For the Special Ed Teacher: Tips to Remediate Dysgraphia
Students with dyslexia, ADD, and ADHD may suffer from dysgraphia, a learning disability that adversely affects handwriting. They require targeted …
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Teaching Students With Learning Disabilities
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Phonemic Awareness: A Predictor of Reading Failure
Phonemic awareness is one of the most accurate predictors of future reading success or failure. Children with dyslexia and other reading difficulties …
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Tips To Improve Reading Fluency
Reading fluency is the ability to read with speed, accuracy and fluidity. Students with reading difficulties must stop to decode unfamiliar words …
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Teaching Dyslexic Students How to Read with Student Tutors: A Success Story
This third grade boy was taught to read by his five year old cousin! How did she do it? Learn some new ideas on teaching students with dyslexia how to …
Continue ReadingTask Analysis in Special Education: Break Down Complex Tasks into Managable Chunks to Aid Students with Disabilities
When most of us have a job to complete, we break it down into smaller steps. This is known as task analysis and can be used in the special education …
Continue ReadingTests that will Diagnose Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a common learning disability, but it is not easily diagnosed. There is no single test that would identify dyslexic children. A combination …
Continue ReadingThree Types of Dyslexia and their Symptoms
Contrary to popular belief, dyslexia is not just hereditary. In fact, there are three different types of dyslexia. Although all types present similar …
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Weak Spelling Skills Can Be Improved With the Right Instruction Method
Nearly all children with dyslexia struggle with spelling. Most children with dyslexia experience spelling difficulty that can’t be corrected …
Continue ReadingMastery Learning in the Math Learning Disabilities Classroom
Since math requires the knowledge of basic skills that build one upon the other, mastery learning should be the best practice for all who are teaching …
Continue ReadingTips to Teaching Students with Auditory Processing Disorders: Teaching to All Learning Styles
For students with auditory processing disorders, identifying and teaching to a student’s learning style can make a huge difference. Read some …
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