Special Education
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for supporting students with special needs.
Create Opportunities for Authentic Student Participation in IEP Meetings
Through intentional collaboration, special education teachers and their students can prepare for IEP meetings that honor students’ voice and input.212Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.6 Ways to Increase Family Engagement in Special Education
Schools can use an approach to building relationships with families that is empathetic, respectful, and centered on students’ success.Your 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.1MYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.3 Ways to Help Students Build Attention Stamina
These simple tools and strategies can improve focus in the classroom.4 Strategies to Help Paraprofessionals Feel Supported and Included
With targeted training for paraprofessionals, administrators can set their schools up to successfully support students in special education.147Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.10 Brilliant Uses of Edtech in 2025
We asked educators to share the creative ways they’re solving problems, bolstering classroom learning experiences, and streamlining time-consuming tasks.
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.18.2kYour 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.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.18.5kYour 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.15.9kYour 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.17.6kYour 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.14.8kYour 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.9.6kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.It’s Important to Talk About Learning Accommodations With Your Students—Here’s How to Do It
From metaphors for elementary school kids to mindset shifts and graphic organizers for teens, here are teacher-tested tips for normalizing learning accommodations across grade levels.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.7.6kYour content has been saved!
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