The SPED TeacherThe SPED TeacherI'm Jim, the SPED teacher. This blog is dedicated to provide parents, educators and students information surrounding various topics related to special education. Articles
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 special education services are needed for each... [[ 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 regarding special education matters. Unfortunately, this... [[ 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 percentages and numbers of individuals identified with a... [[ 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 usher responsibilities. I had a great time and... [[ 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 quite a shock, as all through my special education... [[ 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 filled with much politics, particularly as the... [[ 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 special education consulting firm. While I am stil in... [[ 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 published some outstanding resource guides and... [[ 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 me with questions and/or concerns. Using a... [[ 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 retirement phase which will leave such a surplus of... [[ 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 video game addiction to the DSM-V... [[ 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 consultant and what are they hired to do? The role... [[ 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 score adaquately on state assessments for three... [[ 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 bullied. Mencap says bullying linked to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Children , Report , Target , Like , Disabilities
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 “Exceptional Opportunity of the Year Award .” Berg has... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: 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 shown to result in slower brain development than... [[ 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 students have a significantly higher achivement and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Schools , Achievement , Reduce , Redu
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 enhance early identification and diagnosis, while... [[ 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 two high school teachers at Valley High School,... [[ 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, GRE/SAT/ACT/LSAT/GMAT test prep, educational... [[ 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 have taught at the middle school level in both... [[ 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??
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 licensure in 7-12 comprehensive social studies. Currently... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Rapids
Students Should Have Active Role at IEP Meetings
2007-04-13 23:09:00 This afternoon we head a 3 year reevaluation and annual IEP review for one of our 7th grade students. By law, we are required to convene the IEP team and review the special education services to be implemented for the next calendar year. Sadly, I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Students , Have , Should , Role , Meetings
IEP Meeting Today
2007-04-13 13:02:00 Each year, special education teachers must create an Individualized Education Progam (IEP) for students identified with a special need. These IEPs must state present levels of academic performance and include teacher feedback regarding the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Today , Meeting
Highly Qualified Teachers No Better than Others
2007-04-11 17:26:00 In two weekends, I will be completing my last special education content state assessment required to apply for full licensure in the area of adaptive special education. I already hold full licensure in social studies, but only provisional special... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Cher , Teacher , High , Better , Hers
Teaching Assignment for 2007-08 Academic Year
2007-04-11 17:09:00 I received great news yesterday from my building principal--I will be returning to my same building and earning tenure from the Kansas City, KS school district! That's not really where the full excitement had originated, but actually that I will be... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Academic , Teaching , Sign , Year , Teac
Is Homework Even Worth Assigning?
2007-03-27 15:35:00 According to the National School Boards Association's Center for Public Education, homework shows no proof that it helps students achieve and progress. They were able to make a determination that homework may assist students in higher-income... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Homework , Home , Work , Worth , Sign
I'm Jim...The SPED Teacher
2007-03-22 16:47:00 Hi folks! I'm Jim, The SPED Teac her . I have been teaching students with special needs, particularly high-incidence disabilities for the past three years. I work in an urban middle school in the Kansas City, KS school district. My role has... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Cher |
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