Special Needs Weekly Update 4/13/14

1. A QUEST for Social Skills

http://special-ism.com/a-quest-for-social-skills-and-a-giveaway/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29 

2. New York Times Autism Piece: Postscript 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2014/04/new-york-times-autism-piece-postscript.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

3. Retention, Delays and Social Promotion http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/retain.index.htm 

4. Warning Signs & Evaluation

 http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/ld-testing/

5. Special Education Teaching Best Practices

https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1441644043303616609#editor/target=post;postID=2906743508802366815http://www.edmentum.com/resources/brochures/special-education-teaching-best-practices   

6. Disney Sued Over Disability Access Policy

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/04/08/disney-sued-disability-policy/19263/

7.Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity

 http://dyslexia.yale.edu/

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 2/1/14

1. From Angst to Advocacy

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/family-coping-ld/from-angst-to-advocacy 

2. Getting Things Done Without Getting Bogged Down

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/10605.html 

3. Why Some Children May ‘Grow Out' of Autism 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2014/01/why-some-children-may-grow-out-of-autism.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

4. The 3'R's of Emotional Learning

 http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/positive-psychology-in-the-classroom/201304/the-3rs-emotional-learning

5. Feds To Fund Tracking Devices For Kids With Autism

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/01/30/feds-fund-tracking-devices/19061/ 

6. National Federation of Blind Sues PARCC Over Field Testhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2014/01/national_federation_of_the_bli.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

7. What is Nonverbal Learning Disability (Disorder)

 http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/what-is-nonverbal-learning-disability-disorder/

 

 

 

 

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 11/4/13

1. Video: What Is the LD Advocates Guide?

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/videos/video-what-is-the-ld-advocates-guide

2. Anti-Vaccination Activists Should Not Be Given a Say in the Media

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/11/anti-vaccination-activists-should-not.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

3. Social Skills Groups 101

http://special-ism.com/social-skills-groups-101/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#sthash.dEgrM0Ub.dpbs

4. Despite years of ADHD research, diagnosis remains tricky and treatment, more so

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/despite-years-of-adhd-research-diagnosis-remains-tricky-and-treatment-more-so/2013/10/28/a668337a-3a6a-11e3-b6a9-da62c264f40e_story.html

5. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs)

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/index.html

6. Controlling My Internal Restlessness: How I Learned to Manage My ADHD

http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/blogs/learning-attention-issues-adhd-symptoms-support

7. Current Trends in Special Education

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_futures/2013/10/current_trends_in_special_education.html

Special Needs Weekly Update 9/22/13

1. To find this page, go to http://ncld.convio.net/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=3561

2. Literacy Instruction

http://aacliteracy.psu.edu/

3. Getting Your Child Motivated for This School Year: Tips From Teachers in the Trenches

http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/blogs/tips-school-motivation-teachers 

4. Brain science advancements shed light on treatment interventions

 https://edgefoundation.org/blog/2013/09/11/brain-science-advancements-shed-light-on-treatment-interventions/

5. Diane Ravitch: A Glossary of Neoliberal Education Reform 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/09/diane-ravitch-glossary-of-neoliberal.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

6.  Fighting For Our Son To Learn To Read

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/parents-community/parent-to-parent/fighting-for-our-son-to-learn-to-read

7. Tips to Build a Good Relationship With Your Child's Teacher

 http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/rti-parent-school-relationship/building-good-relationship-with-your-childs-teacher

IEPs can be the most productive collaboration in all the school system.

 

 

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 9/13/13

Teachable Moment: Mid-Autumn Moon Festival 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/09/teachable-moment-moon-festival-last-day.html?spref=bl 

Do You Mind? Tweets of the Day 9/13/13 

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/09/do-you-mind-tweets-of-day-91313.html?spref=bl

 Creating Your Own Sunset 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/09/creating-your-own-sunset.html 

Hispanic Heritage Month: Sandra Cisneros 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/09/hispanic-heritage-month-sandra-cisneros.html 

Ed Tech Tweets of the Day 9/10/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/09/ed-tech-tweets-of-day-91013.html 

Forecast: Smaugy 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/09/forecast-smaugy.html 

Messages to Ground Zero-Helping Kids Cope With Tragedy 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/09/messages-to-ground-zero-helping-kids.html 

Do We Need Higher Level Thinking? Tweets of the Day 9/9/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/09/do-we-need-higher-level-thinking-tweets.html 

Special Needs Advocates: Time for Action 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/09/special-needs-advocates-time-for-action_12.html

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