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Overcoming the COVID Slide: A Two-Tiered Strategy for Success

As education begins to look past the challenges COVID has brought, schools find themselves needing to develop solutions to problems never seen on the scale ...
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Sample Accommodation: Restate assessment questions using different wording to assist the student’s understanding of the question

General Education teachers, special education teachers, and parents of children with special needs work tirelessly to develop methods that meet their students’ needs in the ...
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Good for one is not good for everyone

The Root of Discrimination

Action Driven Education stands to empower children with disabilities.  We believe that the vehicle to this empowerment comes through a diversity of educational opportunities and ...
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Definition of Accomod: A detailed accommodation or modification used to support a student past a need.

Sample Accommodation: Use word-for-word sentence fill-ins

General Education teachers, special education teachers, and parents of children with special needs work tirelessly to develop methods that meet their students’ needs in the ...
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Successful inclusion written on chalkboard

Individualized SDI: Planning Through Implementation

Teachers of students with special needs spend a tremendous amount of time planning for the education they provide to their students. General and special education ...
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Sample Accommodation: Provide alternative text/books with similar content, skills, and strategies but at an easier reading level.

General Education teachers, special education teachers, and parents of children with special needs work tirelessly to develop methods that meet their students’ needs in the ...
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“Grab the Hammer” – The Tools to Effective Inclusion

“Grab the Hammer” – The Tools to Effective Inclusion

“I need to go have my test read to me Mrs. Zinn” Pete said as he walked toward the door. Mrs. Zinn knows that this ...
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“I’ll Get A-Round Tu-It!” – The Power of Reminders

I’m one of those busy guys who likes always being involved in something…everything…all the time! My drive to be busy is complicated by the fact ...
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IEP team working together

“Whose Job Is It?” – Engaging All Members of the IEP Team

Mrs. Williams shuffled into the office in an obvious state of frustration. As a special education teacher, her “to-do” list was a mile long and ...
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Young children playing baseball

“If It’s In the Dirt, Go!” – The Importance of Confidence and Trust

The fastest kid on the team was standing beside me on first base looking pretty pleased with the nice single he had just dropped into ...
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