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Tag Archives: assistive technologies
7 Ways to Adapt the Common Core Standards for Students with Special Needs
The establishment of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for students nationwide represents a particularly robust challenge for teachers of students with special needs. On the one hand, advocates for students with disabilities have made it clear that they want these students to be … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Neurodiversity, Reading, Special Education, Standardized Testing, Uncategorized
Tagged academic achievement, assessment, assistive technologies, CCSS, Common Core State Standards, differentiation, disabilities, education, language arts instruction, learning, mathematics instruction, Neurodiversity, reading, school standards, Special Education, special needs, students with disabilities, teaching, Universal Design for Learning
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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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Advice on Building a Strength-Based Classroom: New Webinar
Calling all educators! Want to create an atmosphere in your school or classroom that is based upon the positive attributes of all your students? Want to meet the needs of kids with special needs by creating IEPs and learning strategies … Continue reading
Posted in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorders, Education, Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilties, Media Events, Neurodiversity, Special Education
Tagged ADD/ADHD, assistive technologies, Autism Spectrum Disorders, classrooms, diversity, education, emotional and behavioral disorders, emotional disorders, Intellectual Disabilities, learning, learning disabilities, Neurodiversity, strength-based learning, teaching, Universal Design for Learning
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New Tech-Tool Called Tiblo Allows Kids with Dyslexia to Form Sounds of Words in 3-D
I just found out about a wonderful new technological learning tool that can allow students with dyslexia who work really well in a hands-on three-dimensional format to learn effective word-attack, vocabulary, and reading comprehension skills. It’s called Tiblo, and it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Learning Disabilties, Multiple Intelligences, Reading, Special Education, Technology
Tagged assistive technologies, blocks, hands-on learning, innovative learning, Learning Disabilties, learning strategies, multiple intelligences, Technology, Tiblo, Universal Design for Learning, visual-spatial thinking
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Register for Free Webinar on Strength-Based Strategies for Kids with Special Needs
I’ll be doing a free webinar on strength-based strategies for students with special needs tomorrow, January 29, 2013 at 3 pm EST. It is being sponsored by ASCD, and thus far has over 300 participants signed up. Here is the … Continue reading