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• iPhones — New Help for Special Needs Kids

  
  Chicago Moms Blog — Authority: 511
  Disclaimer — I do not now nor have I ever worked for Apple, and they havent paid me in goods or dollars for this post (although Im open to negotiation).  Last month, my twins turned 18. Im still in deep denial over what is clearly a blip in the time-space continuum. I know for a fact that it was just a few days ...
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• Nominate Somebody Special for the JoLeta Reynolds Award

  
  Special Education Law Blog — Authority: 118
  Image via Wikipedia Do you know a special educator or administrator who does a great job? If so, you should consider nominating her or him for the JoLeta Reynolds Award. JoLeta was a policy analyst for the federal Department of Education. She essentially rewrote IDEA in 1997, and she had a big impact upon the ...
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• Are you an innovator in the Special Education field? We want you!

  
  Special Education and Learning Differences — Authority: 109
  Teachers are great innovators. We have to be. We walk into a classroom filled with unique students, each with his or her own strengths, weaknesses, learning styles, abilities, and challenges. We get materials that we’re supposed to use with everyone . . . and then we find out that those materials don’t work. What ...
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• Cuts to Special Education? There’s a Kicker

  
  As Maine Goes — Authority: 148
  Some students are identified with special needs because theres no other category. Read More... read more
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• Grappling the GAA

  
  The Life That Chose Me — Authority: 109
  And yet again, another reason to knock this bugger off as soon as possible: I caught some sort of bug and missed a day right on the home stretch of collection period #1. While I have had most of it collected for weeks, I still need to assemble all of the pieces and fill out the entry sheets. Honestly, annual reviews ...
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• Pliability, Adaptability, Variability

  
  Blog Segullah — Authority: 513
  When Grandma has cancer and is writhing in pain– who will hold her hand? When the school calls about Johnny’s trouble with reading– who will spend countless hours tutoring him? When a neighbor goes through divorce and then depression– who will tend her children; who will bring her meals? We will. The Women ...
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• Big Interview Next Week: Im Really Excited

  
  Special Education Law Blog — Authority: 118
  Image via Wikipedia OK, Im officially excited. I get to interview Dr. Alexa Posny, the Assistant Secretary of Education for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, for this blog next week. This is a big deal! And you made it possible by reading and subscribing to the special education law ...
  5 days ago

• Becoming an On-line Speech-Language Pathologist

  
  Marnee Brick's Speech Therapy Telepractice Blog — Authority: 116
  Joy is not in things; it is in us.~Richard WagnerHi Everyone,Today we posted our Guide to Becoming an On-line SLP.  It provides information about TinyEYE and your role.  You can read it at:http://www.scribd.com/doc/23625546/TinyEYE-Guide-To-Becoming-an-Online-Speech-Language-PathologistOn our mission to reach ...
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• Electronic Currency Trading - an Opportunity for Wealth for All

  
  Currency Forex Trading Blog — Authority: 157
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• On-Line Speech Therapy Services for your School

  
  Marnee Brick's Speech Therapy Telepractice Blog — Authority: 116
  My heart is singing for joy this morning. A miracle has happened! The light of understanding has shone upon my little pupil’s mind, and behold, all things are changed. – Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller’s teacherDecember 2nd is Special Education Day in the United States.  The day helps us remember the powerful ...
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• Atypical numerical cognition, dyscalculia, math LD: Special issue of Cognitive Development

  
  Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) — Authority: 131
  A special issue of the journal Cognitive Development spotlights state-of-the-art research in atypical development of numerical cognition, dyscalculia, and/or math learning disabilities.  Article titles and abstracts are below. Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 339-494 (2009)       Atypical Development of Numerical ...
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• Social Networks Gone Wrong: Bullying on Facebook

  
  Special Education Law Blog — Authority: 118
  Image by Ivan Walsh via Flickr In a terrifying development, some middle school children in California organized a series of attacks on redheaded students at their school. Their organizing tool was Facebook . This is an example of the dark side of the social networking networks. Here is a news story ...
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• (December 02) Today were celebrating . . .  Special Education Day

  
  Holiday Rap - Holidays on the Net Holiday Blog — Authority: 144
  Special Education Day On this day in 1975, Congress passed the Special Education Law in America. The anniversary is an opportunity for special education teachers, parents and activists to reflect on the great strides that have been made since the mid1970s and to strategize for ways to continue to progress the state ...
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• Hartford denied rights to students with disabilities, state finds

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 433
  From the Hartford [CT] Courant:An investigation by the Connecticut Department of Education has found that nearly two dozen students with disabilities were denied their rights to an appropriate education by the Hartford school district.Investigators found that students enrolled in a district transitional learning ...
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• Take Charge of Your Destiny

  
  Marnee Brick's Speech Therapy Telepractice Blog — Authority: 116
  Dream bigger than you think you are.~MarneeHi Everyone,Team support, mentorship, a plan, resilience, and an eye on the horizon…these are qualities that helped TinyEYE become a leader in on-line therapy. These are also qualities that helped me cross the finish line at the Fit Mom 10k race! How many of you relate to ...
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• To Help ISS Students Succeed (Not)

  
  Pissed Off — Authority: 478
  Just a thought to help ISS student succeed (not) on state exams: Make sure the proctors, especially the ones that have to read the questions out loud speak English with very thick accents. Make sure they have they have never taught ISS students and have no compassion for these kids. Do all this and failure can ...
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• Working with the Parents of Your Special Education Students

  
  Top Colleges Blog — Authority: 148
  Regardless of the grade level or subject you teach, you will find yourself having to work with parents now and again. As a special education teacher, however, you will likely have to work with the parents of your students on a much more regular basis. After all, special needs students require an all-inclusive plan in ...
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• Working with the Parents of Your Special Education Students

  
  Top Colleges Blog — Authority: 148
  Regardless of the grade level or subject you teach, you will find yourself having to work with parents now and again. As a special education teacher, however, you will likely have to work with the parents of your students on a much more regular basis. After all, special needs students require an all-inclusive plan in ...
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• IEPs to the rescue

  
  Teach Effectively! — Authority: 411
  Over on LD Blog last August I posted a note about how the educational system’s failure by one student serves as an illustration of the refusal to adopt effective teaching practices, favoring ideology instead. I pointed to coverage of a story about a boy named Miguel, a 12-year-old student to whom a local education ...
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• New Poll - What Would You Change About IDEA

  
  Special Education Law Blog — Authority: 118
  As many of you know, I am collecting your ideas for changes to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act when it comes up for reauthorization by the Congress . To further celebrate this quest we have launched a new poll as to this question. As always, our polls are not meant to be scientific in nature. But ...
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