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Jerry's Special Education Blog April 2005 Archive

By Jerry Webster, About.com Guide to Special Education

Tutoring Programs: Reading

Thursday April 28, 2005
What does the research say about tutoring programs in reading? The No Child Left Behind Act has shifted attention to the use of tutoring to improve student achievement in ... Read More

IDEA Act: 2004

Monday April 25, 2005
How will the new IDEA law which will be implemented on July 1, 2005 affect you? There are new requirements for assessment, discipline, policies, procedures, IEPs, literacy instruction, teacher qualifications ... Read More

Attention Special Education Teachers....

Saturday April 23, 2005
How will the new requirements for special education teachers, as identified in the 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) impact you? ... Read More

Bully Effects: Lifelong

Sunday April 17, 2005
Time Magazine reports that Victims of Bullying suffer from lower grades, higher absenteeism and depression that could last a lifetime. Time Magazine full story. Intervention for the bully and other behavior ... Read More

Autism Study

Friday April 15, 2005
Responsive teaching is showing economical and worthwhile results according to a research study from Case Western Reserve University's Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. PDD and Autistic children children made ... Read More

Take Charge!

Wednesday April 13, 2005
Are you using the Pro-active model for classroom management in your inclusional classroom? Use this handy checklist to help you avoid behavior and discipline issues.

Synthetic Phonics?

Saturday April 9, 2005
The new buzz to help our children improve reading is 'Synthetic Phonics'. Perhaps there is some promise for this new approach. It's widely know that phonics is an essential ... Read More

Figurative VS Literal Language

Tuesday April 5, 2005
Don't take this for granted when you're working with students with learning difficulties. The next time you say, "I was marking those projects last night, burning the midnight oil" you ... Read More

3 Years Later: NCLB

Saturday April 2, 2005
What has been the impact of No Child Left Behind 3 years after President Bush signed the controversial act into law? Has the achievement gap closed? Are minority students achieving ... Read More

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