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Minority children underrepresented in special education

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From the beginning of kindergarten to the end of middle school, minority children are less – not more – likely than white students with similar performance and behaviors to be identified as having learning disabilities, speech or language impairments, intellectual disabilities, other health impairments, or behavioral disorders,” Farkas said.

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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. Another student simply preferred the online learning environment following the pandemic and chose to continue their education in a virtual academy, finding it better suited their learning style.

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Hype, Hope and Humblepie for Predictions About Digital Learning

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Strong majorities believe all students will benefit a “good” deal from tailoring learning, but very few believe it will help a “great” deal. Far more believe that only gifted students and those with learning disabilities will benefit a lot from tailoring learning.

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This Neuroscientist Wants to Know Your Brain On Art—and How It Improves Learning

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You can learn the way your teacher teaches you. But if you have maybe a learning disability, you don't speak English as well as others or your achievement has not been the same, arts gives these children multiple ways to express what they know. How do teachers respond to this? No," she says. There's so much more acceptance.

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Students Are Slipping Through the Cracks of Special Education. Schools Must Do Better.

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Serve the needs of students who required more instruction to succeed but did not necessarily display a learning disability. Assessment data would have flagged Jason as a general education student with learning gaps who would have benefited from intervention. The results were monitored for student growth.

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

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ii] Contrary to common belief, neurodiverse students represent a significant proportion of the higher education population. of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability. For instance, in 2019, 6.2% of Canadian undergraduate students and 2.4%

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

Faculty Focus

ii] Contrary to common belief, neurodiverse students represent a significant proportion of the higher education population. of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability. For instance, in 2019, 6.2% of Canadian undergraduate students and 2.4%