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ACE Centre
An ACE Centre (Aiding Communication in Education) is a centre for assisting the education of children with complex disabilities.
An ACE Centre (Aiding Communication in Education) is a centre for assisting the education of children with complex disabilities.
Alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities
Alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities include a range of practices used in the treatment of dyslexia, ADHD, Asperger syndrome, autism, Down syndrome and other develop...
Alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities include a range of practices used in the treatment of dyslexia, ADHD, Asperger syndrome, autism, Down syndrome and other develop...
András Pető
András Pető (Szombathely, Hungary, 11 September 1893—Budapest, 11 September 1967) was a practitioner of physical rehabilitation whose work provided the foundation for conductive education.
András Pető (Szombathely, Hungary, 11 September 1893—Budapest, 11 September 1967) was a practitioner of physical rehabilitation whose work provided the foundation for conductive education.
ArtAbilitation
ArtAbilitation is a movement with a short history.
ArtAbilitation is a movement with a short history.
Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome or Asperger disorder, is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social inter...
Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome or Asperger disorder, is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social inter...
Auditory processing disorder
Auditory Processing Disorder, also known as Central Auditory Processing Disorder is an umbrella term for a variety of disorders that affect the way the brain processes auditory information.
Auditory Processing Disorder, also known as Central Auditory Processing Disorder is an umbrella term for a variety of disorders that affect the way the brain processes auditory information.
Brain Gym
The Brain Gym program is based on the claim that carrying out certain movements prior to a learning activity improves stability, mobility, and sensorimotor coordination.
The Brain Gym program is based on the claim that carrying out certain movements prior to a learning activity improves stability, mobility, and sensorimotor coordination.
Camphill Movement
The Camphill Movement is an initiative for social change inspired by anthroposophy.
The Camphill Movement is an initiative for social change inspired by anthroposophy.
Center for the Assessment and Remediation of Reading Difficulties
The Center for the Assessment and Remediation of Reading Difficulties (CARRD) is a university-based program at Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas.
The Center for the Assessment and Remediation of Reading Difficulties (CARRD) is a university-based program at Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas.
Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education
The Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE) is an independent centre and registered charity based in the United Kingdom which aims to promote inclusion in education.
The Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE) is an independent centre and registered charity based in the United Kingdom which aims to promote inclusion in education.
Circle of friends (disability)
The Circle of Friends approach is a method designed to increase the socialization and inclusion of a disabled person with their peers.
The Circle of Friends approach is a method designed to increase the socialization and inclusion of a disabled person with their peers.
Conductive education
Conductive Education, or CE, is an educational system that has been specifically developed for children and adults who have motor disorders of neurological origin such as cerebral palsy.
Conductive Education, or CE, is an educational system that has been specifically developed for children and adults who have motor disorders of neurological origin such as cerebral palsy.
Curriculum-based measurement
Curriculum-based measurement, or CBM, is also referred to as a general outcomes measures (GOMs) of a student's performance in either basic skills or content knowledge.
Curriculum-based measurement, or CBM, is also referred to as a general outcomes measures (GOMs) of a student's performance in either basic skills or content knowledge.
Deaf education
The Deaf Education are academic disciplines concerned with the study of the educating students with various hearing capabilities in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and ...
The Deaf Education are academic disciplines concerned with the study of the educating students with various hearing capabilities in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and ...
Developmental disability
Developmental disability is a term used in the United States and Canada to describe lifelong disabilities attributable to mental or physical impairments, manifested prior to age 18.
Developmental disability is a term used in the United States and Canada to describe lifelong disabilities attributable to mental or physical impairments, manifested prior to age 18.
Developmental dyspraxia
Developmental dyspraxia is a chronic neurological disorder beginning in childhood that can affect planning of movements and co-ordination as a result of brain messages not being accurately tran...
Developmental dyspraxia is a chronic neurological disorder beginning in childhood that can affect planning of movements and co-ordination as a result of brain messages not being accurately tran...
Dyscalculia
Dyscalculia is a specific learning disability involving innate difficulty in learning or comprehending arithmetic.
Dyscalculia is a specific learning disability involving innate difficulty in learning or comprehending arithmetic.
Dyscravia
Dyscravia is a voicing substitution dysgraphia, i.e., a type of writing disorder, in which the affected person confuses letters denoting sounds that differ in their voicing attribute (e.g.
Dyscravia is a voicing substitution dysgraphia, i.e., a type of writing disorder, in which the affected person confuses letters denoting sounds that differ in their voicing attribute (e.g.
Dysgraphia
Dysgraphia is a deficiency in the ability to write primarily in terms of handwriting, but also in terms of coherence.
Dysgraphia is a deficiency in the ability to write primarily in terms of handwriting, but also in terms of coherence.
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with p...
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with p...
Dyslexia research
Much of the early dyslexia research was based in cultures that adopted a Latin Alphabetic writing systems.
Much of the early dyslexia research was based in cultures that adopted a Latin Alphabetic writing systems.
Exceptional education
Exceptional Education, also known as Exceptional Student Education (ESE), usually refers to both the education of gifted / talented children and children with physical or mental disabilities.
Exceptional Education, also known as Exceptional Student Education (ESE), usually refers to both the education of gifted / talented children and children with physical or mental disabilities.
Extended School Year
Extended School Year (ESY) services are designed to support a student with a disability as documented under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to maintain the academic, socia...
Extended School Year (ESY) services are designed to support a student with a disability as documented under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to maintain the academic, socia...
Felix Newton Pitt
Monsignor Felix Newton Pitt was born in 1894.
Monsignor Felix Newton Pitt was born in 1894.
Free Appropriate Public Education
Free Appropriate Public Education, or FAPE, is an educational right of children with disabilities in the United States that is guaranteed by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individu...
Free Appropriate Public Education, or FAPE, is an educational right of children with disabilities in the United States that is guaranteed by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individu...
Functional disconnection
Functional Disconnection in contradistinction to physical disconnection of the cerebral hemispheres by surgical resection, trauma or lesion, is a concept first described by Leisman; and Sroka, ...
Functional Disconnection in contradistinction to physical disconnection of the cerebral hemispheres by surgical resection, trauma or lesion, is a concept first described by Leisman; and Sroka, ...
Hans Würtz
Hans Würtz, born Johannes Würtz (18 May 1875, Heide, Holstein - 13 July 1958, Berlin) was one of the most influential and controversial figures in German "Krüppelpädagogik" (special educa...
Hans Würtz, born Johannes Würtz (18 May 1875, Heide, Holstein - 13 July 1958, Berlin) was one of the most influential and controversial figures in German "Krüppelpädagogik" (special educa...
Helena Devereux
Helena Devereux (February 2, 1885 - November 17, 1975) was an educator known for her work with mentally and emotionally handicapped children and for founding the Devereux Foundation.
Helena Devereux (February 2, 1885 - November 17, 1975) was an educator known for her work with mentally and emotionally handicapped children and for founding the Devereux Foundation.
IDEA Fairness Restoration Act
The IDEA Fairness Restoration Act is an American legislative proposal first introduced in the United States House of Representatives on November 14, 2007 as H.R.4188.
The IDEA Fairness Restoration Act is an American legislative proposal first introduced in the United States House of Representatives on November 14, 2007 as H.R.4188.
Inclusion (education)
Inclusion in education is an approach to educating students with special educational needs.
Inclusion in education is an approach to educating students with special educational needs.
Individual Family Service Plan
How an IFSP is different from an IEP: An IFSP revolves around the family, since it is the only constant a child has in their life.
How an IFSP is different from an IEP: An IFSP revolves around the family, since it is the only constant a child has in their life.
Individualized Education Program
In the United States an Individualized Education Program, commonly referred to as an IEP, is mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
In the United States an Individualized Education Program, commonly referred to as an IEP, is mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Interim alternative educational setting
Interim Alternative Educational Setting (IAES) is a term for an educational setting and program other than the student's current placement that enables the student to continue to receive e...
Interim Alternative Educational Setting (IAES) is a term for an educational setting and program other than the student's current placement that enables the student to continue to receive e...
Keeping All Students Safe Act
The Keeping All Students Safe Act refers to a pair of American legislative proposals introduced in the United States House of Representatives on April 6, 2011 as H.R. 1381 and in the Senate o...
The Keeping All Students Safe Act refers to a pair of American legislative proposals introduced in the United States House of Representatives on April 6, 2011 as H.R. 1381 and in the Senate o...
Learning disability
Learning disability is a classification including several disorders in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner, usually caused by an unknown factor or factors.
Learning disability is a classification including several disorders in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner, usually caused by an unknown factor or factors.
Least Restrictive Environment
As part of the U.S. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the least restrictive environment is identified as one of the six principles that govern the education of students with disabilit...
As part of the U.S. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the least restrictive environment is identified as one of the six principles that govern the education of students with disabilit...
Lilli Nielsen
Dr. Lilli Nielsen is a Danish psychologist in the field of teaching blind children and those with multiple disabilities.
Dr. Lilli Nielsen is a Danish psychologist in the field of teaching blind children and those with multiple disabilities.
Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS) Program
The Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing program was developed by Patricia Lindamood, a speech and language pathologist and co-founder of Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes.
The Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing program was developed by Patricia Lindamood, a speech and language pathologist and co-founder of Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes.
Mainstreaming (education)
Mainstreaming in the context of education is a term that refers to the practice of educating students with special needs in regular classes during specific time periods based on their skills.
Mainstreaming in the context of education is a term that refers to the practice of educating students with special needs in regular classes during specific time periods based on their skills.
Mind-blindness
Mind-Blindness can be described as a cognitive disorder where an individual is unable to attribute mental states to the self and other.
Mind-Blindness can be described as a cognitive disorder where an individual is unable to attribute mental states to the self and other.
Missouri First Steps
Missouri First Steps is a program offered by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) that offers coordinated services and assistance to children from birth to age 3 ...
Missouri First Steps is a program offered by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) that offers coordinated services and assistance to children from birth to age 3 ...
National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard
The National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) helps facilitate timely access to alternate formats of instructional materials for students with visual impairments or o...
The National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) helps facilitate timely access to alternate formats of instructional materials for students with visual impairments or o...
Nazik Al-Hariri Welfare Center for Special Education
Nazik Al-Hariri Welfare Center for Special Education Nasiq Al-Hariri founded Nazik Al-Hariri Welfare Center for Special Education in 1985 in Amman, Jordan to provide students with special needs ...
Nazik Al-Hariri Welfare Center for Special Education Nasiq Al-Hariri founded Nazik Al-Hariri Welfare Center for Special Education in 1985 in Amman, Jordan to provide students with special needs ...
Neurodevelopmental framework for learning
Neurodevelopmental framework for learning, like all frameworks, is an organizing structure through which learners and learning can be understood.
Neurodevelopmental framework for learning, like all frameworks, is an organizing structure through which learners and learning can be understood.
New England Adolescent Research Institute
The New England Adolescent Research Institute (NEARI) is a therapeutic educational organization operating in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
The New England Adolescent Research Institute (NEARI) is a therapeutic educational organization operating in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
NICHCY
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) operates as the nation's centralized information resource on disabilities and special education for children and youth ages...
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) operates as the nation's centralized information resource on disabilities and special education for children and youth ages...
Nuffield Speech and Language Unit
Nuffield Speech and Language Unit has become an internationally recognised centre of excellence for providing intensive therapy to children who suffer from severe speech and language disorders.
Nuffield Speech and Language Unit has become an internationally recognised centre of excellence for providing intensive therapy to children who suffer from severe speech and language disorders.
Occupational therapy
" Occupational therapy is a holistic health care profession that aims to promote health by enabling individuals to perform meaningful and purposeful activities across the lifespan.
" Occupational therapy is a holistic health care profession that aims to promote health by enabling individuals to perform meaningful and purposeful activities across the lifespan.
Oral myology
Oral myology is the postural training of the tongue, lips and cheeks.
Oral myology is the postural training of the tongue, lips and cheeks.
Orton-Gillingham
Orton-Gillingham is an instructional approach intended primarily for use with persons who have difficulty with reading, spelling, and writing of the sort associated with dyslexia.
Orton-Gillingham is an instructional approach intended primarily for use with persons who have difficulty with reading, spelling, and writing of the sort associated with dyslexia.
Paraprofessional educator
A paraprofessional educator, alternatively known as a para-pro, paraeducator.
A paraprofessional educator, alternatively known as a para-pro, paraeducator.
Parent Management Training
Parent Management Training is a program that trains parents to manage their children's behavioral problems at home and at school.
Parent Management Training is a program that trains parents to manage their children's behavioral problems at home and at school.
Peer-mediated instruction
Peer-mediated instruction is an approach in special education where peers of the target students are trained to provide necessary tutoring in educational, behavioral, and/or social concerns.
Peer-mediated instruction is an approach in special education where peers of the target students are trained to provide necessary tutoring in educational, behavioral, and/or social concerns.
PEN-International
The Postsecondary Education Network International, known as PEN-International, is an international partnership of colleges and universities serving the higher education of students with he...
The Postsecondary Education Network International, known as PEN-International, is an international partnership of colleges and universities serving the higher education of students with he...
Pervasive developmental disorder
The diagnostic category pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), as opposed to specific developmental disorders (SDD), refers to a group of five disorders characterized by delays in the de...
The diagnostic category pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), as opposed to specific developmental disorders (SDD), refers to a group of five disorders characterized by delays in the de...
Phonological dyslexia
Phonological dyslexia is a reading disorder in which people can read familiar words but have difficulty reading unfamiliar words or pronounceable nonwords because they cannot sound out words; th...
Phonological dyslexia is a reading disorder in which people can read familiar words but have difficulty reading unfamiliar words or pronounceable nonwords because they cannot sound out words; th...
Rawinala
Rawinala is one of MDVI (Multiple Disability and Visual Impairment) school recognized throughout Indonesia for helping student with multiple disabilities such as mental retardation, physical and...
Rawinala is one of MDVI (Multiple Disability and Visual Impairment) school recognized throughout Indonesia for helping student with multiple disabilities such as mental retardation, physical and...
Reading comprehension for special needs
Reading comprehension for special needs is a modified way of reading to accommodate the specific needs of a child who may suffer from a language impairment.
Reading comprehension for special needs is a modified way of reading to accommodate the specific needs of a child who may suffer from a language impairment.
Reading disability
A reading disability is a condition in which a sufferer displays difficulty reading resulting primarily from neurological factors.
A reading disability is a condition in which a sufferer displays difficulty reading resulting primarily from neurological factors.
Reciprocal teaching
Reciprocal teaching is an instructional activity that takes the form of a dialogue between teachers and students regarding segments of text for the purpose of constructing the meaning of text.
Reciprocal teaching is an instructional activity that takes the form of a dialogue between teachers and students regarding segments of text for the purpose of constructing the meaning of text.
Related services under IDEA
Related services is defined by the United States Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA") 1997 as, :"transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive...
Related services is defined by the United States Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA") 1997 as, :"transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive...
Resource room
A resource room is a separate special education classroom in a regular school where some students with educational disabilities, such as specific learning disabilities, receive direct, specializ...
A resource room is a separate special education classroom in a regular school where some students with educational disabilities, such as specific learning disabilities, receive direct, specializ...
Response to intervention
In education, response to intervention is a method of academic intervention used in the United States to provide early, systematic assistance to children who are having difficulty learning.
In education, response to intervention is a method of academic intervention used in the United States to provide early, systematic assistance to children who are having difficulty learning.
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist.
Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist.
Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf
The Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf was (despite the name) the first international conference of deaf educators held in Milan, Italy in 1880.
The Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf was (despite the name) the first international conference of deaf educators held in Milan, Italy in 1880.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pub.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pub.
Simultaneous Communication
Simultaneous Communication, SimCom or Sign Supported Speech (SSS) is a technique sometimes used by deaf, hard-of-hearing or hearing sign language persons in which both a spoken...
Simultaneous Communication, SimCom or Sign Supported Speech (SSS) is a technique sometimes used by deaf, hard-of-hearing or hearing sign language persons in which both a spoken...
Siskin Children's Institute
Siskin Children's Institute, a non-profit organization in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a charity for children with special needs and their families.
Siskin Children's Institute, a non-profit organization in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a charity for children with special needs and their families.
Sluggish cognitive tempo
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo is an unformalized descriptive term which is used to better identify what appears to be a homogeneous sub-subgroup within the formal subgroup "ADHD predominantly inatten...
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo is an unformalized descriptive term which is used to better identify what appears to be a homogeneous sub-subgroup within the formal subgroup "ADHD predominantly inatten...
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs.
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs.
Special Education Bulgaria
Special Education Bulgaria (SEB) (Специална Педагогика България) is a community of practice, a professional community, for special education professionals and the parents of students with specia...
Special Education Bulgaria (SEB) (Специална Педагогика България) is a community of practice, a professional community, for special education professionals and the parents of students with specia...
Special education in the United States
Special education programs in the United States were made mandatory in 1975 when the United States Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in response to discriminatory tr...
Special education programs in the United States were made mandatory in 1975 when the United States Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in response to discriminatory tr...
Special school
A special school is a school catering for students who have special educational needs due to severe learning difficulties, physical disabilities or behavioural problems.
A special school is a school catering for students who have special educational needs due to severe learning difficulties, physical disabilities or behavioural problems.
Specific developmental disorder
Specific developmental disorders are a category of specific learning disabilities and developmental disorders affecting coordination.
Specific developmental disorders are a category of specific learning disabilities and developmental disorders affecting coordination.
Speech and language disability
A speech and language disability is a deficiency in either expressive or receptive processing of language.
A speech and language disability is a deficiency in either expressive or receptive processing of language.
Speech and language pathology
Speech-Language Pathology professionals specialize in communication disorders.
Speech-Language Pathology professionals specialize in communication disorders.
Speech Buddies
Speech Buddies are a series of speech therapy tools that are used to remediate articulation and speech sound disorders using the widely accepted teaching method of tactile feedback.
Speech Buddies are a series of speech therapy tools that are used to remediate articulation and speech sound disorders using the widely accepted teaching method of tactile feedback.
Speech-Language Pathology
Speech-Language Pathology professionals specialize in communication disorders as well as swallowing disorders.
Speech-Language Pathology professionals specialize in communication disorders as well as swallowing disorders.
Strephosymbolia
Strephosymbolia was first coined in 1925 by Samuel Orton as being an answer to the implications the term word blindness makes.
Strephosymbolia was first coined in 1925 by Samuel Orton as being an answer to the implications the term word blindness makes.
Tacpac
Tacpac is multi-sensory process created in 1995 that can be used to promote communication and movement through touch and music.
Tacpac is multi-sensory process created in 1995 that can be used to promote communication and movement through touch and music.
Takamul
Takamul (in Arabic means "integration") is a project launched by the Dubai government through the Dubai Education Council.
Takamul (in Arabic means "integration") is a project launched by the Dubai government through the Dubai Education Council.
The Butterflies of Zagorsk
The Butterflies of Zagorsk was a documentary produced by the BBC, narrated by Michael Dean, and first aired in the United Kingdom in 1990.
The Butterflies of Zagorsk was a documentary produced by the BBC, narrated by Michael Dean, and first aired in the United Kingdom in 1990.
The Children's Guild
The Children's Guild is a series of schools that serve emotionally disturbed as well as other "at risk" children in Maryland.
The Children's Guild is a series of schools that serve emotionally disturbed as well as other "at risk" children in Maryland.
Total Communication
Total Communication (TC) is an approach to deaf education that aims to make use of a number of modes of communication such as signed, oral, auditory, written and visual aids, depending on the pa...
Total Communication (TC) is an approach to deaf education that aims to make use of a number of modes of communication such as signed, oral, auditory, written and visual aids, depending on the pa...
Tracking (education)
Tracking is separating pupils by academic ability into groups for all subjects or certain classes and curriculum within a school.
Tracking is separating pupils by academic ability into groups for all subjects or certain classes and curriculum within a school.
Underachiever
An underachiever is a person and especially a student who fails to achieve his or her potential or does not do as well as expected.
An underachiever is a person and especially a student who fails to achieve his or her potential or does not do as well as expected.
Vanguard School (Florida)
Vanguard School is a learning disability, co-ed, private, boarding middle and high school located in Lake Wales, Florida.
Vanguard School is a learning disability, co-ed, private, boarding middle and high school located in Lake Wales, Florida.
Video self-modeling
Video self-modeling is a method of allowing individuals to view themselves being successful, acting appropriately, or performing new tasks.
Video self-modeling is a method of allowing individuals to view themselves being successful, acting appropriately, or performing new tasks.
Visible Speech
Visible speech is the writing system used by Alexander Melville Bell, who was known internationally as a teacher of speech and proper elocution and an author of books on the subject.
Visible speech is the writing system used by Alexander Melville Bell, who was known internationally as a teacher of speech and proper elocution and an author of books on the subject.
Yedida
Yedida is a special education institute and village in central Israel.
Yedida is a special education institute and village in central Israel.