Tag: Special Education

• Special Education and Disability

  The problem of disability.

  Deborah McCallum

  September 27, 2020

  Big Ideas in Education, Learning Disabilities, Pedagogy, Special Education

  disability, Special Education

• Gifted Learning Needs: Strategies to Promote Success

  All students with Gifted abilities are exceptional learners.  This is defined as such by most Special Education guidelines within our school systems. If you are a Regular Classroom Teacher, chances are, you have students with Gifted abilities in your classroom. It is essential that all Educators become prepared arsenal of strategies on hand to support […]

  Deborah McCallum

  March 10, 2014

  21st Century Learning, Gifted Education, Special Education

  assessment, Big Ideas in Education, edtech, exceptional learners, giftedness, school culture, Special Education, strategies, working alliances

• Learning Disabilities: Early Identification and Consistency

    In this day in age, some organizations definitely ‘push’ for early identification of children who have Learning Disabilities (LD). This is often in contrast to school systems who prefer to wait until children are 8 years old before diagnoses are made. However, early identification of LD’s is warranted, because research does in fact demonstrate […]

  Deborah McCallum

  November 7, 2013

  21st Century Learning, Learning Disabilities

  Big Ideas in Education, exceptional learners, Learning, Learning Disabilities, professional development, Special Education, Strategies for Success, Student Success