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Aperture Education Expands its Research and Development Team

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To lead the expanded team, Aperture has hired Dr. Evelyn Johnson, a former professor of special education at Boise State University, as the department’s new vice president. The DESSA has been rigorously tested and peer reviewed in more than 130 articles. Johnson also has strong credentials in assessment.

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Science achievement gaps begin as early as kindergarten

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Science achievement gaps present between racial, ethnic and socio-economic groups in the eighth grade already exist when those children are in kindergarten, according to new research published in Educational Researcher, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association. Department of Education.

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Michigan expands access to online speech therapy for underserved students

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Telepractice is recognized as effective by the American Speech Language Hearing Association, and supported by dozens of published, peer-reviewed research studies. Next page: Reaction to Michigan’s decision.

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SpringMath by Sourcewell Receives Highest Possible Ratings from National Center on Intensive Intervention

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NCII is the premier site for rating intervention and assessment tools for education. Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), NCII is comprised of national content and methodological experts who review assessments and interventions.

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Creating Inclusive Classrooms with Co-Teaching and the Station Rotation

Catlin Tucker

In today’s educational landscape, the emphasis on inclusion and creating the least restrictive environments for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) has significantly reshaped classroom dynamics.

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With Innovation and Empathy, Remote Learning Becomes Accessible for All Students

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Although these unusual circumstances made the challenge of access palpable for the entire education system, overcoming challenges to accessibility is familiar to the special education community. Reframing the challenge: Remote learning requires innovation to be accessible for all students (and teachers!)

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This Year Has Taken a Toll on Educators. Let’s Make Sure to Support Them in 2021.

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For example, in one of our studies this year, we found that the specific guidance districts provide to support SEL, rather than the expressed prioritization of SEL, was associated with increased use of SEL with students, lower levels of educator emotional exhaustion, and more educator use of SEL for themselves.

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