Special Education

Students with Individualized Educational Plans, students in gifted programs, special education paraprofessionals, games featuring instructional differentiation serving students in special education, special education and services topics

screaming child — As I mentioned in an earlier post, there are a few reasons young children may have behavior problems, and one of these is it gets them away from things they don’t want. When I taught junior high school, I had one student who was generally pretty good (I taught in […]

Behavior Problems That Get Children Away From What They Don’t ...

June 12, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

kids playing — Yesterday, we talked about how sometimes behavior problems in young children are very logical, in that the child is getting what he or she wants. Ryan wants to have a turn playing on a trampoline, going down the slide or using other equipment. When he hits the other children or […]

Stopping Behavior Problems that Get Children What They Want

June 11, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

boy yelling — Why is the child in this picture yelling? And, is it a problem? Is it his problem or someone else’s? He is yelling because he wants his mother to hear him over the sound of the other children playing, and his mother is several yards away. It may drive his […]

Behavior Problems that Get Children What They Want (and what ...

June 9, 2017 in Educational Resources / Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

child bathing — Although our site has a section, “Educational Resources”, it’s obvious, but not always acknowledged, that teachers aren’t the only educators. Always true, but particularly if you have a child with a disability, parents and siblings can be crucial in the education of their family member. Where do we start? There […]

Families and Disability: Behavior Problems of Young Children

June 8, 2017 in AnnMaria / Educational Resources / Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

We started this series for the teachers and parents of students with special needs. Last week, we introduced you the IEP- Individual Education Plan- program. If you are a parent of a student who has an IEP, understanding Individual Education Plans can help you to help your family […]

Understanding Individual Education Plans (IEP)

June 5, 2017 in Education: Innovation and STEM / Special Education / Uncategorized by Irma Barcena

Why Only Accommodate Students with Special Needs? Years ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to be part of a research project identifying characteristics of the very best teachers. One thing that impressed me is how they made their classrooms fit the individual student, and they made it seem easy. If […]

Great teachers accommodate all students

June 2, 2017 in 7GenGames / Education: Innovation and STEM / Special Education by AnnMaria De Mars

[NOTE: Although our games focus on content typically taught in grades three through seven, about 10% of our users are two or more grades outside of this range, first grade students in gifted programs and high school students in remedial education. For the teachers and parents of students with special […]