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Jerry's Special Education Blog August 2008 Archive

By Jerry Webster, About.com Guide to Special Education

Certificate Maker

Sunday August 31, 2008
Crayola has a terrific certificate maker online and subscriptions are free! You can quickly make 'Way to Go', 'Right on Time', 'Blasting Off Into Reading'. Motivate your students with ... Read More

Bloom's Revised

Thursday August 28, 2008
Bloom's taxonomy of higher level thinking skills guides educators to ask better questions that go beyond the basic knowledge level, thereby focusing on the thinking skills required for this millennium. ... Read More

It Just Keeps Getting Better!

Monday August 25, 2008
Project Gutenberg that is. There are now over a grand total of 100,000 titles available at Project Gutenberg. Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free ... Read More

Accommodating Students with Special Needs

Saturday August 23, 2008
A friend of mine who is new to the field of special education asked me where she could get some good special education lesson plans, she said she had surfed ... Read More

Back to School Bulletin # 2

Thursday August 21, 2008
You know the saying, "You never get a second chance to make a first impression." This most definitely holds true for the classroom as well. You're about to make your ... Read More

When it Comes to Medication.....

Monday August 18, 2008
Go slowly. With physicians prescribing drugs for drugs for ADD/ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, vitamin D deficiency, iron deficiency, lack of fluoride, calcium deficiency, recurrent ear infections, ... Read More

Diploma Mills - What You NEED to Know!

Thursday August 14, 2008
Whether you've been spammed with it or are just surfing the web and you see these amazing ads appealing to you with degree information that almost sounds to good to ... Read More

Impulsivity: Ignore? Time Out? Respond?

Tuesday August 12, 2008
A certain amount of being a kid means to be impulsive. However, sometimes impulsivity becomes a an impediment to academic success or other successes for that matter. Knowing when and ... Read More

Embrace Going Back to School!

Saturday August 9, 2008
Even though going back to school signifies the end of the summer holiday, if you embrace it with enthusiasm you'll set yourself up for a great year. Get off to ... Read More

ADD/ADHD: Symptoms Lessen With Age

Tuesday August 5, 2008
I was pretty convinced that symptoms of ADD and ADHD tend to lessen as 'more birthdays' occur. My belief here however, was solely based on my nephew who really seemed ... Read More

Reading Strategies You Can Help With

Monday August 4, 2008
You can learn a lot about the reading strategies used when listening to children read. When you understand more about the strategies used, you are much better equipped to help ... Read More

What Are Barack Obama's Views on Education?

Saturday August 2, 2008
This interesting article shares Barack Obama's answers to questions surrounding the main issues in education. Find out where Obama stands on: Merit Pay Charter Schools Early Education College Tuition After School and Summer Programs No Child ... Read More

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