Special Education and Needs Resources
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From the basics to inclusion and behavior management, select a category of special education resources below.
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Direct Skill Instruction for Students with Autism
This article identifies social skills that need to be developed with autistic students and the steps required to build t... -
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Socially Inappropriate Behaviors
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Conspicuous Strategies
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Six Tips for Dealing with ADD Students
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Working with Emotionally and Behaviorally Challenged Students
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Adapt Lessons to Reach All Students
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Impact of Disruption on Students with Exceptionalities
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Simplifying or Supplementing Existing Materials
Students with special needs can successfully become part of the regular classroom setting when existing materials are si... -
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Teaching English-Language Learners with Learning Difficulties
Practical information and guidelines for those working in districts or schools that provide services to students with a ... -
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Key Instructional Principles to Use with English Language Learners
A list of several key instructional principles that can be used with English-language learners with learning difficultie... -
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Big Ideas
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Effective Teaching Strategies
This list provides a quick reference to effective teaching strategies to integrate into your classroom. These teaching m... -
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Assessment Accommodations: Case Studies
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Teaching Children with ADD/ADHD
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CLASSROOM TOOLS
Weekly Point Chart
Four weeks' worth of point totals for tracking behavior management are in this printable chart. Use this system with stu... -
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The Assignment Routine
This two-part adaptation was developed to be useful across subject-matter areas to help you plan and present assignments... -
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Adapting Existing Materials
An article on adaptations that can be used when existing materials are judged to be inappropriate but may only need simp... -
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Charting and Reinforcing Behaviors
This behavior management article includes two handy charts to track student behavior as well as a list of possible posit... -
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Response: Pencil Grips
This article explains how adding pencil grips can be an effective assessment accommodation for students with fine motor ... -
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Presentation: Prompts
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Guiding Principles for Assessment Accommodations
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Judicious Review
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Building Rapport with Autistic Students: Tips for General Educators
Use the tips, suggestions, and advice found in this practical resource to help build rapport with autistic students in t... -
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Planning for Success: Teaching Students with ADD
