Hettrich, E L St John's UniversityHettrich, E.L. (2008). How well are early childhood educators trained to work with students with specific learning disabilities? Unpublished doctoral dissertation, St. Johns University, Jamaica.
As you work with students with learning disabilities, you will encounter all types of parents. Many will have spent hours researching their child’s disability and are prepared to advocate for their needs. But you’ll also work with parents of newly-diagnosed children who are still trying to u...
With this in mind, it’s important to remember that even greater support might be required for students with disabilities during the pandemic.ABBCreportin August detailed how the Haylott family, in which both parents and eldest son are blind, have faced many difficulties as a result of the p...
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that students with disabilities be educated with peers without disabilities "to the maximum extent appropriate." When the individualized education program (IEP) team is reviewing the student's current performance, establishing the student's ...
Teach students to recognize, understand, and advocate for their own academic and behavioral needs. This moves students to become authentically invested in their own progress. Conferencing with students is one way you can implement this. Having short one-on-one conversations about their latest writing...
This study set out to explore how people with intellectual disabilities learn in one Irish college. Eighteen students with intellectual disabilities were asked to make a drawing of how they understood learning and were interviewed by six of their peers who trained as co-researchers. The findings ...
Figuring Out What to Do with the Grownups: How Teachers Make Inclusion \"Work\" for Students with Disabilities (1992). Figuring out what to do with the grownups: How teachers make inclusion "work" for students with disabilities. Journal of the... DL Ferguson,G Meyer,L Jeanchild,... -...
Scientists with disabilities say that’s in part because labs, classrooms and field sites aren’t designed to accommodate them. Students and faculty are still told that they can’t work in a lab or do research safely, said Mark Leddy, who formerly managed disabil...
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, students with disabilities are protected from discrimination. Colleges and universities must make reasonable accommodations for these students to participate in courses and activities. That may include giving students note-takers, extended time on tests or quizze...
Speech-to-text features, such as those offered byGoogle DocsandMicrosoft, turn student speech into writing to support those who may struggle with fine motor skills or writing disabilities. Text-to-speech features, such asMicrosoft’s Immersive Reader, which reads text aloud and provides translation...