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Special Education Information

by Joy

Does Special Education rules, regulations, handling of disabilities, and so much more confuse you? I'm trying to straighten that out.

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  1. A little bit about DLS and a touch on CBI (aka: field trips)

    Send a text A bit about the "in-class store" that I used when teaching in a classroom. You can base so many different lessons on just one concept. It can also play into classroom community based instruction (CBI). All of that can give you some good ideas for students' IEP's.

  2. Part 2 Age Appropriateness

    Send a text Thoughts on curriculum for students who are behind their peers and some IEP goal ideas.

  3. Age Appropriate Behaviors and Skills Part 1

    Send a text Age-appropriate behaviors and activities: what does that mean? It is important for those of us in a child's life to understand it and be able to carry it out as best as we can. Remember that we are doing the best we can for what we know and where we are at.

  4. IEP IFSP TRI Initial Information

    Send a text The teachers and parents can sometimes get at each other in a negative way. There is so much for everybody to be confused about. Here's a rundown of the basics of the different kinds of meetings that occur related to special education. A few tips and tricks for everybody. I believe I...

  5. What is ABA and FC? How does it work?

    Send a text A bit longer than normal, but Facilitated Communication and Applied Behavior Analysis are covered. Some basic ideas of how to get an ABA plan going are discussed.

  6. Shout Out to Paraprofessionals & Specialists; "You Must Be So Patient"

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  7. What does it take to be a Special Ed teacher?

    Send a text A taste of my experience and a nod to others'.

  8. Teacher Burn Out

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  9. Teaching Stories 2

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  10. Please Listen in Respect to my Students

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  11. What Sense Do you Learn With?

    Send a text You've been taught there is only 5...you were taught wrong. Listen in as I go over the miss ing senses.

  12. What Senses Do You Use to Learn?

    Send a text The tail end of this is primarily focused on teachers, but you still may find it interesting if you have children and are curious about how they learn the best.

  13. Listening Skills and IEP Teams

    Send a text Ever been on one of those IEP teams? Yeah, me too.

  14. IDEA PART C-IFSP

    Send a text There's more than one part of IDEA? What is Part C? What does IFSP mean? Is there ever an end to it? Is it important? Why?

  15. What is the Future of our Severely Multiply Disabled Students?

    Send a text Meet Daniel 1 & 2. Is this the life for them?

  16. Are Teachers The Problem?

    Send a text How many times have you heard that the problem with this world is the teachers?

  17. Tricks to Get a Job

    Send a text Resumes, Interviews-what are they all about anyway?

  18. Community Based Instruction

    Send a text Community Based Instruction-Ideas and Experiences

  19. Classroom Teaching Stories 1

    Send a text What's it like to teach special needs students in the classroom? What can we learn from them? How fun is it? How challenging is it? Step into my shoes for a little while.

  20. The Importance of Choices

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  21. Vocab on IDEA

    Send a text A bit confusing, admiteditly, but hopefully you'll get something out of it. It's hard to just do vocab. Also, I used case manager in the middle when I actually meant Program Directors.

  22. Schedules and Routines

    Send a text Schedules and Routines are extremely helpful.

  23. Social Skills

    Send a text Social Skills are so very important for the success of anyone, but our kids with disabilities tend to struggle a bit more with them.

  24. Caseload Sizes and Working with New Paraprofessionals

    Send a text This one is a bit scattered, I admit, but hopefully you can garner a few good pieces of information out of it.

  25. IEP/IFSP Goals-How to Write them.

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  26. Yeah Teachers! You are awesome! Thank you School Districts!

    Send a text Teachers and school districts get a bad rap, but why? They are some of the hardest-working individuals out there. I throw in a few personal stories just to illustrate life as a teacher. So reach out to a teacher and give them a big thank you and work with the political system to help...

  27. Due Process: What is it? When can I use it? Should I use it? (School districts and parents)

    Send a text Due process is a legal procedure you can take when you feel your rights are violated. However, it's not that simple. I refer to books: -The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child by Attorney Lawrence M Siegel -The Complete Special Education Guide to Special...

  28. Montessori-Functional Skills and IEP Goals to Go with Them

    Send a text Based on the book Teach Me To Do It Myself-Montessori Activities for you and your child by Maja Pitamic

  29. Special Education History

    Send a text Ever wonder how we ended up with special education law? Here are some answers.

  30. Dyscalculia Part-2

    Send a text Word problems? They are everywhere in "adulting" life, but as a student we mostly dealt with them when they were given to us by our teachers. When you have dyscalculia, they are even more troublesome. How do you work with that?

  31. Dyscalculia-Part 1

    Send a text What in the world, you might ask? Dyslexia and lexia is language; calculia might be? You got it. Basically it is problems with math. Tune in to learn some stuff you may never have heard of.

  32. Learning Disabilities-average development of reading skills

    Send a text How do students typically progress in their reading skills as compared to someone with a learning disability?

  33. Learning Disabilities 2

    Send a text What is dyslexia? What is not dyslexia?

  34. Interview with Wolfgang-special needs student/adult

    Send a text What was it like to be in special education 40 years ago?

  35. The Steps Before an IEP for Children with Learning Disabilities

    Send a text Learning Disabilities are considered a "High Incidence" disability, so schools are coming up with ways of helping students before they end up on an IEP.

  36. Getting Organized-Parents

    Send a text So much information coming your way all of the time. What to do? Keep special needs child binder. I'll explain.

  37. LRE? What's That?

    Send a text Least Restrictive Environment. Every child deserves the right to have the least restrictive environment. Listen in as I give some examples.

  38. Basics on Autism

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  39. Functional IEP Goals

    Send a text Goals should keep the future in mind. They need to be something the kids enjoy learning because it directly applies to their life. Ever said to your teacher, "What does this have to do with anything?" Let's not do that to our students.

  40. Thank You Parents, Teachers, and Admin

    Send a text There is a mix on information, but the general theme is of appreciation.

  41. Technology for Students

    Send a text A brief discussion regarding technology for students and how to get it into the IEP.

  42. Post High School Education for Students with Disabilities

    Send a text Do all students need and/or want to go to a university after they graduate? What are their options? How can we help prepare them? When should we start getting them ready?

  43. Paraprofessionals

    Send a text Paraprofessionals-why they can be so wonderful (and sometimes not so much).

  44. IEP Stories

    Send a text Wonder what it is like to be part of an IEP? Here are some examples.

  45. Accommodations & Modifications & Helping the Special Ed Teacher

    Send a text There is a difference between accommodations and modifications. What is it? How do they help the child with special needs? How can we help Special Ed teachers stay longer than 3-5 years?

  46. Individual Education Plan (IEP) Goals

    Send a text The entire IEP is important, but the goals are what get worked on daily. Here is some information about them.

  47. How Do You Get Your Child Qualified for Special Education?

    Send a text There's a lot of paperwork. A lot of questions that need to be answered. What is with all of these acronyms? Tune in and, hopefully, I can provide some answers.

  48. New to Special Education?

    Send a text The start of gaining some information regarding special education law and some of the tricky areas.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Does Special Education rules, regulations, handling of disabilities, and so much more confuse you? I'm trying to straighten that out.

HOSTED BY

Joy

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education

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