How student-created VR can enhance SEL and special ed
Quality social-emotional learning (SEL) and effective special education (SpEd) programming look remarkably similar.
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How individualized supports for students with autism promote success in the mainstream classroom
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is, at its heart, a processing disorder. And while the students with ASD face a variety of challenges depending on where they fall on…
Now is the time to transform how we teach students with autism
America, we may have a problem. The CDC recently announced new prevalence rates for autism. The increase from 1 in 68 to 1 in 59 children identified as having…
5 essential apps for autistic learners
Mobile technology has opened up a plethora of resources for students with special needs, including students with autism. Here we’re ... Read more
Improving online accessibility for students a major issue for schools
As schools make recorded lessons available to students online, they may not be making them accessible for students with disabilities. For some, that decision is causing serious consequences.
10 special-ed iOS features for students
Apple has revamped its education website, and part of the redesign highlights built-in and downloadable resources to help students with disabilities or in special education classes gain access…
How to cut special-ed spending without sacrificing quality
As school districts grow accustomed to doing more with less, special-education programs are dealing with their own unique set of challenges—and one expert has proposed several solutions to…
Panel: How to improve special ed
As the push for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) increases, leaders in the field of special education recently debated whether the Individuals with Disabilities…
How to Serve More Students on the Autism Spectrum with Shrinking Budgets
School districts across the U.S. struggle with the combination of two harsh realities: an increasing intensity of budget cuts for 2010-11, and complying with the federal Individuals with…