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The Impact of Common Core Standards on Special Education
Last summer the federal government moved away from the educational standards provided in No Child Left Behind into a new set of standards called Common Core Standards. Common Core Standards, commonly...
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Summer Activities for Students with Learning Disabilities
As summer is fast approaching, many students are thinking about fun in the sun, family vacations, and summer camp. Students may consider it a time to stop learning, but research has proven that if...
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Sometimes, it’s good to be a little different.
Sometimes, it’s good to be a little different. We know that you, as a parent of an exceptional child, have your hands full. We know how special your child is and also how special you are as a parent....
View ArticleMotivating an ADHD Student
It can be hard to keep a student with ADHD motivated and working hard. They are so prone to daydreaming that keeping them focused can be a challenge. Their are some tricks you can use to help keep...
View ArticleHelping Children Deal With Anger
Anger can be a real issue for children with special needs. Whether your child is on the autism spectrum, has a reading disability, or struggles to pay attention because of ADD, frustration and anger...
View ArticleKids that Fidget
It can be hard for any child to sit still in classes all day long. Let’s face it – it would be hard for most grown-ups to sit still that long. Even with breaks, lunch, and recesses, kids are still...
View ArticleAttention Deficit Disorder and Studying
A child that has attention deficit disorder (ADD) will often have trouble focusing enough to study efficiently. By definition, having ADD means struggling to spend long periods of time studying and...
View ArticleReading with Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a learning disorder that affects the way that children see letters and numbers on paper. They see all the letters and numbers, but they see them out of order and jumbled. Many people with...
View ArticleMemory Aids: Visuals
One thing that many special needs children struggle with is remembering what they are taught in school. If you think about it, the majority of school involves recalling and using information you have...
View ArticleAlternative Seating in the Classroom
aWhat do you envision when you think of a typical classroom? Typically, growing up we all sat in perfectly even rows of individual student desks. Although its true that our classroom set up and our...
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