Adapted and reposted with permission from our friends at Special Education Advisor. Ira David Socol is an educational consultant, advocate, researcher, and instructor in the College of Education at Michigan State University. He works with schools and school districts seeking to rethink the total educational environment in which their students learn. http://speedchange.blogspot.com/ ******************************************************************************************************** I … [Read more...]
Understanding Research Studies in the News
June 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
by Kyrie Dragoo National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) Heard on the News: Exciting results today from a research study showing that children who have… Heard Around Town: Have you thought about XYZ intervention? It just might work for your child…. Sound familiar? Ever had your interest piqued by such news of research with children who have disabilities? We know we have. Education research is great, … [Read more...]
LD in Your Classroom: 7 Tips for Teachers
May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
by Kori Hamilton National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)Profile of LD at SchoolStudent has difficulty reading. Struggles to connect letters to sounds. May also have messy penmanship or a hard time spelling . Confuses math symbols. Mixes up details of a story, or the sequence of events. Cannot get organized. Has unexpected problems learning to read, speak, write, or do math.Does this sound like someone in your class? … [Read more...]
AD/HD in Your Classroom: 10 Tips for Teachers
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
by Lisa Küpper National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) Profile of AD/HD at School Student jitters. Squirms. Gets distracted. Often doesn’t bring the right materials to class. Forgets to turn in homework. Blurts out answers or talks too much to friends when you’re talking. Doesn’t keep on track during seatwork time. Doesn’t seem to know how to stay focused on your instruction or how to finish work efficiently. Does … [Read more...]
Expertise at Your Fingertips
April 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
by Lisa KüpperNational Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) There’s disability expertise at your fingertips—literally. You can access a goldmine of disability know-how, in fact, by typing this address into your web browser: http://www.tadnet.org/homeThe link will take you to the home page of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination network—the TA&D, for short. The TA&D is a network of more than 40 centers … [Read more...]
Expertise at Your Fingertips
April 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
by Lisa Küpper National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) There’s disability expertise at your fingertips—literally. You can access a goldmine of disability know-how, in fact, by typing this address into your web browser: http://www.tadnet.org/home The link will take you to the home page of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination network—the TA&D, for short. The TA&D is a network of more than … [Read more...]
Five Strategies to Increase Reading Comprehension With Your Child With Special Needs
April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
by Jennifer James Reposted with permission Many parents of children with special needs are working to increase reading comprehension with their child. It’s not uncommon for children with special needs to struggle with understanding what a story (or even a paragraph) is about, who the main characters are, what the setting is, what the problem or moral is, and/or what the function of a story is. How do you help? My Favorite Five There … [Read more...]
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