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  The Monsters Eating our Schools
  Emotionally explosive children are not necessarily emotionally disabled. Their families are chaotic and they need programs to match their needs.
  by marjoriehaun / on Apr 12, 2011
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  Raising Deaf and Hard of Hearing Kids
  A peek inside the life of raising deaf and hard of hearing kids.
  by karenputz / on Mar 1, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “special education”

 

• Is Mental Health Addressed?

  
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      Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness month? It coincides with the time of year when students across the country are busy taking state exams, AP tests and preparing for final exams. Our team is hitting the road, asking people far and wide what educational changes we can all make ...
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• Our Series On Bullying Rides Again

  
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  Some states in the United States have implemented laws to address school bullying. Law prohibits bullying of students based on sexual orientation and gender identity Law prohibits bullying of students based on sexual orientation only School regulation or ethical code for teachers that address bullying of students ...
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• How Far Will They Go - CPSs smallest school closing has big implications

  
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  Kate S. Buckingham Special Education Center serves thirty-nine students with severe emotional disorders. If the school closes, its students will face a fourteen mile move to their new school, a trek many argue isnt safe for them to make. Read more →
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• National Teacher Appreciation Day

  
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  Do not train children to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each - Plato National Teacher Appreciation Day was this week on May 7 2013. This is a wonderful idea. Teachers ...
  2 weeks ago

• IEPs and LREs - the nitty gritty

  
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  Since this is IEP season (the time of the year when IEPs are reviewed and re-vamped for the next school year), I am going to keep focusing on this all important document and process. IEP stands for “Individualized Education Program.” It is both a process and a written educational plan for a child with a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Response to Intervention & Special Ed Stats: Progress Report

  
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  Very few learners who enter special ed ever exit—only about 3%. The Response to Intervention model seeks to change that statistic. How has it performed so far?
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• The Intersection of Foster Care and Mental Health

  
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  Seal of the United States National Council on Disability. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Our friends over at the National Council On Disability recently posted an interesting op ed piece on their blog concerning the issue of kids with mental disabilities in ...
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• Preschool rich kids: mental/neuro disabilities doubled since 2001

  
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  May 6, 2013: "The changing landscape of child disability" in the U.S. was noted at a conference over the weekend where researchers announced that while the number of disabled children has risen 16.3% over the past decade (to 6 million children) -- and while children living in poverty still experience the highest rates ...
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• How We Spent the Weekend

  
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  Bethany chose to buy a big ball at Dollar General! I thought it was great choice to get her moving!  I intend to use it as an incentive to get her to stay outside longer! My plan worked! All three kids went outside to play catch! Rebekah and Jeremiah created their own volley ball net! ...
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• We are living in an Accommodation Nation where everyone is "special"

  
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  BY ESTHER J. CEPEDA, Washington Post Writers Group CHICAGO -- Our society is on the path to random chaos because our willingness to make exceptions for people has morphed into never-ending feelings of grievance and expectations of entitlement. Let me illustrate: While earning my master’s in special education, I ...
  2 weeks ago

• 34 Assistive Technology Apps From edshelf

  
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  by edshelf: Reviews & recommendations of tools for education Do you have students with disabilities or special needs? Then you may need an assistive technology: a technology used by an individual with a disability to perform a... The post 34 Assistive Technology Apps From edshelf appeared first on ...
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• Tech Update: Our Linkedin Group Now Has Over 7,500 Members!

  
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  This is icon for social networking website. This is part of Open Icon Librarys webpage icon package. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) If you have not yet checked it out, the Special Education Law Group that we started through this blog over on LinkedIn now has over ...
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• Exploring Education And Equality: 3 Questions With Teach For America Fellow Max Cuddy

  
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  Max Cuddy is not one to shy away from challenging issues. As a sophomore at Temple University in Philadelphia, Max participated in the university’s Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program , which brings college students and student prisoners together inside a corrections facility to study issues of social justice. ...
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• What are Recreation Services?

  
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  Recreation Services (also known as Therapeutic Recreation, Rec Therapy or “RT”) involves the use of activities to help treat a variety of challenges (physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and leisure). For children with delays or disabilities, recreation therapy focuses on the non-academic, recreational ...
  3 weeks ago

• Transitioning to Summer: 9 Tips for Special Needs Parents

  
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  Spring is here, and yet there is talk about the end of the school year.  With less than two months to go, summer vacation will be upon us. Teachers and children are anxiously waiting for school to end, while parents are anxiously scrambling to plan for what to do with their children for two months at home. Here are ...
  3 weeks ago

• Overtime bill for staff using special ed system totals $38.5M

  
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  The city doled out $38.5 million in back pay to schools staff who were wrongly required to work overtime on a buggy  special education data system, according to payment details released today by the education department. Nearly 30,000 therapists, special education teachers, paraprofessionals, guidance counselors, ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Parent Trap: Getting Your Struggling Learner to Do Homework Independently

  
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  We want our children to be independent learners, but getting them there can be difficult. These tips can help.
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• Wrightslaw Heading to Happy Valley OR

  
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  Happy Valley sounds like a great location for a Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training! Pete Wright, Esq. and sponsors Kikaua, LLC welcome you to join them on July 11, 2013 for this special one-day event. Registration includes morning refreshments, box lunch or salad, afternoon coffee break and three ...
  3 weeks ago

• Rages: Just in time for Summer

  
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  Bethany expressed her desire to go shopping to buy more of the purple striped shirts that she loves so much. All of her current ones’ necklines are nearly stretched beyond being decent to wear! My first thought about this was that they are winter shirts. They were on the clearance racks weeks ago.  Walmart has ...
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• “Chirp! Bird Song USA+” Bird Identification iPad App

  
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  If you love birds the way that Bethany and I do, I’m pretty sure you’ll love this lovely bird identification iPad App! “Chirp! Bird Song USA+” by iSpiny! It’s a bargain at only $2.99. iSpiny also has  a Britain and Europe combined version, and a Canada version available.  You can also purchase a ...
  3 weeks ago

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