Knowing what to look for when trying to determine if an EL may qualify for gifted services is key to possible entry. One of the biggest challenges for educators in this situation is a possible communication barrier. If you are not able to speak the same language as your EL, it can be d...
To qualify for licensure to teach in public schools, the degree must typically include a teacher preparation program approved by the state in which it is located. The most common pathway toward a career in teaching special education is: Earn a state-approved bachelor’s degree or master’s ...
Other studies have had similar outcomes and suggest a higher than average job satisfaction for the gifted [6, 7] and label them as strong contributors to technological progress and the economic growth of or- ganizations [8]. Also, a high IQ at the age of 13 has proven to be a good ...
For all the talk about how the Cowboys were going through the season without a victory over a team with a winning record, they finished with two such victories. The Bills finished with one, and that came against the Titans before they made the quarterback change from Marcus Mario...
Don’t you want your future agent and acquiring editor to fall so in love with your writing that they examine it from every angle, down to the last grain of sand? Before I take that resounding, “Heavens, no!” for an unqualified yes, let me hasten to remind you that in t...
Does oppositional defiant disorder qualify for special education? How does social and emotional development affect learning? What happens if an IEP is late? How does social disorganization develop? What are inherited and/or acquired factors that contribute to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attenti...
When it comes to your career possibilities, you’re dealing with two sets of beliefs: beliefs about the world and beliefs about your own potential. For a career option to qualify for your Reality Box, your potential in that career area has to measure up to the objective difficulty of achiev...
Our district website told us our son would qualify for kindergarten that fall, just a few days after he turned five. The cut-off date was September 30, so any four-year-old who would turn five by that date was eligible.But we had talked to lots of other people—both parents and teac...
As I pointed out yesterday, some aspiring writers attempt to consolidate the proper functions of the title page and page 1 of the text onto a single piece of paper, as would be appropriate for a short story submission. To someone who reads book manuscripts for a living — like our good ...
Because your prep time is so limited if you want to take the SAT as a 7th grader and still qualify for summer programs, you'll need to use strategies similar to high school students with little time before the exam. One of these strategies is to center the majority of your study around...