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Education > Tutoring
Dyscalculia Tutoring: Evidence-Based Strategies for the Overlooked Math Learning Disability
...photosynthesis, and write stories...guess. Word problems...classmates and still fails...each year, and nobody has...mentioned the word dyscalculia....funding, and parent awareness....rather than recognizing a diagnosable...deficit in number sense, the...two, that numbers represent...develop number sense naturally...games, and pattern...pattern recognition. Children...trouble recognizing patterns...about which number is larger,...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: iWriteWords
...whimsical sounds and graphics....all the numbers in sequence...fingers. As the numbers are traced,...letters in a word are made,...illustrates the word. Drawings...a bright and childlike...of words, and kids will...favorite and voted "one...recognize words and numbers,...words and numbers, and even...numbers, and even improve...improve recognition of cause...of cause and effect....on iPhone and iPad for...
Assistive Tech > Apps
App of the Day: Every App Has A Story: Predictable
...an augmentative and alternative communication...affordable, easy to use and socially acceptable....who is a speech and language pathologist...the iOS platform and create her own...called Predictable and worked with a team...skilled programmers and designers to code...movement. It features word prediction: the...patterns of input and suggests words...This reduces the number of required keystrokes,...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Counting with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
...very cute and very hungry...counting, and children...the names and symbols for...for each number, one through...count the number of fruit...of fruit and other foods...quantity, and children...addition, and children...particular number of different...from five and one lollipop...from four, and you see you...together, and children...Spanish, and Japanese....click the word "done" to...
Global Insights > Advocacy
Blue for Autism Awareness Month
...announced that the number of cases of autism in...affect boys than girls, and children are being diagnosed...autism has been a "buzz" word for the past few years,...receive the proper care and services. How Can You...painting their nails and dyeing their hair. Families...blue-colored beverages and snacks at your event....or serve blue food and drink. Whether or not...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Smart Speller English
...background music and strong auditory...is tapped and naming all...the letters and the word once...letters and the word once it has...including: Numbers and Colors...Numbers and Colors Fruit...Colors Fruit and Vegetables...an object and spells the...spells the word from a group...appropriate and useful vocabulary....The visual and auditory combination...include hints, and the third...develops and gains new...
Special Needs > Diabetes
CGM and Insulin Pump Technology: What Parents of Children with Diabetes Need to Know
...multiple times a day and manual insulin injections,...levels continuously and deliver insulin automatically....child, what they do, and how to use them at...few minutes, day and night. It sends readings...onto the sensor, and a device that displays...check your child's numbers from another room...they reduce the number significantly. What...(basal insulin) and push a button to...
News > Lifestyle
Home Accessibility on Any Budget: Practical Modifications That Make a Real Difference
The number that matters isn't always the one you think. A...$30,000 bathroom renovations. The gap between those numbers intimidates people into inaction. But accessibility...about identifying your highest-priority obstacles and addressing them in whatever order your budget allows....
Medical > Pediatrics
From Referral to First Appointment: Cutting Through the Specialist Waitlist for Your Special Needs Child
...don't have care. And you don't know what...when to escalate, and how to make sure...already long wait, and many families don't...reviews the referral and decides whether they'll...confirm it's been filed and ask for the reference...for the reference number. If it's denied,...confirm coverage limits and whether the specialist...processing speed and whether they request...
Medical > Orthopedics
Hip Surveillance in Cerebral Palsy: When Monitoring Becomes Surgery
...watching for, or what number on an x-ray report...Here's what the numbers mean and when intervention...the numbers mean and when intervention...tight hip flexors and adductors create...constant inward and upward force on the...the socket shallow and allows the head to...GMFCS levels IV and V carry the highest...significant. GMFCS I and II have near-zero...
Medical > Gastroenterology
When Picky Eating Signals a Medical Problem: Distinguishing ARFID and GI Disorders in Special Needs Children
...tried. It's not working. And you're starting to wonder...They might be. Between 25 and 40 percent of all children...feeding disorders. That number rises to 80 percent in...sensory. Some is behavioral. And some is medical, rooted...underlying cause is medical and you're only treating it...account for the restriction. And it's not driven by body...
Lifestyle > Travel
The Complete Air Travel Guide for Families with Special Needs
...the language is dense and procedural. You're left...in the cargo hold, and what to do when something...automatic. You request it, and the earlier you request,...settle, stow equipment, and avoid the rush of passengers...know that it exists and that you can ask for...these when you book, and note the reason in the...disability services desk number...