Special Education
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for supporting students with special needs.
Using Edtech Tools to Support Neurodivergent Learners
By offering alternative formats, these options reduce the heavy text decoding that can be a significant hurdle for many neurodivergent students.3.8kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.The Sensory Room: Helping Students With Autism Focus and Learn
Imagine a safe space where students with autism can go to calm their bodies and then get back to the business of learning.24.4MYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.A One-Page Chart to Support Every Student Every Day
Teachers can use this spreadsheet—free template included—to track accommodations and strengths to keep students on track and motivated.Staying Human While Using AI for IEPs
New research reveals how AI can shave off hours of paperwork while honoring the humans in the process.
New Strategies in Special Education as Kids Learn From Home
In special education, teachers say that schedules, sensory supports, and close collaboration with families can help smooth the transition to remote learning.360.8kYour content has been saved!
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How to Improve Distance Learning for Students With IEPs
Strategies for parental involvement and synchronous and asynchronous activities can help students with individualized education programs.316kYour content has been saved!
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The Missing Autistic Girls
In the past two decades, autism diagnoses have soared—but new research shows that girls have frequently been overlooked, leaving them without crucial support.350.6kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Do Fidgets Help Students Focus?
Don’t let the devices run amok in your classroom, experts warn. Here’s the right—and wrong—way to handle them.17 Ways to Help Students With ADHD Concentrate
Teacher-tested ideas to help students quietly fidget.282.8kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Apps for Students With Special Needs—As School Buildings Shutter
The coronavirus creates a unique challenge for students with special needs—educators share recommendations for apps to support learning at home.190.9kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Supporting Students With Dysgraphia
While there's not a lot of research on dysgraphia yet, there are a few signs you should look out for, and some evidence-based tactics to help kids with the writing condition.193.8kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Sensory Room 101
After we published a video about a special room designed to help autistic kids calm and focus themselves, you had questions. Here’s what it takes to create this kind of space.238.5kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.5 Ways to Support Kids With ADHD During Remote Learning
Without the rules and structure of the classroom, students with ADHD are struggling. Here’s how teachers can help.149.2kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Increasing Students’ Opportunities to Respond Boosts Thinking and Engagement
Students will participate more if you give them frequent, low-stakes chances to interact with content all throughout a lesson.The Necessity of Having High Expectations
Conveying compassion for students while holding them to high standards can help improve equity in education.152kYour content has been saved!
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