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Jerry's Special Education Blog January 2006 Archive

By Jerry Webster, About.com Guide to Special Education

Free MP3 Children's Books

Sunday January 29, 2006
One of the best methods to develop a love for reading and spark an interest for those struggling readers it to provide the audio version along with the hard copy ... Read More

Teacher's Corner

Thursday January 26, 2006
Check out the wealth of free worksheets for struggling readers and writers. Dolch (everyday words) cloze activities, graphic organizers, phonics and letter activities, and word wall activities and word walls.

Those Confusing Apostrophes

Monday January 23, 2006
Children with language delays and disabilities are most often confused with those dreaded apostrophes. Here are a few secrets and ideas to help you work with struggling learners in writing.

What's the Best Form of Discipline?

Wednesday January 18, 2006
Praise!!! According to the London Times, a pat on the back is still one of the best methods of discipline. A little praise goes a long way in turning an ... Read More

Getting Boys to Read

Tuesday January 17, 2006
Is this a challenge you face? Boys need to have books catered to their own tastes. What gets struggling male readers into reading? Careful selection of books! Here's a list ... Read More

Traumatic Brain Injury

Friday January 13, 2006
What do you do with a student who has a traumatic brain injury (TBI) What implications does this type of injury have for classroom instruction? How do you accommodate a ... Read More

Classroom Management and Discipline

Sunday January 8, 2006
Are you happy with your classroom management and discipline plan? If not, it's not to late to implement a plan that works. Here's what successful educators do in their classroom ... Read More

Attention College Students with Disabilities

Thursday January 5, 2006
The deadline has been extended to January 13th for the Summer Information Technology Internship for College Students with Disabilities. Accepted candidates will work in various agencies in the executive branch ... Read More

Helping Struggling Readers

Tuesday January 3, 2006
Try these sample activities for 20 minutes a day to help improve reading and reading comprehension with readers at risk.

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