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Study: Video Games Interfere with Reading & Homework
2007-07-06 20:23:00 Seems kinda obvious doesn't it?!! Video games are taking a public relations beating from researchers, as of late. Just a few weeks ago, it was determined that video games are addictive and may even... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Video Games , Reading , Games , Study
Financial Problems Solved: Charge the Teachers for Using Electricity
2007-07-06 19:58:00 This is by no means a joke at all. In an effort for district officials in the Chippewa Valley Public Schools and Gross Pointe Public Schools districts are solving their financial qualms by... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Electricity , Financial , Charge , Problems , Finan
Kentucky District To Test All for Special Education Services
2007-07-06 19:49:00 An elementary school in Glasgow, Kentucky will soon be assessing all their 1st through 5th grade students, twice a year, to monitor how much information is being retained and make a determination if... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Education , Services , District , Special , Test
Shouldn't My Child's SPED Teacher Already Be My Consultant?
2007-07-03 19:44:00 Great question..and the answer is, yes. It is very true. Your child's special education teacher/casemanager should basically be serving as your consultant, providing advice and suggestions... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Consultant , Teacher , Cons , Teac , Ready
Chronic Illnesses on the Rise
2007-07-03 19:08:00 Bloomberg News reports that chronic illnesses suffered by children have literally quadrupled since the time that their own parents were of same age. This will only likely amount to higher... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Rise , Illness , Illnesses
After Extended Weekend...Blogging is Back
2007-07-03 19:04:00 My deepest apologies for taking an extended weekend away from my blogging duties. Two very good friends of mine from the University of Kansas were married this weekend in Lawrence and I was assigned... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Blogging , Weekend , Back , Blogg , Extended
Social Skills Programs For Children With Autism Are Largely Ineffective, St
2007-06-28 01:16:00 According to a recent Indiana University study, social skills programs have been proven to be ineffective in leading to positive outcomes for students identified with autism. This actually comes as... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Social , Children , Programs , Autism , Skills
New Kansas Education Commissioner: Alexa Posny
2007-06-28 01:03:00 Kansas welcomes Alexa Posny to the office of Education Comm issioner, a position that was under great scrutiny due to the appointment of former commissioner Bob Corkins. Posny steps into a position... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Kansas , Mission
Ripples to Rapids Website Launched
2007-06-27 05:15:00 The official website of Ripple s to Rapid s has officially launched! The past two years, I have spent many a night tossing-and-turning in bed trying to determine how I would one day create my own... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Website , Launched , Rapids
Book: Sharing Information About Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder
2007-06-26 06:11:00 On occasion I like to feature local Kansas City companies and their services/products related to special education services. One great company is the Autism Asperger Publishing Company, which has... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Information , Book , Child , Form
Over-the-Phone Consultation Now Available
2007-06-26 05:17:00 Please bear in mind I am still in the process of working through logistics on the special education consultation business end, but I do believe I am providing as many options as possible to contact... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Phone , Cons , Consultation , Ulta
Special Education Teachers in Hot Demand
2007-06-26 03:43:00 If there was ever a time for a special education teacher to have absolute job security, it probably will never get better than this. Like most industries, baby boomers are now beginning their... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Education , Special , Ducati , Teachers , Teac
Video Game Addiction: Mental Illness???
2007-06-26 03:36:00 That's no joke folks. The American Medical Association introduced the notion at their committee meeting in Chicago. Over the next five years, the AMA will reach a decision regarding whether to add... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Video , Mental , Addiction , Game , Video Game
Educational Consulting--What Can I Do for You?
2007-06-25 20:49:00 I decided over the summer the 2007-08 academic year would be the year I decide to launch my own special education consulting business for families and schools. But what exactly is an educational... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Consulting , Educational , Ducati , Cons , Duca
School Districts Can Not Handle Tutoring
2007-06-25 18:48:00 Under federal law in the No Child Left Behind act, school districts are required to provide tutoring services for students that receive free-and-reduced lunch who are attending schools that did not... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: School , Tutoring , Tori , Handle , Strict
Report: Bullies More Likely to Target Children with Disabilities
2007-06-25 18:26:00 Disturbing news was released from a London charity group, Mencap, last week regarding bullies and children with disabilities. According to their study, 82% of children with a learning disability are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Children , Report , Bullying , Target , Like
Kansas Teacher-Turned-Paraeducator Wins CEC Award
2007-06-25 18:19:00 Congratulations is in order for Wendy Berg, paraeducator at Roosevelt Elementary School in Unified School District 418 for being named the winner of the Kansas Council for Exceptional Children... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Award , Teacher , Ward , Turn
ADHD Linked to Pregnancy
2007-06-25 18:06:00 Researchers have recently linked the origins of children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to a genetic condition that began during pregnancy. This condition has been... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Pregnancy
Schools Aim to Reduce Achievement Gap
2007-06-25 17:52:00 When President George Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), one of his primary goals was to eliminate the very wide achievement gap that exists in our public schools. Presently, white... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Schools , Achievement , Reduce , Redu
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University of North Carolina Receives $5 Million Autism Grant
2007-06-23 22:02:00 The University of North Carolina is the recipient of a $5 million federal grant to fund a national autism professional development center. The center will work with 12 separate states in an effort to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Autism
Lawsuit Aimed at School for Special Education Inclusion
2007-06-23 21:49:00 The Santa Ana Unified School District has found itself in the center of a inclusion/mainstreaming lawsuit regarding its educational placement of students with special needs. The lawsuit, filed by... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Education , Lawsuit , Special , Inclusion
Ripples to Rapids Opens Online Store
2007-06-23 17:55:00 I am pleased to announce the grand opening of the Ripples to Rapid s online store! We have teamed up with Amazon.com to provide quality educational products. Math, reading, social studies, science,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Store , Online , Online store , Line
Dyscalculia Identification on the Rise
2007-06-23 15:34:00 I'm sure you may have heard the term dyslexia--a well-known, reading disability. But have you ever heard of "dyscalculia," a learning disability in math? Probably not. For the past couple years, I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Rise , Identification
What Exactly is Ripples to Rapids??
More articles from this author:2007-06-22 04:08:00 Well congratulations to myself, the very first post at the Ripple s to Rapid s blog. My name is James Brauer. I'm a Kansas licensed prek-12 adaptive special education teacher. I also hold full... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Rapids 1, 2 |
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