Description: Springall Academy is a private, non-profit school for special education. Our purpose is to develop each individual’s academic, social abilities, and self-esteem to the point where a student may successfully re-enter the mainstream...

What is spinal muscular atrophy? Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a group of hereditary diseases that progressively destroys motor neurons—nerve cells in the brain stem and spinal cord that control essential skeletal muscle activity such as...

Spinal Cord Injury What is Spinal Cord Injury? Spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs when a traumatic event results in damage to cells within the spinal cord or severs the nerve tracts that relay signals up and down the spinal cord. The most common...

Spina Bifida Table of Contents What is Spina Bifida? Is there any treatment? What is the prognosis? What research is being done? Organizations What is Spina Bifida? Spina bifida (SB) is a neural tube defect (a disorder involving incomplete...

Speech and Language: Developmental Milestones Introduction There may be times when parents become concerned with the developmental milestones of their children. Since many parents do not have a frame of reference this Parent Teacher Conference...

Speech and Language Impairments Speech and Language Topic Categories Acroynms, Abbreviations and Definitions Activities for Speech American Sign Language Anatomy Aphasia Apraxia Articulation Assessment Auditory Processing Disorder Central...

Specific Learning Disabilities Specific Learning Disabilities - Topic Categories Accommodations/Modifications Adults with Learning Disabilities Advocacy Information Assessment Assistive Technology Audio/Video Tapes Causes Characteristics...

Special Educators’ Perceptions of High-Leverage Practices Cynthia Ann Farley, PhD Rhonda S. Black, EdD University of Hawaii at Manoa Abstract The most effective way to improve the performance of students is to improve the practice of their...

Special Educator e-Journal - Latest and Archived Issues Go to the PDP Menu About the Special Educator e-Journal In order to keep up to date with the most current information in the field of special education, NASET provides its members with a...

Carrie Semmelroth, M.A. Evelyn Johnson, Ed.D. Keith Allred, Ph.D. Boise State University Abstract There is currently little consensus on how special education teachers should be evaluated in a way that is effective, fair and responsive to their...