Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

College students with learning disabilities experienced a sudden rupture of the status quo this spring when most of their courses moved online. In some cases, the change interfered with the coping strategies students use to learn.

Learning Disabilities 148

Learning Disabilities Disabilities Quizzes Exams 148

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2019

Biggest challenge: Results on standardized tests revealed that about a quarter of our 9th- and 10th-grade students weren’t reading at grade level. Many of those struggling were English-language learners (ELLs) whose English proficiency wasn’t at the level needed to comprehend challenging texts within these exams.

English 203

English Language Languages Learning Disabilities 203

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. Listen to the conversation below, or read a partial transcript, lightly edited for clarity. EdSurge: In terms of accessibility during this time, what have you learned?

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Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2019

I’d make up stories to what I thought was going to happen, but never once cracked the books open to attempt to read the print. I didn’t discover this until after I had taught kindergarten for 10 years and became a reading program implementation specialist for educators around the country. My whole body shut down.

Learning Disabilities 153

Learning Disabilities Teachers Disabilities Intelligence 153

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are behind next-generation improvements in a range of software tools for students with sensory or learning disabilities. These are exciting times in the world of assistive learning technology.

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Accessibility Disabilities Assistive Technology Learning Disabilities 167

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Tony Wan, Managing Editor Access and Equity How can we accommodate students who have learning disabilities in online instruction and practice universal design principles? during lessons, and offer students a variety of ways to complete assignments rather than requiring everyone to write a paper or take a timed exam.

Schools 176

Schools Disabilities Exams Distance Learning 176

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

Or read a portion of the interview below, lightly edited for clarity. They got accommodations, and they didn’t take the exam at their [usual] school. But typically, those students still take the exam in their home school where they’d be known. You didn’t first read it in the paper? But some can’t, for whatever reason.

Disabilities 122

Disabilities Exams Learning Disabilities Testing 122