Category Archives: Learning Disabilities

8 Summer Activities for Kids in Special Education

By Andrew Hawk Another school year has come and gone. And it seems each one passes faster than the previous. While teachers work on recharging their batteries over the summer and administrators turn their attention to preparing for the next … Continue reading

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4 Ways to Support Students with ADHD Who Struggled with Remote Learning

By Ezra Werb, M.Ed., author of Teach for Attention! A Tool Belt of Strategies for Engaging Students with Attention Challenges In a recent study, “Impact of COVID-19 on Youth with ADHD: Predictors and Moderators of Response to Pandemic Restrictions on … Continue reading

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Supporting Twice-Exceptional Students: A Q&A from Emily Kircher-Morris

By Emily Kircher-Morris, author of Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today’s Classroom Twice-exceptional (2e) learners are a unique layering of advanced cognitive ability (giftedness) and neurodivergence (autism, ADHD, dyslexia, etc.). Sometimes, their giftedness hides their struggles, until they are no longer … Continue reading

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Supporting 2e Students: How to Bridge the Gaps Between Gifted, General, and Special Education Classrooms

By Emily Kircher-Morris, author of Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today’s Classroom Allowing gifted, general, and special education classrooms to exist as islands in our schools is not a viable option for our twice-exceptional (2e) students. The movement toward inclusive education … Continue reading

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Summer Screen Time Advice for Kids with ASD (and Their Families)

by Dr. Elizabeth Reeve and Elizabeth Verdick, authors of  The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder (And Their Parents) Welcome to the summer of 2021! As it has been for everyone, the past year and a half has … Continue reading

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