Being a special educator can be a very challenging task. Teaching, paperwork, IEP meetings and overseeing paraprofessionals leaves special education teacher drained at the end of the day. Its no wonder that 50% of special education teachers leave their jobs within 5 years. Parents can help their child with special needs succeed by helping their special [...]
Guest Post by Holly Zipperer “Summer learning loss” or “the summer slide” is what teachers call the regression in skills which takes place in the time between the end of one school year and the beginning of the next. Research shows that special education students, on average, experience a more significant skill loss than typical [...]
Too often, it is not people with different learning styles. In my opinion, this is the biggest issue facing young people with disabilities and their integration into schools, religious organizations and our communities. People have this set idea of what learning should look like and if someone doesn’t fit nicely in this box, then they’re [...]
