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Including Student Voice in IEP Meetings through Use of Assistive Technology
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Biegun, Daniel; Peterson, Ynez; McNaught, John; Sutterfield, Chloe – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2020
Annual individualized education program (IEP) meetings are a time for a student's IEP team to review data, discuss student progress, and set goals for the year. For those students who attend their meetings, simply being in the room is not enough. Why don't students take an active role in their IEP meeting? Davis and Cumming (2019) posited that…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Individualized Education Programs, Barriers, Self Determination
eText, Mathematics, and Students with Visual Impairments: "What Teachers Need to Know"
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Bouck, Emily C.; Meyer, Nancy K. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2012
Mathematics is an important educational component for students with visual impairments, and technology to support the access to and success of students with visual impairments in mathematics is essential. However, little research exists. This particular paper explores one aspect of technology and mathematics education for students with visual…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics
Digital Access: "Using Blogs to Support Adolescent Writers with Learning Disabilities"
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Jones, Sarah R. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2012
Adolescents with learning disabilities need explicit supports to improve their written expression, but those structures and supports are best utilized in an environment that promotes authentic writing resembling the writing students will produce in adult life and work. Classroom blogs may offer special educators an authentic context for writing…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Special Education Teachers
What Should We Expect of Assistive Technology?: Being Sensitive to Family Goals.
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Parette, Phil; McMahan, Gale A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2002
Presented in a question-and-answer format, this article examines family concerns, goals, and expectations related to students' use of assistive technology. A chart shows possible goals, potential positive outcomes, potential negative outcomes, and possible responses of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team. Four case studies illustrate…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Case Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Making Informed Assistive Technology Decisions for Students with High Incidence Disabilities
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Marino, Matthew T.; Marino, Elizabeth C.; Shaw, Stan F. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
Special education teachers and individualized education program (IEP) team members throughout the country are struggling to make appropriate decisions regarding assistive technology (AT) for students with high incidence disabilities. Although numerous authors and organizations have developed tools to assist IEP teams when considering AT, the task…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Incidence, Disabilities, Educational Technology
What Does the Law Say?
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Zirkel, Perry A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
In this article, the author identifies and answers questions related to legal issues of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in comparison with Section 504 or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the NCLB. The author's answers to several questions concerning legal issues of IDEA are presented.
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation