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Tips for Building Successful Partnerships Between Special Education and Mainstream Teachers
By Benjamin Farrey-Latz, author of I Can Learn Social Skills! Poems About Getting Along, Being a Good Friend, and Growing Up, and Amara Danielson Teachers work with many individuals to support their students. Special education teachers and general education or … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Disabilities, Teaching
Tagged co-teaching, differentiation, Free Spirit author, IEP, IEPs, parents, special education, special needs, students, teachers
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Building Class Community and Setting Behavior Expectations
By Molly Breen The summer months can be a time to retool, refresh, and invigorate our teacher tool kits. We look to September as a marker for a “fresh start” with our student groups, and on the teacher side, our … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood
Tagged back to school, conflict resolution, new school year, parents, preschool, resolving conflict
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Helping Students with Learning Disabilities Manage Back-to-School Anxiety
By Myles L. Cooley, Ph.D., author of A Practical Guide to Mental Health & Learning Disorders for Every Educator: How to Recognize, Understand, and Help Challenged (and Challenging) Students Succeed Teachers, imagine this scenario: Over the summer, you’ve noticed several … Continue reading
Building Relationships with Your Back-to-School Letter
By Andrew Hawk When it is time to prepare for a new school year, teachers have many things they must accomplish. In the rush of lesson planning and room arranging, we sometimes overlook small details. One useful strategy that many … Continue reading
Posted in Elementary Angle, Teaching Strategies
Tagged back to school, new school year, parents
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