Starting Strong Special Education Tweets of the Day 9/1/12

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The power to hope, learn and succeed. Good slogan for us all.


Learning disabilities (LD)  are significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities. Special Education services are provided to assist students to succeed in acquiring necessary academic and life skills.

Here is some great advice and info:

1. Research Study: Life Success for Children with Learning Disabilities 
http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/research-study-life-success-for-children-with-learning-disabilities 

2.  Building Self-Esteem Skills | Children with LD
http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/building-self-esteem

3. Helping Children with LD Find Social Success
http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/helping-children-with-ld-find-social-success

4.  Coping Strategies and LD: Enhancing Skills for Success in Life
http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/coping-strategies-ld-enhancing-skills-for-success-life

5. Managing a Child's Learning Disability: Be Tough
http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/family-coping-ld/managing-childs-learning-disability-mine-for-gold 

6. IEP Checklist for Parents
http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/checklists/iep-checklist-for-parents 

7.  IEP Meeting Conversation Stoppers
http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/iep-504-plan/iep-meeting-conversation-stoppers 
 

8. Start the School Year Strong: Helpful Tips from a School Principal
http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/entry/1/367#.UEAEO0tAhAE.facebook

Is organization a problem? Thoughts from Principal Lucero for teachers:

• A plan of regular communication between home and school
• A plan for homework and school work completion
• A system to notify students of missing assignments
• A strategy for completing large assignments, and
•  A weekly or bi- weekly plan for cleaning out book bags, folders, desks, and lockers.