Educators

Modify Homework

Homework allows discipline and routine that builds upon good study habits if the following occurs…otherwise…a special need student will become easily burnt out and actually produce very little with much rebelling. School night homework with a maximum time frame. 1. Kindergarden Maximum of 15 Minutes 2. First Grade Maximum of 20 Minutes 3. Second Grade …

Modify Homework Read More »

Periodicals, Pamphlets, and Newsletters for “Special Needs” Information

Name: Career Development for Exceptional IndividualsAddress: 1920 Association Drive | Reston. VA. 22091 Name: Challenge (ADHD Newsletter)Address: P.O. Box 488 | West Newbury, MA 01985Phone: (508) 462-0495 Name: College HELPS Newsletter Partners In PublishingAddress: Box 50347 | Tulsa, OK. 74150Phone: (918) 584-5906 Name: Journal of Learning Disabilities PRO-EDAddress: 8700 Shoal Creek Road Austin, TX 78758-6897Phone: …

Periodicals, Pamphlets, and Newsletters for “Special Needs” Information Read More »

Universities that Help Disabled Students

Colleges That Provide Avenues For Those With “Special Needs” Florida State University, Talahasseewww.fsu.edu(850) 644-9566Learning Specialists, provision of notetakers and readers University of Delaware, Newarkwww.udel.edu(302) 831-2835Notetakers and readers University of Vermont, Burlingtonwww.uvm.edu(802) 656-7753Academic counseling, provision of notetakers and readers University of Washington, Seattlewww.washington.edu(206) 543-8924Notetakers, readers, books on tape, advocacy, counseling Texas A & M University, College …

Universities that Help Disabled Students Read More »

What is Autism?

Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. Autism significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction which adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Symptoms range from mild to severe. Activities that are often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance …

What is Autism? Read More »

130 Accommodations for Specific Academic Subjects

WHEN TEACHING READING: Make reading aloud in class a voluntary activity. Provide opportunities for choral reading. Allow parents, aides, etc., to read lessons to students who have difficulty with decoding. Directly teach specific skills. (i.e. main ideas vs. details, inferences etc.) Investigate Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexics. (textbooks on tape) Build comprehension in reading …

130 Accommodations for Specific Academic Subjects Read More »

Scroll to Top