April 2025 - Special Educator e-Journal Table of Contents Buzz from the Hub Special Education Legal Alert. By Perry A. Zirkel Update from the US Department of Education How Family Expectations Influence the Educational Outcomes of Children with...

Diagnosing Fragile X Syndrome To return to the main page for NASET’s Diagnosis of Students with Disabilities and Disorders Series - Click Here Username password forgot username or password? Publications ADHD Series Assessment in Special...

Researchers in the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education have published a new study that provides unique insights into how emotional well-being is evaluated among individuals with intellectual disabilities. Emotional well-being...

Education Through Music: Teaching Music and Social Skills to Students with Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Elementary Public Schools (Part 3) To return to the main page for NASET’s Autism Spectrum Disorder Series - Click Here Username...

Improving Transitions from Early Intervention (EI) to School: Strategies to Decrease Caregiver Stress and Increase Collaboration Between Families and School Professionals Return to Main Early Intervention Series Page To return to the main page...

Inclusion Series- Building and Sustaining Inclusive Educational Practices Introduction This issue of NASET’s Inclusion Series is taken from the U.S. Department of Education. On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education released the...

The number of students with disabilities, ages 3-21, could jump by about 1 million students between 2021 and 2025 if the current rate of increase continues, according to federal data and an analysis by The Advocacy Institute. By comparison, it...

March 2025 - Special Educator e-Journal Table of Contents Special Education Legal Alert. By Perry A. Zirkel Buzz from the Hub Tourette Syndrome. By Dr. Faye J. Jones Update from the US Department of Education Update on Section 504 from the...

Inclusion Series- 10 Challenges Facing Teachers in Inclusion Classrooms Introduction Inclusion co-teaching classrooms, where general education and special education teachers collaborate to support all students, present unique opportunities and...

My classroom was decorated. Open house was a success. The first week of school plans were finalized. I thought I was prepared for a successful first year as a fourth-grade teacher. But within the first week of the school year, I discovered that...