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Early screening and intervention are the key to math success

eSchool News

But there’s a similar learning disability that is holding back the achievement of students in mathematics, and it’s much less widely known. million students–about the population of Kansas–with some degree of math learning disability. Yet, dyscalculia remains dramatically under-identified among students.

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Helping All Learners Achieve Success on Their Own Terms

Edsurge

Curriculum itself must be personalized in order to truly meet the needs of students with learning disabilities. Curriculum itself must be personalized in order to truly meet the needs of students with learning disabilities. Math is his favorite subject, and he enjoys learning it.

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Differentiation vs. Tracking

Catlin Tucker

I said that tracking refers to the systematic grouping of students into classes based on their overall achievement. I recently had a reader ask me to clarify the difference between tracking and differentiation. Students grouped for an activity by ability level.

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Flipped learning is changing the face of special ed

eSchool News

During the event, which was hosted by the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training , Hill and other educators described how technology is empowering students with disabilities to achieve at high levels. million children in the U.S. We now know what kids are able to do, and not just what they are unable to do.”.

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New PD focuses on dyslexia

eSchool News

Understanding Dyslexia is an online program that helps teachers identify students who have dyslexia, a learning disability that affects as much as 10 percent of the population. The program also explains how to help these students learn to read. Dyslexia is a significant obstacle to student achievement in school.

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Steps Toward Creating a More Accessible and Inclusive College Classroom

Faculty Focus

Avoid negative descriptions of disability (ex: suffers from a condition, confined/bound to a wheelchair). Nader is passionate about providing equitable education for all students and supporting educators to achieve this goal. is Associate Professor and Chair of the Special Education Department at Niagara University.

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AI is the solution to costly and ineffective dyslexia programs

eSchool News

Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse for literacy does not contain any study that has a significant positive effect on broad reading achievement for this group. 15 The largest category is learning disabilities, mainly dyslexia. 16 Reading difficulties also occur across other disabilities such as autism and ADHD.