My Popular Articles
- Modifications and Accommodations in Lesson Planning
- Present Levels of Performance — Checklist for the IEP (Individual Education Program) — Part II
- Creating Effective Classroom Management Strategies for Special Education Students
- Present Levels of Performance — Checklist for the IEP (Individual Education Program) — Part I
- Autism and Classroom Management: Interventions that Work for Students with Autism
- ADHD Coping Strategies: Social Maladjustment Disorder (SMD) vs. Emotional Behavior Disorder (EBD)
- Metric System Lesson Plans: Metric System Conversion
- Autism Spectrum Disorders and Differentiated Instruction
- Students with Disabilities – A Team Approach in IEP Planning – Part I
- Liability Issues for Noncompliance of IDEA
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Legal Judgements: A Case Study
Teachers and school personnel have a legal responsibility as caretakers of students during the school day. Yet, how far does this legal responsibility go when a student gets hurt in the classroom during a momentary teacher distraction? That question...Published on July 6, 2011 to Special Education
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Challenging Gifted Students in Mainstream Classrooms
Diagnostic testing has shown that gifted students have exceptional academic skills in processing and applying knowledge in mainstream classrooms. For the gifted student who is being marginalized in the classroom, teachers must find challenging instructional...Published on July 6, 2011 to Special Education
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Gifted and Exceptional Students and Math Problem Solving
Gifted students may be the best problem-solvers in your math classroom or the ones who will assert that they are just not into math. Either way, teachers can take a simple math lesson on ratios and create both a challenging opportunity and a teaching...Published on July 5, 2011 to Special Education
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Helping Students with Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a learning disability that makes reading and spelling problematic for students struggling to decipher words on a page, a board, a book, or a handout. Reading for students with dyslexia is tough, but can be overcome with instructional strategies...Published on July 5, 2011 to Special Education
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Arrangement of Classroom Supplies for Students with Physical Disabilities
In order to keep students with physical disabilities engaged in the learning experience and keep the flow of traffic moving within the classroom space, teachers must insure that the location of classroom supplies creates easy access. Read on to learn...Published on July 5, 2011 to Special Education
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Modifying the Persuasive Essay for Students with Learning Disabilities
Students with learning disabilities enjoy writing and creating reflective work. However, the structure of technical writing such as a persuasive essay may prove to be a daunting task if their writing skills are underdeveloped. By modifying the persuasive...Published on July 5, 2011 to Special Education
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Important Study Skills for Students With Special Needs
In many school communities, special education students have resource rooms with Instructional Assistants or certificated Special Education teachers who may offer a course on study skills. However, mainstream teachers can also incorporate effective study...Published on July 5, 2011 to Special Education
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Using KWL Strategies in Reading for Students with Autism
Reading can be difficult for any student with reading deficiencies. For students with autism, poor comprehension skills and language delays, along with behavioral impairments, may compound the reading issue even more. Teachers can learn to use KWL strategies...Published on July 1, 2011 to Special Education
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Present Levels of Performance — Checklist for the IEP (Individual Education Program) — Part II
In Part II of the performance checklist for the IEP, specific examples are provided for inclusion in the IEP sections of qualification areas, statement of adversity and identified strengths in academic and behavioral performances for students with disabilities...Published on July 1, 2011 to Special Education
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Present Levels of Performance — Checklist for the IEP (Individual Education Program) — Part I
The IEP (Individual Education Program) — Part I is a legal document that includes the current evaluation of how a student's disability impacts his/her participation and progress in the general education classroom. An IEP includes...Published on July 1, 2011 to Special Education