[ad_1] States Begin to Tackle Backlog in Spec Ed. IdentificationSchools fell far behind in identifying students for special education services during the pandemic. Buta recent analysis of one state’s data shows they are working at a fast pace to address the backlog.What researchers...
[ad_1] Teachers often graduate from their preparation programs without a firm grounding in common learning differences like dyslexia, which affects the ability to read. This is the case even though teachers will, over the course of their careers, educate many students with learning...
[ad_1] Students with disabilities are among the K-12 populations most likely to feel the impacts if some of President-elect Trump’s most radical and sweeping proposals gain traction.The bulk of K-12 funding and policymaking happens at the state and local level—but special education is...
[ad_1] Students with disabilities and their families could experience significant ripple effects from the incoming Trump administration’s pledges to dramatically scale back the federal government’s role in education policy. But the policy proposals that have emerged so far raise a plethora of doubts...
[ad_1] It’s not enough for schools to help students with learning differences or disabilities shore up their academic weaknesses. Students also need to learn how to communicate with others—particularly adults—about their unique needs, experts say. Self-advocacy is a vital skill for future success...
[ad_1] Millions of dollars will go to improving the special education system in Flint, Mich.'s schools—part of a legal settlement meant to benefit students who were affected by dangerous levels of lead in the city’s water supply discovered nearly a decade ago.The settlement...
[ad_1] Schools need to take a harder look at how the evolution of AI could help or harm students with special needs because use of the technology in K-12 education is expanding faster than many experts predicted, suggests a new report.“AI & Accessibility...
[ad_1] For students with dyscalculia, learning math, particularly those early math facts, can be far more difficult than it is for their peers. Here, an educator, a researcher, and a student with dyscalculia share methods teachers can use to help students with dyscalculia...
[ad_1] For Tessa Marshall, those things that often come easy to kids—numbers, colors, shapes, tying their shoes—were always a challenge. In 3rd grade, she was diagnosed with dyscalculia and transferred to a Montessori school where the opportunity to learn individually with a teacher,...
[ad_1] Dyscalculia is a severe and persistent learning disability in math that affects about 5 to 8 percent of school-age children. Due to its impact on students’ ability to learn and retain basic math facts, it can be spotted in the early grades...