Academic Skill Area Terminology: Reading Introduction As a special education teacher, you will be working with many parents who may not be familiar with the terminology of education, especially academic terminology. When speaking to parents,...

What Parents Need to Know About Stuttering Introduction Many times parents will be very concerned about a period of time in his/her child’s development that may include stuttering. This behavior while at times just a normal part of speech...

What is an APGAR Score Introduction There may be time when a parent of a student in your class is pregnant and may need some information on procedures they will experience. While not a doctor, and not giving medical advice, you can provide them...

What Is a Portfolio Assessment Introduction There are many techniques special education teachers use to evaluate the progress and learning issues of a student in his or her classroom. These techniques are usually referred to as non standardized...

What Parents Need to Know About the Learning Process Introduction Almost half of all students with special needs are classified as students with learning disabilities. These children have impairments in learning due to problems in the...

Basic Special Educational Law Terminology for Parents Introduction As a teacher of children with special needs there may be times when parents are not sure of certain terms that may be used in reference to their children or their child's...

What Parents Need to Know About Auditory Processing Disorders Introduction As a special educator there may be times when parents seek out information on terms in special education that may confuse them. One of those terms is auditory processing...

Disability Awareness Introduction As a special educator you have a vast amount of services, guidance, collaboration, and resources at your fingertips about all issues dealing with disabilities. However, it is equally as important that parents...

School Symptoms Exhibited by High Risk Students Introduction A high risk student is usually a student that is experiencing possibly severe emotional, social, environmental or academic stress. As a result of this intense turmoil, many symptoms...

Teaching Techniques Used in Inclusion Classrooms Introduction There may be times when one of your students placement may be changed to an inclusion classroom and a parent may have questions about the differences between a Resource Room, self...