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Jerry's Special Education Blog March 2008 Archive

By Jerry Webster, About.com Guide to Special Education

If You Like You Tube, You'll Love Teacher Tube!

Saturday March 29, 2008
Are you looking to teach a specific concept but want to see how another teacher does it? If so, Teacher Tube is the latest tool to enable teachers to share ... Read More

The Do's and Don'ts of Teaching Spelling

Thursday March 27, 2008
It's more than just the long and short of it. I remember being in school and focusing on the long and short vowel sounds. And words like cat, fat, take ... Read More

2008 Council For Exceptional Children Convention & Expo

Monday March 24, 2008
If you haven't yet registered for this informative conference, it's not too late. The conference takes place in Boston from April 3 - 8th. More information here. Henry Winkler ' The ... Read More

Disabilities and Pre-Term Babies

Friday March 21, 2008
More than 1/3 of babies born in the 7th month of pregnancy faces a disability and the risk of that disability increases the earlier the baby is born. Read this ... Read More

Countdown to Spring!

Monday March 17, 2008
With spring coming to us this week, here are a few resources to support learning: Spring Worksheets Spring Crafts Spring Fun for Families Happy Spring!

Another Ground Breaking Study on ADHD

Friday March 14, 2008
Do children who have Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder (ADHD) experience a development delay with a distinct biological basis? A recent study would say that evidence does support this notion. The ... Read More

St. Patrick's Day

Wednesday March 12, 2008
Here are a few resources to support all learners with the St. Patrick's Day theme: St. Patrick's Day Recipes (make the Irish Bread in the classroom) St. Patrick Day Crafts St. Patrick's Day ... Read More

Childhood Mental Illness on the Rise

Saturday March 8, 2008
More and more young children are being diagnosed with a form of mental illness and parents are perplexed and worried. Research indicates that somewhere between 3-8% of children have some ... Read More

The Daily Edit

Tuesday March 4, 2008
Writing naturally improves with regular reading. However, for those with learning disabilities, reading doesn't come so naturally. Therefore neither does the writing. That's just what these daily edit worksheets are ... Read More

Register Before March 7th to Save

Saturday March 1, 2008
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is having it 2008 Convention & Expo on April 2-5. The lineup this year is spectatular. Henry Winkler “The Fonz" is the opening keynote ... Read More

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