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		<title>Special Education Referral Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intervention Services The Special Education Referral Process can be a long process, but each step is crucial. Before a school refers a student to be evaluated for special education services, the school must provide intervention services for that child. Under the Continuum, a student should be referred to the Pupil Personnel Team. For a child [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Education Inclusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Special education inclusion has been a hot debate topic for some time now. There are advocates on both sides of this issue, but to understand it, we must first define what inclusion is. This term expresses commitment to educate each child, to the maximum extent appropriate, in the school and classroom he or she would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Education Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps there are those out there who are currently seeking special education jobs. Possibly, you have recently interviewed and are anticipating a decision on whether you got the position. Maybe you have recently completed your graduate or undergraduate courses and are awaiting the transcripts. Or finally, maybe you are vigorously mailing out resumes and cover [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Test Taking Techniques</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preparing to Take Tests A. Developing good study habits Establish and maintain a positive attitude toward attending school, studying, learning, and taking tests. Know your purpose for everything. Concentrate on what you are studying. REMEMBER: The more effectively you study, the more you learn. Learn to listen. Learn to follow directions. Improve your reading skills. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encouragement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As teachers and parents we must remember to provide encouragement to our children. Here are some simple ways to recognize and encourage them. Encouragement Stresses&#8230; ~ Recognition of effort rather than accomplishment ~ Placing value on the child as he/she is, not as he/she could be ~ Showing appreciation for contributions – indicating he/she can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Types of Learners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Types of Learners – what type of learner are you? There are different types of learners and finding out what type of learner your student is can be very beneficial to helping your student in the classroom. Whether you’re a parent trying to help your child in the classroom, or a teacher trying to reach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Characteristics of Learning Styles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three of your five senses are primarily used in learning, storing, remembering and recalling information. Your eyes ears and sense of touch play essential roles in the way you communicate, perceive reality, and relate to others. Because you learn from and communicate best with someone who shares your dominant modality, it is a great advantage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suggested Aids for Learning Styles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use the aids to sharpen your particular dominant learning style or to strengthen a weaker one. Try to be aware of be different activities you do daily to help all three of your learning styles. VISUAL ~ use guided imagery ~ form pictures in your mind~ take notes~ see parts of words~ use “cue” words~ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teamwork</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this saying by Henry Ford. As a former teacher and director of Special Education, working together was always very important. Henry Ford said it perfectly. For me, I related this to each and every student I wrote an IEP for. Gathering information from each of the teachers, working closely with them to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Belief</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was given this at a seminar I attended. I had it made poster size for my classroom wall for all the students to read, hoping it would impact them as well. As a High School teacher at an alternative school I was told “I was cheesy,” but that was ok, at least I knew [...]]]></description>
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