Special Education
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for supporting students with special needs.
Podcast: How to Talk About (and Normalize) Learning Accommodations
Simple, teacher-tested tips for framing accommodations in positive ways.
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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.24.3MYour 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.3 Ways to Help Students Build Attention Stamina
These simple tools and strategies can improve focus in the classroom.How to Streamline IEP Paperwork for Special and General Education Teachers
With this simple Google Form and spreadsheet—free template included—the whole IEP team can keep up to speed on the supports students need.
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.361.4kYour 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.316.5kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.How to Stay Organized as a Special Education Teacher
Rolling carts, file folders, QR codes, and a little bit of weekly upkeep make a huge difference.406Your 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.
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.349.9kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Helping Students See Their IEPs as Tools
By guiding middle school students to understand the purpose and power of their IEPs, teachers can start an important conversation about self-advocacy.11.4kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.17 Ways to Help Students With ADHD Concentrate
Teacher-tested ideas to help students quietly fidget.286.4kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.What It Takes to Lead an Inclusive School
Administrators can elevate special education teams from support roles to central drivers of inclusive instruction.4.3kYour 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.190.2kYour 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.192.6kYour content has been saved!
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