Disabilities
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Apraxia: Everything You Need to Know
This is a state whereby the ability of students to voluntarily control their muscles is lowered. Hence, skilled movement is damaged. This condition is ... -
Individualized Education Program (IEP) : Everything You Need to Know
This is an education plan that is designed to suit the specific needs of students with disabilities. In the UK and Canada, the IEP ... -
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Everything You Need to Know
This is a law that requires equitable education for the mentally and physically disabled. Thus, IDEA gives protection and rights to children with disabilities. ... -
Least-Restrictive Environment (LRE): Everything You Need to Know
This helps make sure that disabled students are included in the general education classes are not kept away from their peers. Unless absolutely necessary, ... -
Free and Appropriate Public Education: Everything You Need to Know
This is connected with the principle of zero-reject. It states that children have to receive an education that is appropriate for their needs and ... -
Accommodations: Everything You Need to Know
Refer to specific methods with the target to provide the same degree of access to quality learning for students with certain disabilities. Note that ... -
Visual Processing Disorder: What You Need to Know
This is a condition that results in an inability to decipher visual cues and stimuli. For example, a child with this disorder might be ... -
Vocational Rehabilitation: What You Need to Know
This is a process during which rehabilitative amenities are provided to individuals with disabilities to enable them to hone skills required in the job ... -
The Edvocate’s Guide to Class Inclusion
Federal law in America prescribes that learners with disorders should be placed in their neighborhood school with as much time as possible in a ... -
What Theo Taught Me About Dyslexia
“Theo’s Gift” Back in the day, I was a huge fan of the Cosby Show and the life lessons that it taught to kids ...