Special Needs Tweets of the Day 6/13/14

Working Together to Support Students With Learning Differences

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-brody/working-together-to-suppo_b_5378934.html

Nationwide Survey Offers Data on Sexual Abuse of Students With Disabilities 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2014/06/nationwide-survey-offers-data-on-sexual.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

Wrightslaw Blog

http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/ 

Congress To ‘Combat’ Autism No More

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/06/12/congress-combat-autism-no/19436/ 

'Combating Autism' Act Renamed in Win for Advocacy Community

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2014/06/combating_autism_act_renamed_i.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29 

Technology Gaining Foothold In Special Education

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/06/09/technology-foothold-sped/19426/ 

State Complaint, Non-Compliance: “The School is Trying to Intimidate Me!” - See more at: http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/#sthash.HBjnWuQV.dpuf

State Complaint, Non-Compliance: “The School is Trying to Intimidate Me!” - See more at: http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/#sthash.HBjnWuQV.dpufhttp://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/

Summer Social Skills

http://www.myspecialneedsnetwork.com/profiles/blogs/summer-social-skills 

 

 

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 5/21/14

Special Olympics: Athlete Daniel Fletcher

http://www.myfoxny.com/story/25478430/special-olympics-athlete-daniel-fletcher

11 Tips for No-Shout, No-Tears Discipline

http://www.additudemag.com/slideshow/81/slide-1.html 

An Inspired Way to Explain ADHD to Your Child

http://www.additudemag.com/adhdblogs/30/10758.html

Rutgers students graduating on the autism spectrum

http://www.app.com/story/news/education/college-news/2014/05/16/rutgers-university-autism-graduation/9159959/ 

Understanding Your Child’s Trouble With Making Friends 

 http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/understanding-your-childs-trouble-with-making-friends

7 Tips for Reducing Risky Behaviors in Teens 

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/teens/tips-for-reducing-risky-behavior-in-teens 

Common Warning Signs of Dyscalculia in Children Pre-K to Grade 2 

 http://ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/dyscalculia/common-warning-signs-of-dyscalculia-in-children-pre-k-to-grade-2

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 10/22/13

1. The dyslexic lecturer: 'making mistakes shows my human side'

http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/oct/18/dyslexic-university-lecturer-judith-williams?utm_content=buffer80bd4&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=Buffer 

2. Interactive LD Checklist

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/checklists-worksheets/interactive-ld-checklist 

3. "Different Kinds of Minds" a free public lecture by Dr. Temple Grandin

http://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8839281529 

4. Reading Difficulties and Solutions for Passage-Based Reading on the SAT

http://www.ldonline.org/article/Reading_Difficulties_and_Solutions_for_Passage-Based_Reading_on_the_SAT?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=LDSocialMedia 

5. How to Help a Child With Weak Working Memory

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/executive-function-disorders/how-to-help-child-with-weak-working-memory 

6. Your Response-to-Intervention (RTI) Questions Answered

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/rti-parent-school-relationship/response-to-intervention-faqs-questions-answered 

6. Do I Have to Sign My Child’s IEP?

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/iep-504-plan/do-i-have-to-sign-iep 

7. 10 tips on How Parents Can Help their Child Organize for School

 http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/10-tips-on-how-parents-can-help-their-child-organize-for-school/?fb_action_ids=10200871872338974&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map={%2210200871872338974%22%3A641114462594992}&action_type_map={%2210200871872338974%22%3A%22og.likes%22}&action_ref_map=[]

 

 

Overcoming Tweets of the Day 12/11/12

Maybe only here in SoCal sometimes.

1. Parenting Resources: Family Food, Podcasts and Apps

http://octaviaandvicky.com/technology-2/parenting-resources-family-food-podcasts-and-apps/ 

2. Carers hopeful of respite cut reversal

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/carers-hopeful-of-respite-cut-reversal-216581.html 

3. Tuesday's Trick of the Trade - Tips for Math Skills (at the Toy Store!) 

http://autism-cafe.blogspot.com/2012/12/tuesdays-trick-of-trade-tips-for-math.html?spref=fb 

4. What is dyspraxia?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/physical_health/conditions/dyspraxia2.shtml 

5. Dyspraxia: 'There's little help out there for children with hidden condition'

http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Dyspraxia-s-little-help-children-hidden-condition/story-17557145-detail/story.html 

6. Ryan Panetta, Teen Displaced By Hurricane Sandy, Doesn't Miss A Day Of School 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/ryan-panetta-hurricane-sandy_n_2272399.html 

7. First Quarter 2012 OSEP Policy Documents on the Education of Children with Disabilities

http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/first-quarter-2012-osep-policy-documents-on-the-education-of-children-with-disabilities/ 

 

 

 

Making Kids Leaders Tweets of the Day 12/01/12

God, kids, go!

1. At Brooklyn Free School, A Movement Reborn With Liberty And No Testing For All 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/30/brooklyn-free-school-_n_2214263.html 

2. We Speak Different Languages 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaRvBj6p5V0 

 3. First Book – On Location 

http://www.groupon.com/deals/dc-gxe-grs-first-book?utm_source=grouponicus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=grassrootsBG

4. Top 10 Holiday Learning Activities 

http://www.teachhub.com/top-10-holiday-learning-activities 

5.  Connected: Literacy for Generation Z

http://www.readingrockets.org/blog/55147/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

Reading Rockets Rules!

6. Connected: Literacy for Generation Z

http://www.readingrockets.org/blog/55147/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

7.  What Is Working Memory and Why Does It Matter?

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/executive-function-disorders/what-is-working-memory-why-does-matter 

8.  School Testing In U.S. Costs $1.7 Billion, But That May Not Be Enough: Report 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/29/school-testing_n_2214362.html