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Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills for College: A Transition Checklist
Education > Higher Education

Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills for College: A Transition Checklist

By Diana Foster
...this transition so hard: IDEA requires that schools provide self-advocacy instruction in transition services, but most students don't receive it in any meaningful...You can teach it, practice it, and build it before your child ever leaves home. Self-Advocacy Is Procedural Knowledge. This is worth saying plainly because...
Your Child's PT Home Exercise Program: How to Practice Between Sessions and See Results
Therapies > Physical

Your Child's PT Home Exercise Program: How to Practice Between Sessions and See Results

By Grace Lewis
...practice them at home between appointments....clinic. Now you're home, the packet is on...you're staring at instructions that made perfect...at it. What a PT Home Exercise Program Should...Include. A usable home exercise program gives...you're reading the instructions and thinking "I'm...provide: Step-by-step instructions with position cues....
Why Your Child's Handwriting Struggles May Be an OT Issue (And What to Do About It)
Therapies > Occupational

Why Your Child's Handwriting Struggles May Be an OT Issue (And What to Do About It)

By Ivy Sullivan
...take twice as long as they should. You've tried practice worksheets at home. You've worked on letter formation every evening. Nothing changes. Here's...Practice. Some handwriting struggles respond to repetition and explicit instruction. Others don't, because the underlying systems aren't ready...
How to Help Your Child Build Real Friendships at School
Parenting > School Years

How to Help Your Child Build Real Friendships at School

By Daniel Thompson
...opportunities for connection, and when parents actively reinforce those skills at home. This isn't wishful thinking. It's a framework you can start implementing...is clear: children with disabilities who receive explicit social skills instruction show measurable improvement in peer relationships. The gap isn't fixed...
The Challenges Of Parenting A Child With Adhd
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders

The Challenges Of Parenting A Child With Adhd

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...may be impulsive and act without thinking, which can lead to problems at home and school. parents must work closely with their child's teachers and doctors...often easily distracted. They may also have difficulty following rules or instructions. As a result, parents of ADHD children may feel like they...
Applied Floortime
Therapies > Play

Applied Floortime

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...actually work. Many families complete formal Floortime sessions in their home, though most of them also learn to apply the principles throughout the...objectively reflect on an interaction, we realize how many times we repeat an instruction or a question simply because we are "waiting too long" for a response....
Clues and Symptoms of Dyslexia
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Clues and Symptoms of Dyslexia

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Learning Corp, here are clues you may notice at home and at school. At home, perhaps your child:...clues you may notice at home and at school. At home, perhaps your child: Doesn't understand what...mind wander in class. Have problems following instructions. Forget questions when called on in class or...
Lexercise for Dyslexia
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Lexercise for Dyslexia

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...the program. Lexercise is convenient, and sessions take place inside your home or wherever you have access to the Internet. The site also includes video...month, which is a relatively low cost for therapy. Students receive webcam instruction once a week and up to seven online practice sessions. Lexercise Vs. Clinical...
Best Educational Formats for ADD/HD Children
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders

Best Educational Formats for ADD/HD Children

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...USA Today reported that home schooling has been on...that the reasons for home schooling have shifted....million children being home schooled, which is up...for religious or moral instruction, formerly number one,...for parents to chose to home school. The first was...dissatisfaction with academic instruction and fourth was interest...
Text-to-Speech Apps for Dyslexic Students by Grade Level
Assistive Tech > Apps

Text-to-Speech Apps for Dyslexic Students by Grade Level

By Henry Peterson
Your child's teacher sent home a list of "helpful apps for dyslexia" with 15...the gap. They still need structured literacy instruction: programs based on Orton-Gillingham or similar...teach decoding systematically. Once decoding instruction...
Blended Learning for Special Needs: When Hybrid Models Work Better Than Fully Online
Education > Online Learning

Blended Learning for Special Needs: When Hybrid Models Work Better Than Fully Online

By Caroline Harris
...combines face-to-face instruction with online components....subjects requiring direct instruction (reading interventions,...independent work online at home. Others attend in-person...classroom and afternoons at home, or three days in-person...work and the in-person instruction are designed to support...learning, where all instruction happens remotely with...
Taras Rad Won Ukraine's First Gold at the 2026 Paralympics. Russia Bombed His Region the Day the Games Opened.
News > Sports

Taras Rad Won Ukraine's First Gold at the 2026 Paralympics. Russia Bombed His Region the Day the Games Opened.

By Brock Jefferson
...region was among those struck. Eight members of Taras Rad's family were not home. They had already left for Italy. They came to watch Rad compete. They...asked for the written rule that justified this, she received only a verbal instruction: no symbols of Ukraine, Russia, or Belarus were permitted in the arena....

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