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Education > Accommodations
Special Needs in Education
...have special needs...needs in education. Special...education. Special ed, the...common lingo for special...lingo for special education,...special education, refers...alternative education programs...eligible for special ed. Special...Special ed. Special schools...from a special school....receive special needs...needs in education through...from special ed or...attend a special school...through special ed....eligible for special needs...needs in education include...
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
IDEA Rights for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Public Schools
...moderate hearing loss was placed in the general education classroom without an FM system, and the teacher...nice to have. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) includes specific protections for students...and the child's preferred mode of communication Linguistic needs, including opportunities to interact...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
...Provides. An IEP (Individualized Education Program) is a legal document created...the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It exists because some...exists, and it adversely affects their educational performance. Both parts matter. What...offer a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), meaning the services must...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
...through their first semester. What Changes When You Leave High School. Under IDEA, your school was required to evaluate you, develop an Individualized Education Program (IEP), and provide services to help you succeed. Teachers, counselors, and case managers initiated meetings and monitored your progress. Your...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
How to Request a School Evaluation for Dyslexia: Your Rights and the Step-by-Step Process
...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), you have the legal...principal or director of special education creates a paper...principal or director of special education creates a paper trail. Verbal...my child is eligible for special education services under IDEA."...child is eligible for special education services under IDEA." Specific...
News > Research
What Evidence-Based Really Means in Special Education and Therapy
The term shows up everywhere, but it doesn't always mean the same thing. Here's how to tell the difference.
Global Insights > Education
Inside Inclusive Classrooms: What Co-Teaching Models Actually Look Like
...child's IEP says "general education classroom with co-teaching...These models come from educational research on collaborative...like when it fails: The special education teacher sits...it fails: The special education teacher sits in the back...during observation: The special education teacher intervenes...observation: The special education teacher intervenes only...
Special Needs > Visual Impairments
Braille and Technology: Why Your Child with Visual Impairment Needs Both
...won't develop the reading and writing skills your child needs for school and work. Both perspectives come from people who care about your child's education. Both sound convincing. And you're left trying to choose between two tools that seem to serve the same purpose. Here's what the research shows: it's...
Education > K-12
FAPE and LRE Explained: A Parent's Guide to Your Child's Rights Under IDEA
...early in your special education journey:...your special education journey: FAPE...your child's educational rights under...Appropriate Public Education. LRE means Least...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),...law governing special education. Schools...governing special education. Schools must...entitled to an education that meets their...(2017), requires education "reasonably...
Education > K-12
When Your Child Refuses to Go to School: Understanding Anxiety-Based School Refusal
...genuinely wrong. This pattern has a name: school refusal. And for students with special needs, it's rarely about not wanting to learn. School refusal is anxiety-driven...is the message when words aren't enough. What Drives School Refusal in Special Needs Students. Sensory overwhelm ranks high among anxiety triggers. Cafeterias,...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: What Parents Need to Know
...charters handle special education. Maybe...handle special education. Maybe a school...same federal special education law...federal special education law that applies...Disabilities Education Act), and it...appropriate public education. Charter schools...governance, but special education isn't...but special education isn't one of...appropriate public education (FAPE) to students...
Education > Online Learning
Universal Design for Learning: What Parents Need to Know About Accessible Online Education
...accessibility. UDL is the framework underlying genuinely accessible online education, but it's described in academic language that keeps parents from evaluating...Learning is a teaching framework developed by CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology) built on three principles: Multiple means of representation:...