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Jerry's Special Education Blog October 2003 Archive

By Jerry Webster, About.com Guide to Special Education

Behavior Contracts

Wednesday October 29, 2003
Students need the opportunity to self-monitor their behaviors, these printable behavior contracts will address all of your behavior concerns. Works well at home and at school.

IEP Behavior Goals

Saturday October 25, 2003
Looking for some positively stated objectives for your IEP behavior plan? Include a few of these well written objectives to help change inappropriate behaviors.

Tech. Solution: Dyslexia

Friday October 24, 2003
Help for those learning disabled students who often make letter reversals! Read more from Wired News about this new typeface being developed by this Dutch designer.

Assessing Reading

Friday October 24, 2003
Running records are a way to determine levels of achievement, area of need and areas of growth. Learn what running records are all about and how they can help you ... Read More

Change Inappropriate Behaviors

Tuesday October 21, 2003
Consistency, routines and a no exceptions approach will help with behavior issues. Try following these tips and then be sure to try some of the behavior sample contracts. These strategies ... Read More

Out Of Touch?

Thursday October 16, 2003
Is the No Child Left Behind Act out of touch as claimed by school Superintendent Ron Wimmer? See Goals Out of Reach from the Washington Post.

Reading Intervention

Wednesday October 15, 2003
Reading Recovery has been the program used in a variety of schools to assist non readers in grade 1. Find out more about the Reading Recovery program.

Learning Disability Checklists

Saturday October 11, 2003
Here's a variety of checklists to determine the areas of strengths and weaknesses in all of the categories. Handy to print. Great to bring to parent/teacher interviews.

Parent Guide: No Child Left Behind

Saturday October 11, 2003
Do you have your copy? This parent guide addresses the 10 most frequently asked questions and provides an excellent overview on 'No Child Left Behind'

Teaching Reading to LD Students

Friday October 3, 2003
Help, my child/student can't read and doesn't try anymore! A common complaint from those teachers working with learning disabled students is the fact that they have great difficulty reading. These ... Read More

Mixed Ability Classroom?

Thursday October 2, 2003
Teach them all! Asking the right questions has an enormous impact on how we pursue equity and excellence in our classrooms. This article by Carol Ann Tomlinson explains differentiated instruction. ... Read More

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