Children should feel visible, supported and empowered to explore life and its many offerings safely. Traditional classrooms can be overwhelming for students with learning disabilities. A one-size-fits-all teaching approach is not effective for diverse learning needs, and in larger classrooms, Read More …
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Why Small Learning Groups Matter in Special Needs Education: A Discussion
One thing that characterizes many special needs elementary schools is the use of small learning groups as opposed to the often overcrowded classrooms found in mainstream schools. This allows teachers to provide personalized attention to each student, be sensitive to Read More …
How Special Needs Programs Are Breaking Barriers to Create Inclusive Communities
There was a time, when individuals with special needs were often segregated in institutions, where they were not fully integrated into society. Now we realize that, with the right support, people with autism, intellectual disabilities, and various forms of neurodivergence 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 …
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 …
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 …
Use of Technology in Special Education
Modern technology has allowed huge innovation in many areas of life. That includes special education classes, where it enables new ways of teaching and communicating with students who may struggle in more traditional lessons. Technology can be used to improve Read More …
Types of Special Education Programs that Help Children with Learning Disabilities Grow
Learning disabilities may make life more difficult, but they do not have to stop children from achieving their goals. Good special education programs will recognize that all children are different and provide specialized support tailored to their specific needs while Read More …