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5 ways to help special education students manage testing anxiety

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In special education programs, many of our students’ disabilities are closely related to anxiety, and testing can be a trigger that heightens those negative thoughts and feelings. It’s a common belief that testing anxiety affects only older students, such as those taking high school or college placement exams.

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Special education students need a whole child approach

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million students received special education services as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Even before the pandemic hit, there were signs that serious trouble was brewing for students with disabilities. In early 2020, 7.3

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So you think you understand UDL?

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In 1990, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) renewed our national focus on the least-restrictive environment. We began providing accommodations through differentiated instruction and teachers figured out what to change or modify to accommodate “disabled” learners.

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4 lies the system teaches school leaders about struggling readers

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The belief that lowering reading expectations benefits struggling readers not only hurts students’ competency but under IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) is against the law. Schools need to set challenging goals for students with disabilities while also scaffolding up the content. In the case Endrew F.

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Virtual academies remove barriers and unlock student potential

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Their belief in my potential and guidance helped me establish a solid foundation for my future and changed my life. There are also stories of students who chose a virtual academy due to socioeconomic challenges, health issues, learning disabilities, or the demands of being part of a military family.

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5 ways to support students’ access to diverse books

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Students of all races, genders, religions, languages, abilities, interests, and beliefs should have opportunities to have affirmative literary experiences, where they see themselves reflected in the books they’re reading. percent of total books), a person with a disability (3.4 percent of total books), Asian/Asian American (8.7

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Minority children underrepresented in special education

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Special education programs have been the target of legal challenges on the grounds of discrimination and racial bias, yet the study found that minority children are underdiagnosed across five disability conditions for which U.S. UCI-Penn State findings contradict prior research, public perception and federal legislation, policies.