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'Serving All Kids, No Exceptions'
Education Week
More than 30 years after passage of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, schools are still working on including students with disabilities in all facets of public school. And in many places, they remain segregated for at least part of the day, says Wayne Sailor. For many years now, Mr. Sailor has been working with public schools around the country on changing the fundamental culture of how students with disabilities — and all students — are taught.
'Square Peg' Students More Often Targets Of Bullies
Georgina Advocate (Canada)
Studies show students with learning disorders or attention problems are especially vulnerable to bullying. Author and educator Richard Lavoie says that's because these students may have a hard time negotiating the maze of social interactions and "hidden curriculum" in the schools.
'The Gift of Adult ADD' by Lara Honos-Webb
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX)
Lara Honos-Webb, author of The Gift of Adult, challenges those with attention-deficit disorder (ADD) to cast off the stigma of the disability and harness the strengths of the affliction. Those with ADD are ideally suited for specific roles, she contends, and each of the affliction's drawbacks is really an advantage that needs to be reframed.
'The Short Bus' Author to Visit Housatonic
Connecticut Post (CT)
Jonathan Mooney, author and advocate for alternative education will talk about the needs of children with behaviorial disorders Thursday at Housatonic Community College. Mooney recommends modifying traditional learning environments to better teach children who have disorders like ADD, ADHD and dyslexia. He maintains that children with disabilities require different learning strategies than traditional students.
'The Sky's the Limit' for Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities
Westport News (CT)
Westport, CT resident Jane Ross, for a decade now, has been helping parents who have children with learning disabilities and ADHD through her nonprofit organization, Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities, Inc. Ten years is cause for a celebration, and so, Smart Kids' "The Sky's The Limit" benefit will be taking place at the Westport Country Playhouse on March 12.
'Weighing' Students a Heavy Cost for Schools
Warwick Beacon (RI)
There are 10,482 students enrolled in the schools of Warwick, Rhode Island. Or are there 11,582 students? Actually both figures are correct depending on how students are counted. In terms of bodies the 10,482 total is correct. But in terms of the contract with the Warwick Teachers Union some students actually count for 1.5 or even 2 students. That's because the contract weights those students with an IEP, or individual educational program.
'What Works' Guide Weighs In on RTI
Education Week
The federal Institute of Education Sciences has released a practice guide on reading instruction and "response to intervention," lending its stamp of approval to a process that has already been widely adopted by schools and districts.
(Opinion) A Fair Way to Test Special Ed Students
Los Angeles Times (CA)
As a high school special education teacher, I have a deep concern for my students who take the California high school exit examination. I am not sure that another government study or piece of legislation is needed to address this issue and open wider doors for our special-needs students to complete high school.
(Opinion) A Rough Year in First Grade
Boston Globe (MA)
This parent advice column looks at what to do to help a first grader who has had a rough first year of school: There are so many reasons why parents need to get all the help possible, as soon as possible. I apologize if I didn't really answer your question, but with so many variables, I think the best advice I can give you is to seek professional help.
(Opinion) A Special Plan for Palin: Vouchers
National Review Online
Sarah Palin says, if elected, she would be "a friend and advocate in the White House" to children with special needs. It would be great to have an advocate for special-needs kids in the White House. It would be even better if that advocate endorsed the most promising reform for improving special education — vouchers for disabled students.
(Opinion) ADD/ADHD Pills Can't Teach Difference in Reading for Content Versus Pleasure
Scripps News
Education expert Yvonne Fournier answers a parents' question about the appropriateness of a school recommending ADHD medication: While true ADD/ADHD behavior is usually treated with medication, it is more important, however, to diagnose and treat your child's underlying learning problem, not its behavioral manifestations. No pill can teach a child the difference in reading a textbook for content and reading a novel for a book report or help a child discover his or her working capacity, which leads to personal time-management techniques.
(Opinion) ADHD Awareness Week is Sept. 14-20
Battle Creek Enquirer (MI)
On the fifth anniversary of national ADHD Awareness Day, Congress has now designated a whole week to raise awareness about this pervasive and impairing neurobiological disorder. When we as a society understand that all brains are different and children need different supports based on actual differences in brain development, we will go far in the support of self-esteem and safety of these affected children.
Arizona Star (AZ)
While many children with autism also have ADHD and/or Sensory Integration Disorder, that doesn't mean children with these disorders also have autism. If the definition of autism keeps getting broader, confusion will cause these misdiagnoses to increase.
(Opinion) Campaigns Need to Address Disability Issues
The Progressive Magazine (WI)
While both sides say they care about children with disabilities, neither campaign is addressing the issues — from health care to education to employment to access to technology — that are of vital concern to people with disabilities, like myself.
(Opinion) Champion of Change: Leroy McClure
Dallas Morning News (TX)
A Dallas man's vision promises fresh start for children — and a vacant building. He's renovating an old grocery store to open Focus charter school. For children with dyslexia, ADHD or other impediments to traditional learning, Focus will create personalized evaluations and learning paths designed to reach the potential of otherwise bright kids.
(Opinion) Courses, Workshops, Websites, Organizations Help Teacher Hone Advocacy Skills
Flint Journal (MI)
The key for a teacher who wants to become an effective parent advocate lies in understanding special education laws, rules, and procedures. A good, informal training approach to learning special education laws and procedures is to attend workshops hosted by local school districts, advocacy organizations, and professional special education organizations.
Jackson Sun (TN)
A reader tells advice columnist Abigail Van Buren that her answer to "Frustrated Mom in Virginia" was correct: I can say from personal experience that it is never too late to get her son diagnosed. I am an ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) adult, whose mother mistakenly believed that being "on my case" would lessen my frequent errors.
(Opinion) Disabilities Not All the Same
The Observer (Canada)
Intellectual disabilities and learning disabilities are not interchangeable terms. "Learning disabilities" refers to a variety of disorders that affect the acquisition, retention, understanding, organization or use of verbal and/or non-verbal information. Learning disabilities are specific, not global impairments.
(Opinion) District Enhances Reading Instruction by Acting Early
The Post and Courier (SC)
The Superintendent of Charleston Schools responds to yesterday's story Failing Our Students: Unfortunately, a decade ago, Ridge was in a school system where specialized instruction was offered only after children failed. Today, the "waiting to fail" model is a thing of the past. When it comes to specialized instruction, CCSD is proactive, not reactive.
(Opinion) Don't Disregard Dyslexia — It's All Around You
The Monitor (TX)
A local teacher looks at the myths and realities of dyslexia. Recognizing the signs of dyslexia is the critical first step. The second is diagnostic testing, she says.
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