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What U.S. Parents Can Learn from How Other Countries Educate Students with Disabilities
Global Insights > Education

What U.S. Parents Can Learn from How Other Countries Educate Students with Disabilities

By Amelia Scott
...employ resource teachers who float between classrooms providing real-time support. What U.S. parents fight for at IEP meetings (smaller class sizes, co-teaching models, sensory-friendly spaces) Nordic systems embed as infrastructure. Parents still advocate, but they're not negotiating basic access. They're...
Structured Literacy for Dyslexia: A Parent's Complete Guide to Orton-Gillingham and Evidence-Based Reading Programs
Education > Tutoring

Structured Literacy for Dyslexia: A Parent's Complete Guide to Orton-Gillingham and Evidence-Based Reading Programs

By Julia Rivera
...support groups. You've been told these approaches work, but you don't know what makes...literacy is not a brand name. It's a teaching framework built specifically for...Orton-Gillingham is the original approach within that framework, and programs...working with the Orton-Gillingham approach might hand...
Homeschooling Your Child with Special Needs: A Complete Guide
Education > Other

Homeschooling Your Child with Special Needs: A Complete Guide

By Liam Fitzgerald
...programs like the Sonday System (for reading) or Teaching Textbooks (for math) reduce ambiguity and work...Many parents also find success with unit study approaches that go deep on one topic at a time rather than...with multisensory reinforcement. Whole-language approaches will not close the gap. For children with ADHD,...
The Changing Face of Special Needs Care: Occupational Therapy
Medical > Psychiatry

The Changing Face of Special Needs Care: Occupational Therapy

By Oliver Bennett
...now lauded for its holistic approach and its vast benefits for...circumstances. Unlike traditional approaches that focus solely on 'fixing'...daily living. This means teaching skills like dressing, eating,...and job performance. A New Approach: Occupational Therapy and...life. A patient-centered approach is a critical aspect of occupational...
Social Skills Groups for Children and Teens with Autism
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum

Social Skills Groups for Children and Teens with Autism

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Taubman, Ph.D., author of "Teaching Social Skills That Change...you mean when you discuss teaching social skills for children..."contemporary ABA" speaks to teaching children/adolescents the concept...difficulties in learning. ABA approaches teaching social skills by...learning. ABA approaches teaching social skills by focusing...
Choosing a Dyslexia Reading Program: What Parents Should Know About Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Barton
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Choosing a Dyslexia Reading Program: What Parents Should Know About Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Barton

By Leslie Turner
...called structured literacy, an evidence-based approach built on explicit, systematic phonics. Rather...language consistently supports this multi-pathway approach as one of the most effective ways to build new...packaged curriculum with a box you can order. It is a teaching methodology developed by neurologist Samuel Orton...
How to Find and Vet a Qualified Special Needs Tutor
Education > Tutoring

How to Find and Vet a Qualified Special Needs Tutor

By Julia Rivera
...ability to recognize when an approach isn't working, and the expertise...training. Others are general teaching licenses that may not include...disability-specific instruction. State teaching license in special education....different from a general education teaching license. Special education...disabilities. If a tutor has a teaching license, verify it's specifically...
App of the Day: Simplex Spelling
Assistive Tech > Apps

App of the Day: Simplex Spelling

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...mind, we wanted to take a phonics-based spelling approach to literacy." –Craig Welburn, co-founder of Pyxwise...her research led her to a phonics-based spelling approach to literacy. But the curriculum she envisioned...of research regarding the best curriculum for teaching literacy after the first reading curriculum she...
For Teens in Transition, an Opportunity
Education > Higher Education

For Teens in Transition, an Opportunity

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...member of their home. Mark and his parents are far from alone. For the families of young adults with social, emotional, and learning challenges, the approach of their child's adulthood is a daunting prospect. Many legally mandated services have ended, and without them families find themselves at sea. The...
How to Give Your Child the Right Special Education
Education > Accommodations

How to Give Your Child the Right Special Education

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...circumstances require a special approach. Without meaning to,...through the traditional approach. This isn't very wise....learn with the normal teaching resources, it is just...much better if the right teaching approach is used. For...if the right teaching approach is used. For instance,...would have with normal teaching routines. Thousands of...
Mock Interviews and Interview Coaching for Neurodivergent Job Seekers
Career > Interviewing

Mock Interviews and Interview Coaching for Neurodivergent Job Seekers

By Liam Richardson
...function under pressure, social reciprocity in small talk, and the cognitive load of masking. Effective neurodivergent interview coaching includes: Pre-teaching interview questions so you can prepare structured responses rather than improvising under time pressure Explicit feedback on when masking helps and...
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Accommodations
Career > Advancement

Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Accommodations

By Dr. Evelyn Mercer
...advancement. That includes bar exams, medical boards, nursing licensing exams (NCLEX), CPA exams, professional engineer licensing, real estate licenses, teaching certifications, and continuing education requirements mandated by professional bodies. The disability standard is the same as workplace accommodations:...

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