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Students with Special Needs

Meeting the rising demand for school-based speech and behavioral support

May 8, 2025 by Cheryl Haibach, Kelly Education
Adapting to the growing need for therapy services in schools requires innovation and flexibility--here's how to meet the demand.
As districts and schools nationwide struggle to find qualified therapists, particularly speech-language pathologists and board-certified behavior analysts (BCBAs), there’s a growing demand for these specialized professionals.
District Management

Top female district leaders share do’s and don’ts of climbing the professional ladder in 2025

February 28, 2025 by Megan Scavuzzo, Presence
Female district leaders share valuable experience and insights into what it takes to achieve professional goals in 2025.
Professional growth is often at the top of New Year’s Resolution lists. As educators and education leaders plan for the year ahead, we asked some of the nation’s…
Innovation in Education

Navigating Special Education with Open Communication

February 20, 2025 by Laura Ascione
Expert IEP founder Antoinette Banks outlines how special education has been chronically underfunded for decades—and how the potential dismantling of the Department of Education adds new complications.
Students with Special Needs

Crafting technology-driven IEPs

January 24, 2025 by Shannon Keenan, Special Education Teacher
Technology-driven IEPs create more student-centered learning experiences by implementing digital tools and enhancing collaboration.
Individualized Education Plans (IEP) have been the foundation of special education for decades, and the process in which these documents are written has evolved over the years.
Live @ FETC 2025

Look who’s talking—Classroom Robotics Continue to Flourish

January 10, 2025 by Kevin Hogan
Who: Brittney Tarr is a PreK-6 STEM Specialist at Thomas Metcalf Laboratory School and a doctoral student at Illinois State ... Read more
Students with Special Needs

Special education staffing shortages put students’ futures at risk–how to solve that is tricky

December 27, 2024 by Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat
While the number of special education teachers has risen over the past two decades, the demand still outpaces the supply
Every year, more special education teachers quit than graduate from the nation’s teacher preparation programs, even as the number of students diagnosed with disabilities keeps rising.
Students with Special Needs

District leaders express gratitude for special education staff

November 28, 2024 by Megan Scavuzzo, Presence
Amid increasing demand for services, 'rare and wonderful' special education staff are standouts in districts across the nation.
The demand for special education services is increasing, with about 15 percent of public school students eligible for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Students with Special Needs

Kids in special education are struggling–it’s time to rethink their education

October 10, 2024 by Gail Ewell, Hope Technology School
Centering inclusivity can ensure every neurodiverse student's needs are met--without compromising on the quality of education.
Relatively common diagnoses for which there is insufficient mainstream educational or behavioral support, such as autism and ADHD, have risen enough that now fully 15 percent of the…
Newsline

Euna Solutions Launches Euna Special Education: MTSS —  A Data-Driven Tool for School Districts to Enhance Student Outcomes 

September 25, 2024 by ESchool News Staff
TORONTO & CHICAGO – Euna Solutions®, a leading provider of purpose-built, cloud-based solutions for the public sector, today announced the ... Read more

Thousands of Students Build Literacy in Arizona’s Largest School District

October 30, 2024August 1, 2024 by Jeff Festa
Find out how the largest district in Arizona helped transform literacy education by giving educators science of reading-based tools and ... Read more
Students with Special Needs

Managing rising student needs under IDEA

July 15, 2024 by Lesley Slaughter, Soliant
With new guidance around monitoring IDEA, districts must understand and address service deficits around students with special needs.
Now accounting for 15 percent of total public school enrollment, the number of students requiring special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) has reached an…
Newsline

Study from EPS Learning on Improving Literacy Outcomes for Special Education Students Meets ESSA Level 3 Evidence Standards

June 28, 2024 by ESchool News Staff
BETHESDA, Md. — EPS Learning, the leading provider of PreK-12 literacy solutions, is excited to announce that its recent  SPIRE® study has ... Read more
Student Well-Being

Innovative solutions to meet diverse student needs

June 12, 2024 by Megan Scavuzzo, Presence
An educator and former supe details the importance of teletherapy and embracing tech-based solutions in schools to meet students' needs.
The demand for special education services is increasing, particularly in the wake of the pandemic. The staff who provide those services, however, are becoming fewer and farther between.
AR & VR in the Classroom

Student-centered everything: ClassVR in special education

May 3, 2024 by Charley Suter, M.Ed, Spaulding Academy & Family Services
The school is using VR to explore VR strategies in the world of SEL for students, and to build compassion and empathy among new staff.
Spaulding Academy & Family Services is a small, non-profit special education school and residential facility serving students with a wide range of abilities, including many who are on…
Newsline

Cecilia Cruse Joins MiEN Company as a Special Needs Consultant

April 10, 2024 by ESchool News Staff
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Students in special education make up 15% of the K-12 student population, and that number has ... Read more
Newsline

The National Center on Intensive Intervention Adds Classworks® Evidence-Based Reading Intervention to Academic Interventions Tools Chart

March 18, 2024 by ESchool News Staff
Classworks®, an award-winning special education and tiered intervention platform, is validated by the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) as ... Read more
Newsline

CASE Once Again Endorses Classworks® Special Education Platform

February 29, 2024 by ESchool News Staff
The Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) has re-endorsed Classworks® for an additional three years. The CASE Executive Committee ... Read more
Personalized Learning

Agency and self-direction: Giving students a voice

February 7, 2024 by Evelyn Johnson
Students will have more success with self-direction when supported within a positive and caring learning environment.
Social-emotional skills are fundamental for success,  in school and in life. But how can we ensure that all students learn these valuable lessons?
Curriculum & Assessment

How to teach conflict resolution in high school ELA, social studies classes

January 30, 2024 by Adam Piccoli, Special Education Teacher, New Jersey
In teaching conflict resolution, educators need to model how to listen to and empathize with those with whom we disagree.
Aside from the obvious classroom management benefits of teaching conflict resolution to students, children would also develop better interpersonal relationships outside of the classroom. 
Students with Special Needs

Transitioning to a workload approach in K-12 special education

January 8, 2024 by Melissa White, Managing Director of Clinical Services, VocoVision
Transitioning to a workload approach offers room for more effective support in special education, leading to improved student outcomes.
A recent 2022 Schools Survey conducted by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) revealed that 78 percent of clinical service providers rely on the caseload approach to determine the number…
Newsline

TouchMath Executives Recognized in 2023 Excellence in Equity Awards

December 25, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo./PRNewswire-PRWeb/ —  TouchMath, a multisensory math program that makes learning crucial mathematical concepts accessible and clear for students ... Read more
Special Needs

3 strategies to optimize virtual learning in special education

August 14, 2023August 8, 2023 by Kristy Sprague, M.Ed., Ed.S., Special Education Clinical Manager, VocoVision
School leaders are partnering with reliable virtual learning providers to manage telepractitioners and virtual special education teachers.
As the demand for special education teachers outpaces supply, school districts are seeking innovative solutions to bridge the gap and provide high-quality education to students with special needs.…
Literacy

I work with struggling readers–here’s what’s standing in their way

July 13, 2023 by Bridget Scanlan, Chalkbeat Philadelphia
It’s heartbreaking to realize that I never taught many of my former students to read--but here's why struggling readers often struggle.
I learned to love reading as a kid, spellbound by wizarding worlds and ghost stories. I wanted to share this love, so I became an intervention teacher, working…
Teacher Professional Development

5 strategies for first-year special education teachers

May 23, 2023 by Jamie Sowers, Ed. D, Clinical Special Education Advisory Team Director, BlazerWorks
The demands of being a special education teacher are unlike any other position in schools--support from school administration is essential
If you’re heading into your first job as a special education teacher, congratulations. Not only will you be able to use the knowledge you developed as a student…

Classworks Adds IEP Goals, Objectives, and Easy Tracking to CASE-Endorsed Platform

March 22, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
Classworks, a Special Education solution endorsed by the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE), added new IEP goal writing ... Read more
Students with Special Needs

3 ways telepractice helps combat burnout in special education

February 27, 2023 by Kristy Sprague, Special Education Clinical Manager, VocoVision
An approach to special education that includes telepractice holds the potential to reduce educator burnout and ease the workforce shortage.
Burnout is one of the leading causes of workforce shortages in U.S. schools and its impact is being felt by students who need consistent, quality educators the most.…
Students with Special Needs

How we built a whole-child, wraparound approach to special education

January 27, 2023 by Jill Berardi, Assistant Superintendent for Special Education and PPS, Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, Ulster BOCES
A whole-child approach to special education begins with core values, engages a panoply of stakeholders, and continues with cycles of inquiry.
At the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at Ulster Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES), we have developed the architecture to accomplish and codify a leadership approach…
SEL Trends

COVID-era teletherapy authorizations are expiring, but the problem persists

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 by Kate Eberle Walker, CEO, Presence
Teletherapy solutions have made headway in addressing persistent special education staffing shortages--states should consider what might be possible with permanent legislation
COVID-19 safety guidance has been relaxed and schools have returned to in-person learning, but it’s not yet time to breathe a sigh of relief. Many schools continue to…
Students with Special Needs

Special education students need a whole child approach

December 7, 2022September 2, 2022 by Jillaine Berardi, Director of Learning and Design, Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning Student-Based Programs, Ulster BOCES
Students with special needs were disproportionately affected by COVID-related learning disruptions--focusing on the whole child can help
In early 2020, 7.3 million students received special education services as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), according to the National Center for Education Statistics.…
Newsline

Presence Introduces New Therapy Platform to Enrich the Clinician Experience

September 1, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
NEW YORK – Presence, the leading provider of online therapy solutions for children with diverse needs, launches Kanga, a modern ... Read more
Teacher Well-Being

How staff absences impact educator burnout

December 7, 2022May 6, 2022 by Kate Eberle Walker
Students suffer setbacks when facing chronic staff absences--and educator burnout, already exacerbated due to COVID, grows worse
The average day in a K-12 school has little margin for error; educators have perfected the art of stretching resources. Yet the typical day rarely goes as planned.…
Students with Special Needs

Virtual schools can serve students with special needs—and do it well

December 7, 2022March 8, 2022 by Kate Eberle Walker
The pandemic brought special education to the forefront of the dialogue about education, with the media focus mainly directed at sharing stories of students separated from the in-school supports that they had come to rely upon, and parents struggling to plug the gaps.
The pandemic brought special education to the forefront of the dialogue about education, with the media focus mainly directed at sharing stories of students separated from the in-school…
Students with Special Needs

A fresh perspective on VR in special education

December 7, 2022March 7, 2022 by Charley Suter, Digital Learning Specialist, Spaulding Academy & Family Services & Jen Benjamin, MS, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist, Spaulding Academy & Family Services via Boothby Therapy Services
Incorporating VR in special education gives students access to personalized learning experiences
In early 2021, Spaulding Academy & Family Services applied for and received a technology grant from the Flutie Foundation for the purchase of virtual reality (VR) headsets.
Students with Special Needs

Where do IEPs stand two years into COVID?

December 7, 2022February 28, 2022 by Jenny Ponzuric, MA, LEP, ABSNP, Consultant, Riverside Insights
These three tips can help educators ease the backlog of IEPs and get students back on track
There’s no doubt that every student lost valuable in-person school time over the last two school years. But students with IEPs faced additional challenges keeping pace during remote…
Newsline

Aperture Education Expands its Research and Development Team

January 28, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
Charlotte N.C. (Jan. 28, 2022) — Aperture Education, the leading provider of research-based social and emotional learning (SEL) assessments for ... Read more
Education Policy & Funding

Schools, at halftime, need to put funding into play for the second half of the year

December 7, 2022January 10, 2022 by Kate Eberle Walker
Schools that focus funding on modernizing the staffing model create sustainable structures that can last beyond ESSER
As we enter into another winter season living with the pandemic, special education services are not where schools hoped they would be, with many feeling that they are…
District Management

Making Lemonade—Finding Edtech Best Practices From Pandemic Pivots

November 23, 2021 by Kevin Hogan
In this week’s Getting There: Innovations in Education, Editor at Large Kevin Hogan explores how education leaders are identifying the ... Read more
Classroom Innovations

4 lessons I’ve learned about supporting all students

November 4, 2021 by Anne Barbour, 3rd Grade Math Teacher, The Metcalf School
Every student has unique needs, but with teacher adaptability and evolving edtech tools, supporting all students is possible.
Over the past several years, I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with many innovative student teachers and have taken advantage of several blended learning instructional opportunities in…
Students with Special Needs

5 ways to help special education students manage testing anxiety

December 7, 2022November 3, 2021 by Rachael Storey, Consultant, Riverside Insights & Former Special Education Teacher, Michigan
Assessments can trigger negative thoughts and feelings, especially when students’ disabilities are related to anxiety—here’s how to help these students address testing anxiety in a healthy way
Testing anxiety shows itself in different ways for different students. It can range from refusing to do work, crying, hiding in the bathroom, and verbal aggression to physical…
Newsline

PresenceLearning Expands Leadership Team

August 19, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
NEW YORK, August 17, 2021 – PresenceLearning, the leading provider of live online special education related services and behavioral and ... Read more
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