Technology has become an increasingly important part of many special needs’ education. It can support students in a wide variety of ways, from helping organize their schedules to providing alternative methods of communication. This blends well with another longstanding principle Read More …
Author: Kathy Lear
The Importance of Personalized Attention in Special Education Settings
You will often hear learning disabilities programs advertising the personalized attention and instruction that they give to their students. It is generally considered an essential part of ensuring special education programs are successful. That is because every student is an Read More …
How Can Special Needs Programs Shape a Brighter Future for Your Child?
The school system is supposed to help prepare children for adulthood. Schools for kids with special needs enable children with disabilities to develop the skills they need to be happy and successful adults, with the maximum degree of independence. They Read More …
Empowering Learners with 6 Innovative Activities in Special Needs Classrooms
Part of the reason for having a separate special needs classroom is that it allows teachers to provide more targeted support that works with the differing needs and learning styles of students. Special needs elementary schools and secondary schools have Read More …
8 Ways to Boost Confidence in Students with Learning Disabilities
Without having the right tools in place, students with learning disabilities may have a hard time at school. Having learning disabilities does not just make it harder for students with special needs to do well at school. If they do Read More …
Choosing the Right Special Needs School for Your Child: A Parent’s Guide
If your child has special needs, choosing a school can be particularly difficult. Mainstream schools do not always have the resources to offer the additional support they need, but choosing between different special needs independent schools also presents challenges. How Read More …
Measuring Success: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Special Needs Programs
It is impossible for a parent to choose the most appropriate special needs education for their child, or for staff to decide whether their program needs to be modified and improved, if there is no way to evaluate the program’s Read More …
Nurturing Confidence in Students with Learning Disabilities: The Teacher’s Guide
Teaching is not just about instilling academic understanding and practical skills. It is also about building the character of students, including encouraging them to be confident in their own abilities and to speak out on their own behalf. In the Read More …
Transforming Education: The Evolution of Learning Disabilities Programs
There was a time when it was thought that children with autism, intellectual disabilities and other developmental delays or cognitive impairments could never live a normal life. They might have been isolated, kept away from public view, and not given Read More …
The Role of Assistive Technology in Bridging the Gap for Kids with Special Needs
Modern technology has made a huge difference for many people with disabilities. The most successful schools for kids with special needs are those that recognize the valuable role that assistive technology can play and who use it to help their Read More …