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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
Posted in assistive technology, Inclusion
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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
Posted in books, Inclusion, Response to Intervention, Technology in Education
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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
Posted in Inclusion, Special Education
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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
Posted in Guest Posts, Inclusion, Special Education, UDL
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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
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
Posted in accessibility, assistive technology, Inclusion, music, software
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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
Posted in Inclusion, Special Education, Technology in Education
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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
Posted in connecticut, Connecticut Education, Connecticut Special Education, Connecticut Special Education Law, Eligibility determinations, Eligibility under IDEA, FAPE, IDEA, IDEA claims, IEP Meetings, IEP Team Members, IEP Teams, IEPs, Inclusion, Occasional Rants, Present levels of Performance, Special Education, special education attorneys, special education law, Special Education Law and Advocacy, special education lawyers
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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
Posted in Inclusion, Response to Intervention, Special Education, Teachers/ Educators
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