Teaching is a difficult job at the best of times and working in special education schools presents particular challenges. When students are especially vulnerable, as they often are in special education programs, then the impact of any teaching errors can Read More …
Author: Kathy Lear
5 tips to improve writing skills in students with a learning disability
In addition to enhancing our ability to communicate, writing skills can open doors to countless opportunities including achieving learning goals and establishing meaningful connections with others. However, as everyone who has been involved in some way with learning disabilities programs Read More …
5 Issues in Special Education that are Currently Trending
Special needs schools face the constant challenge of remaining up-to-date in the face of ongoing developments in special education. As our understanding improves and new techniques are pioneered, we have to adjust, but progress also comes with new challenges and Read More …
Check Out Our Amazing Facilities!
We are approaching our 19th year and we are so happy to be in our wonderful new school! The whole space is so fresh, light and new! We have beautiful bright classrooms, a wonderful Learning Commons with a library and Read More …
Why is it vital that learning disability and autism advocates speak up over inequalities?
In the past, people with autism or learning disabilities were shut away and completely excluded from decisions concerning their wellbeing. Happily, we now know this is not the best approach, and that is in part because of the hard work Read More …
10 Tips for Enhancing Special Needs Education
Providing high-quality education is an essential way to ensure that children with special needs can grow up to become healthy, happy adults with a good quality of life. In order for children to reach their full potential, it is vital Read More …
10 Best Practices for Improving Special Education
The quest to improve special needs education is an ongoing one. While our understanding of best practices has grown over time, and special needs programs do have more resources than they have done in the past, there is still work Read More …
6 Classroom management strategies for children with special needs
Any classroom can become unruly when children are bored or upset. Teachers need to know how to minimize disruption and ensure their students are focused on their learning. Special needs education may be more likely to experience disruption, so management Read More …
Supporting children with autism with digital competencies
In the modern world, digital literacy is of equal importance to traditional reading, writing, and arithmetic. To succeed in many aspects of life, you must have a basic understanding of computers. Technology can also provide a valuable teaching aid in Read More …
5 Ways to Strengthen Memory in Students with Special Needs
When was the last time you thought about the process of remembering? For most of us, it is a process that happens automatically without us thinking about it. Yet, this is quite different for people with cognitive disabilities and those Read More …