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RSS - Disability News
The content below is pulled from an RSS feed -- in this case it is Suite 101: Special Needs Education Articles.
When a student is struggling in school due to a learning disability or ADD, teachers and parents can try these creative educational options.
It is hard to teach when students are misbehaving and disrupt the entire classroom. Learn effective classroom strategies for disruptive behavior.
As fall approaches, it is time for back to school planning. Special needs students will need some special back to school essentials and preparation.
Scholarships and grants for students with language impairments are offered by organizations nationally and locally.
Advocate Susan Luger discusses illegalities behind NYC waivers of special ed rights - gives advice for affected parents and educators and shares successes.
Nebraskans introduce Braille education law. Sen. Greg Adams keeps the status quo despite evidence of need and long-term taxpayer benefits.
Carol Castellano, author of The Bridge to Braille and 3 other books on raising blind/VI kids, talks about her daughter, now a successful blind adult.
Dyslexia Association of NYC President Jo Anne Simon discusses special ed rights. NYC requires special ed waivers for GED Plus.
Learn some alternative ways to recognize children with special needs by doing certain movements, exercises, or games with them.
Find out why there is a growing number of children with special needs and learn what people can do to change this phenomenon and help these children.
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