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Tech holds great promise for students with autism

April 11, 2018 by Julia Ottesen

Research indicates that due to a heightened interest in visual materials combined with strong visual processing capabilities, many individuals with autism benefit from using technology. From devices to…

Dyslexia: hidden costs and money-saving techniques for districts

March 2, 2018 by Stacey Pusey

Early intervention: It’s a common mantra for any student with learning difficulties, including dyslexia. But as Terrie Noland, national director of educator engagement for Learning Ally, pointed out…

Inside the unique STEM school for students with learning difficulties

September 4, 2015September 3, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/stephenoonoo' target='_blank'>@stephenoonoo</a>

The nation's first STEM academy for those with social and learning difficulties focuses on both hard and soft skills, from coding to collaboration.

Flipped learning is changing the face of special ed

June 29, 2015 by By Dennis Pierce

E.L. Haynes has a one-to-one laptop program, and students also can bring their own devices to school. Using a flipped learning approach, teachers record their lessons and post…

Webinar explores new approach to understanding Autism

June 2, 2015 by Stephen Noonoo

The Uniquely Human approach seeks to learn more about individuals with Autism in an attempt to find out why certain behavior might be occurring. It is the subject…

27 visual, sensory, and augmentative apps for autism

July 18, 2013June 14, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

With the extremely large number of apps available for iPads, even those for autism are in abundance, and experts say it’s important to know which are most effective…

Classroom robot boosts STEM, engages children with autism

November 5, 2013April 10, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

To help celebrate National Robotics Week, one little robot-that-can is making its home in U.S. classrooms, helping train children with special needs and advancing science, technology, engineering, and…

Occupational therapy for special-needs students moves online

November 5, 2013March 21, 2013 by By Dennis Pierce, Editor in Chief, <a href='https://twitter.com/eSN_Dennis' target='_blank'>@eSN_Dennis</a>

The San Francisco company PresenceLearning has provided live online speech therapy to thousands of K-12 students in the last few years through a process known as “telepractice.” Now,…

My classmate, the robot: NY pupil attends remotely

November 5, 2013February 15, 2013 by From wire reports

In an elementary school hallway, a teacher takes her second-graders to the library, leading a single-file line of giggling boys and girls that's perfectly ordinary until you get…

Technology helps make speech therapy easier

November 6, 2013October 3, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

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5 ways to prepare and teach online classes

Online tutoring is becoming more accepted for people every day. With the coronavirus pandemic still affecting the world, there’s never been a better time to work remotely.

How is technology impacting literacy?

We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it comes on a digital device? Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? And is the way our young people consume information negatively impacting their growth as learners?

Innovations in Special Education

Tech holds great promise for students with autism

Dyslexia: hidden costs and money-saving techniques for districts

Inside the unique STEM school for students with learning difficulties

Flipped learning is changing the face of special ed

Webinar explores new approach to understanding Autism

27 visual, sensory, and augmentative apps for autism

Classroom robot boosts STEM, engages children with autism

Occupational therapy for special-needs students moves online

My classmate, the robot: NY pupil attends remotely

Technology helps make speech therapy easier

Delaware Ensures Every Student Has Digital Access to Curriculum and Choice Reading Titles

Education Leaders Claypool And McLaughlin Launch New School

DreamBox Learning® Enters ELA Market with Acquisitions of Reading Plus® and Squiggle Park

Florida’s Martin County School District Selects Award-Winning Digital Resource from Discovery Education to Educate All Students for Success

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