Category Archives: Inclusion

AT Manual by Hope Technology School (@Hopetechschool) #assistivetch #spedtech #spedchat #inclusion

From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. I am excited to share one of my new favorite assistive technology resources with our readers today! This resource has been developed by Hope Technology School (HTS).  HTS is a not-for-profit school in Palo Alto, … Continue reading

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Pre-Referral Intervention Manual

From Maria Angala, NBCT over on TEACHER SOL. Here’s one teacher resource book that I love! I use the Pre-Referral Intervention Manual (PRIM) often, it provides a direct response to state mandated pre-referral intervention activities. I like it and I find … Continue reading

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The Whole Child Blog (@WholeChildAdv): Inclusion: What Do the Kids Think? #inclusion #edchat #spedchat #tck

From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. Following up on Sarah Rose’s guest post about inclusive education, I would like to share several videos about inclusion posted by Klea Scharberg of the The Whole Child Blog. –  Jeremy Share this Do you … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Thinking outside of the box for Inclusion #edchat #spedchat #tck

From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. Guest Post This week we are excited to have a guest post by Sarah Rose.  Sarah is a special education inclusion teacher at Oak Park Elementary School in Illinois.  Her guest post this … Continue reading

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Creative Art Experiences For Children with Special Needs #spedchat #specialneeds #tck #inclusion

From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. Source: disaboom.com Thanks to a tweet posted to the #SpEdChat hashtag by @Michelle_Horst on Twitter, I discovered a wonderful resource published by Crayola titled “Creative Art Experiences For Children with Special Needs”.  This colorful … Continue reading

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Adaptive Use Musical Instruments #accessibility #inclusion #assistivetech

From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. Adaptive Use Musical Instruments (AUMI) is software that enables students who have very little voluntary mobility or other impairments to create music simply by moving their head!  This software would make it possible … Continue reading

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Robotics lessons inspire problem-solving for students with disabilities

From Maria Angala, NBCT over on TEACHER SOL. Students with developmental disabilities at a Teaneck, N.J., school are learning robotics skills such as programming, mechanical design and the use of sensors as part of lessons provided by local inventor and … Continue reading

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Bullying of Kids with Disabilities: How One Young Man Took Back Control

From Jennifer Laviano over on Connecticut Special Education Lawyer. For followers of my blog, you know that the bullying of kids with disabilities is a subject that I believe has long been overlooked.  I have spoken and written about this topic for … Continue reading

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Cherry Picking IEP Members

From Jennifer Laviano over on Connecticut Special Education Lawyer. Despite nearly 15 years practicing special education law in Connecticut, there are still some old tricks which school districts employ which astound me.  Not that I am surprised that they continue … Continue reading

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Texas district uses RTI to reduce special-education referrals

Schools in a Texas district have begun using a Response to Intervention program to help ensure students are not being incorrectly identified as needing special education. The RTI program applies three tiers of help for struggling students and has resul… Continue reading

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