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Assistive Technology for Students with Mild Disabilities
Technology has become ubiquitous as a tool for teachers and students. P.L. 100-407, the Technology-Related Assistance ...
Source: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Division of Learning Disabilities (DLD)
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Special Education Life Skills
Life skills are essential to job functioning, and they must be included in instruction for students with special needs. ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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Promoting the Self-Determination of Students with Severe Disabilities
Promoting the self-determination of students with disabilities has become best practice in special education, ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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Delivering Related Services
As was described in Part I, once a child has been evaluated and found eligible for special education and related ...
Source: National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities
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Response to Intervention: What It Is, and How It Can Help Your Child
Are you worried that your child isn't doing as well in school as he could be? Do you feel like he needs a little extra ...
Source: Education.com
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Five Homework Strategies for Teaching Students with Disabilities
Homework is one aspect of the general education curriculum that has been widely recognized as important to academic ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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Basic Considerations in Using Testing Accommodations
Several important considerations need to be taken into account in using accommodations in testing or assessment. The ...
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Teaching Children With Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by repeated, involuntary body movements (tics) such as ...
Source: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Division of Learning Disabilities (DLD)
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Braille Reference Sheet
Letter Whole World Sign Dot 5 Words ...
Source: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Division of Learning Disabilities (DLD)
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An Overview of Related Services Under IDEA
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (IDEA '97) mandates that "...all children with ...
Source: National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities
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Educational Approaches for ADHD
Whether stimulant medication is administered or not, the classroom teacher still needs to improve the achievement of ...
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Sample Criteria for Grading a Student Who Receives Special Services
The following procedures could be jointly developed by the school, student, and parent when specifying grading ...
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Touch Screen for Special Needs Students
Touch screen monitors and related software that enable a traditional monitor to emulate a touch screen are powerful ...
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Occupational Therapists
Nature of the WorkOccupational therapists help patients improve their ability to perform tasks in living and working ...
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
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Preparing Your Teenager with Special Needs for Adulthood: Transition Planning
The word "transition" means to make a change or a move from one place to another. A big transition for ...
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Effective Practices for Preparing Young Children with Disabilities for School
Over 50 years of research on children with many types of disabilities receiving a range of specialized services in many ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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The Psychological Assessment: An Important Part Of The Comprehensive Assessment
In order to address some of the child and adolescent concerns noted in the preceding section, the school psychologist...
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Autism
Prevalence, Definitions, and Characteristics Autism is a disorder characterized by severe impairments of social,...
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Comparisons Between an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) and an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for Young Children with Special Needs
Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Defines the family and the child as the recipients of services Focuses on...
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Emotional Disturbance
Prevalence and Definitions Individuals classified as having emotional disturbance (or behavioral disorders) represent...
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Accommodations for Students with ADHD
For Beginning Activities Give small amounts of work Provide signals to begin Use timers and encourage...
