Children with Disabilities, 8th Edition Excerpt
Read this excerpt from Children with Disabilities, 8th Edition for the preface and Chapter 1: The Genetics Underlying Developmental Disabilities. Read More
Overview of the Dynamic Evaluation of Motor Speech Skill (DEMSS) Excerpt
Read this excerpt from the Dynamic Evaluation of Motor Speech Skills (DEMSS) Manual to get an introduction to the purpose, roles, and benefits. Read More
3 Common Legal Mistakes When Teaching Kids with Special Needs
If you want to stay informed and avoid legal pitfalls, we recommend the new book Your Classroom Guide to Special Education Law by Beverley H. Johns, M.S. It’s a plain-English guide to the basics of special education law—no jargon, just reader-friendly explanations and lots of engaging features like quizzes, activities, and case stories. Read More
Your Child with Special Needs Started Preschool: Now What?
This guest blog post is by Nakeshia Wright, an inclusion specialist at the Frazer Center, an inclusive early education program in Atlanta, Georgia. Read More
6 Barriers to Inclusion (and How to Break Them Down!)
When you’re just starting out with inclusion, the first steps can be the toughest. Read More
Behavior Support for Students with ASD: Practical Help for 10 Common Challenges Excerpt
Read the excerpt from Behavior Support for Students with ASD: Practical Help for 10 Common Challenges. Read More
Supporting Students with Special Health Care Needs quiz
Can you teach students with complex medical conditions in inclusive classrooms? Including children with and without disabilities in the same class has proven benefits to everyone in the class, but what about students who require specialized equipment or care? What does it take to provide a safe and positive learning environment for everyone? Test your knowledge with this quiz, adapted from Supporting Students with Special Health Care Needs: Guidelines and Procedures for Schools, Third Edition. Read More
Tube feeding
Read the excerpt from Supporting Students with Special Health Care Needsto discover guidelines for care in regards to tube feeding. Essential for every school health office, Supporting Students with Special Health Care Needsis the ultimate guide to caring for and supporting children with special health care needs in educational settings. Read More
The special needs planning timeline
This chapter introduces the concept of special needs planning and discusses considerations for various life stages from early childhood to adulthood. Read More
Toilet training
This chapter describes in detail how to toilet train your child with special needs. The importance of record keeping is discussed, and several sample record sheets are included. Read More
