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You know what I mean. We’ve all seen that poor frazzled mom in the grocery store, right? Talking through her teeth, trying to reason with a crying child, while both voices escalate and frustration bubbles over. Then, what follows is the inevitable look of defeat on one of...
Should An Education Advocate Run For The School Board?
There have been several cases where a person with special education advocacy experience has run for the school board. There was, of course, hue and cry on both sides of the issue any time it presented itself.
Some people were afraid that the...
THINGS YOU DID NOT KNOW ABOUT GIFTED STUDENTS
Gifted Students Need Support
Gifted students need supports just like musicians and athletes. They need to be guided by teachers who are trained and supported in providing gifted education. The gifted student needs to be continually challenged and...
BEHAVIORAL CURRICULUM
The last of the five curriculums you will find in an IEP is that for behavior. The behavior curriculum is implemented when a student’s behavior impedes the student’s learning or that of others. At that point the IEP team must consider the use of positive...
Provocative Language provides information on the interface between psychological practice, applied behavioral analysis, and social cognition training in an area that affects the education and welfare of children with specific disabilities like Autism, ADHD, TBI, and Tourette Syndrome. It provides...