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Category Archives: Learning Disabilties
Listen to Interview on Neurodiversity – Coffee Klatch Special Needs Talk Radio Network
On April 28, 2013, I did a 45 minute blog talk radio interview with Marianne Russo, founder, president and host of The Coffee Klatch Special Needs Talk Radio Network. We discussed the concept of neurodiversity and how it can make … Continue reading
Posted in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorders, Education, Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilties, Media Events, Neurodiversity, Special Education
Tagged ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Coffee Klatch, Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilties, Marianne Russo, Neurodiversity, Neurodiversity in the Classroom, Special Education, special needs, stability balls, Temple Grandin
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Neurodiversity: The Next Civil Rights Movement
Yesterday there was a segment on MSNBC (part of NOW with Alex Wagner) that focused on neurodiversity as the next civil rights movement. The focus was on one school in New York, The IDEAL School of Manhattan,which supports full inclusion of … Continue reading
Leonardo da Vinci’s IEP Meeting
Principal: ”Okay, I think we’re ready to start. Who wants to get the ball rolling?”‘ School Psychologist: ”Well, I ran him through some tests, but his attention was all over the place. He kept looking at a part of the wall in … Continue reading
Posted in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Creativity, Education, Learning Disabilties, Miseducation of America, Neurodiversity, Special Education, Uncategorized
Tagged ADD/ADHD, Adderalll, art education, creativity, IEP meetings, learning disabilities, learning disability specialist, Learning Disabilties, Leonardo da Vinci, Neurodiversity, psychostimulants, Ritalin, school principal, school psychologist, Special Education, special needs
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7 Great Strength-Based Universal Design for Learning Apps for Students with Special Needs
The rapid pace of new educational technologies has made it so that students with special needs can accomplish many things that were difficult or even impossible for them only a few years ago. The following list contains some of the best … Continue reading
Posted in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorders, Education, Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilties, Neurodiversity, Reading, Special Education, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged ADD/ADHD, assistive technologies, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic spectrum disorder, communication, Dragon Naturally Speaking, iCommunicate, Intellectual Disabilities, Kurzweil Reader, Learning Disabilties, Neurodiversity, Proloquo2Go, Special Education, special needs, Tiblo, UDL, Universal Design for Learning
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17 Ways to Teach Vocabulary Skills to Students with Special Needs
A new study at Michigan State suggests that there is limited vocabulary instruction in kindergarten classes across the U.S., particularly for those students living at the poverty level. The is problematic because numerous studies have noted how building a good vocabulary right from … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood, Education, Learning Disabilties, Middle Childhood, Multiple Intelligences, Neurodiversity, Reading, Special Education
Tagged academic achievement, ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, diversity, Intellectual Disabilities, kindergarten, learning disabilities, learning strategies, Neurodiversity, reading, reading research, Special Education, special needs, teaching strategies, vocabulary, vocabulary development
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