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Global Insights > Education
What U.S. Parents Can Learn from How Other Countries Educate Students with Disabilities
...education reveals which parts of the U.S. system are policy choices, not inevitabilities....meetings (smaller class sizes, co-teaching models, sensory-friendly spaces) Nordic...models, sensory-friendly spaces) Nordic systems embed as infrastructure. Parents still...fewer adversarial meetings. When the system assumes variability, individual accommodations...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
ADD/HD: Can’t Fix, Not Broken
...successful. Solutions such as diets, environments, teaching systems, parenting and guidance systems, which...Solutions such as diets, environments, teaching systems, parenting and guidance systems, which if not...environments, teaching systems, parenting and guidance systems, which if not eliminate the need for medications,...
Education > Higher Education
Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills for College: A Transition Checklist
...college never having requested an accommodation on their own, never having explained their disability to a professor, and never having navigated the system that determines whether they get the supports they need. Then they struggle, not because college is too hard, but because they don't know how to ask....
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Choosing a Dyslexia Reading Program: What Parents Should Know About Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Barton
...called structured literacy, an evidence-based approach built on explicit, systematic phonics. Rather than expecting a child to absorb letter-sound patterns...Orton-Gillingham is not a packaged curriculum with a box you can order. It is a teaching methodology developed by neurologist Samuel Orton and educator...
Education > Tutoring
Structured Literacy for Dyslexia: A Parent's Complete Guide to Orton-Gillingham and Evidence-Based Reading Programs
...Structured literacy is not a brand name. It's a teaching framework built specifically for how dyslexic brains...that framework, and programs like Wilson Reading System and Barton Reading & Spelling are structured implementations...Means. Structured literacy instruction is explicit, systematic, and cumulative. That means skills are taught...
Education > Other
Homeschooling Your Child with Special Needs: A Complete Guide
...predictability matter. Scripted or highly sequential programs like the Sonday System (for reading) or Teaching Textbooks (for math) reduce ambiguity and work...Scripted or highly sequential programs like the Sonday System (for reading) or Teaching Textbooks (for math) reduce ambiguity and work well for visual and sequential...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: ChoiceWorks
...(ADLs) can be a challenge. ChoiceWorks is an excellent learning tool for teaching children about daily routines and completing them. Based on the ChoiceWorks...routines and completing them. Based on the ChoiceWorks Visual Support System, the program teaches skills such as getting ready for bed, going to the...
Parenting > School Years
Successful Transitions: Parenting Strategies
...children with special healthcare needs who are responsible, independent, confident and prepared for the transition/transfer into the adult medical system. Raising Responsible Children All children must make a shift from parental to personal responsibility. All children must learn to make good choices...
Legal > Advocacy
Preparing Your Teen to Lead Their Own IEP Meeting
...before the meeting. This isn't about teaching your teen to give a presentation....to give a presentation. It's about teaching them to speak up in a system that...about teaching them to speak up in a system that will spend the next decade making...for how they see themselves in every system encounter after. What the Law Requires....
Lifestyle > Independence
Teaching Bathroom Independence to Children with Down Syndrome
Visual schedules, consistent routines, and extended toilet training timelines support toileting independence in Down syndrome.
Lifestyle > Art
VSA Arts Certification: What It Means for Inclusive Art Programs
...matters, if it's marketing language, or if it signals real expertise in teaching students with disabilities. VSA (Very Special Arts, now branded as VSA...and The Kennedy Center) offers professional development for educators, teaching artists, and program administrators who work with people with disabilities...
Career > Interviewing
Mock Interviews and Interview Coaching for Neurodivergent Job Seekers
...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...