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Jerry's Special Education Blog November 2004 Archive

By Jerry Webster, About.com Guide to Special Education

Reading Comprehension

Monday November 29, 2004
Struggling readers, learning disabled, and dyslexic students will become more likely to read if the reading passage doesn't have to be followed up with a form of writing. Use the ... Read More

What Causes Dyslexia?

Friday November 26, 2004
Dyslexia has not been generally recognized as a learning difficulty until the last decade or two. John Bradford presents an overview of the latest research on its causes, and suggests ... Read More

Lawsuit Filed over Lack Of Autistic Support....

Monday November 22, 2004
About 1,200 Ontario families will file a $225 million class action suit against the Ontario government (Canada) to get funding for intensive therapy services for their children with autism. Read ... Read More

Are You Doing All You Can?

Wednesday November 17, 2004
Do you have Learning Disabled and/or ADHD students in your classroom? Are you doing all you can? Here's a strategy checklist to provide you with some ideas.

Predictive Software

Sunday November 14, 2004
This has to be one of my favorite predictive word processing tools. Use the free download to see if this software is what your student/child needs. Word Q predicts what ... Read More

A B C a b c - Printing from the Top

Tuesday November 9, 2004
Formal printing lessons are becoming less common in the classroom. Did you know learning disabled students can often benefit from a basic printing lesson and that most letter begin at ... Read More

Autism and the Role of Genetics and Neurology

Saturday November 6, 2004
New studies from researchers in New Jersey have isolated the EN2 gene as a possible factor to Autism. Studies in California report that the brains of children appear to have ... Read More

Literature Circles

Monday November 1, 2004
Try these free worksheets to promote reading in an engaging and motivating manner. Scroll down for the pdf worksheets here.

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