Tip for Transition: The Dream Sheet
Use this powerful transition tool to help students map out their dreams. Read More
How to make your classroom inclusive for students with cerebral palsy
In this blog post, Alex Diaz-Granados, Chief Editor of the Cerebral Palsy Guidance website, debunks some myths and shares his top 6 things educators need to know to make their classrooms more inclusive for cerebral palsy. Read More
Changing perspectives on intellectual and developmental disabilities
Read this chapter excerpt to discover three different perspectives on intellectual and developmental disabilities and how these have influenced supports for people with disabilities. Read More
Reflective Exercises: Unpack Your Perceptions About Diversity
This filled-out questionnaire shows sample answers to questions prompting students to reflect upon their perceptions of someone from a diverse background, whether it be in terms of disability, race/ethnicity, language, or family structure. Read More
Using feeling words
View the first sample lesson, Using Feeling Words, to introduce a variety of feeling words and increase students' emotional vocabularies. The second lesson, Identifying Happy Expressions, will help elementary school students with special needs identify faces showing happy expressions through common characteristics as well as differentiate between happy expressions and other facial expressions. Read More
OMAC Personal Classroom Assessment
Find out where your classroom stands with this personal assessment that uses the Organization and Management of a Classroom framework developed by Dr. Cindy Golden. Read More
3 Common Legal Mistakes to Avoid When Teaching Kids with Special Needs
Here are three common mistakes that special educators might make in regard to special education law, alongside suggested solutions. This list was excerpted and adapted from Your Classroom Guide to Special Education Law,an essential addition to every teacher's professional library—and an ideal supplementary text for teachers in training. Read More
Take our quiz: Who else benefits from peer support programs at your school?
Teachers are well aware of mandates calling on schools to improve outcomes and participation of all students, including students with disabilities. One approach teachers may not have contemplated that may actually make it easier to accomplish their goals is the use of peer support programs, which arrange for students to provide assistance to classmates with disabilities. Take our quiz and see what you might discover that you didn't know before about the benefits of peer support programs. Read More
The Vocabulary and Myths of Universal Design for Learning
Universal Design for Learning may seem complicated and intimidating to educators unfamiliar with the framework. In this section, Loui Lord Nelson clearly defines and describes the key terms associated with UDL and provides some examples as well. Read More
Methods for Collaborating with Families of Children with Special Needs
In this excerpt, school personnel will learn some key approaches and methods to use while working in collaboration with families with children with severe and multiple disabilities. Read More
