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August 28, 2009

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Curriculum & Instruction

Student who is twice exceptional passes national exams in EnglandA 17-year-old British student who was educated entirely via sign language recently passed England's national exams in math and science. Nadia e, who has cerebral palsy and is deaf, used an electronic voicebox to select answers. She starts college in the fall and plans to focus on health care. The Guardian (London) (8/27)

Children with disabilities make up membership of unique 4-H clubThe Justice Riders 4-H group provides children with disabilities the opportunity to participate in typical 4-H activities. Members recently displayed animals at the fair in Washington's Kitsap County. Parents praise the group for engaging children with disabilities in animal care and social activities; organizers say they hope to expand membership and spread the concept to other 4-H organizations. Kitsap Sun (Kitsap Peninsula, Wash.) (free registration)

(8/25)

Apply response-intervention tactics to students who are giftedWith modification, the Response to Intervention model can work for children at all ability levels, writes gifted education specialist Tamara Fisher. Typically applied to bring lagging students up to par, Fisher writes, RTI should be considered as a concept for continually challenging high-achieving students. Teacher Magazine (free

registration)/Unwrapping the Gifted blog (8/24)

Win recognition for your character education initiative by applying for a National and State Schools of Character award. National winners receive a grant from the Character Education Partnership to share their expertise with others. State winners become state-level models. K–12 public and private schools are eligible. Go to www.character.org/nsoc.

Educational Leadership

For 40 years, teachers group has pooled special-education resourcesA Chicago-area teachers cooperative has focused on the needs of children with disabilities and their instructors for more than 40 years. The Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization serves about 7,000 students, sharing special-education resources, faculty and support among eight suburban school districts. "You are a beacon in the state," the Illinois education superintendent told members an a recent anniversary event. "When I look for better practices in IT, transition plans, assessment and responses to intervention, I look here." Daily Herald (Chicago) (8/27)

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Technology Trends

Program software is designed to boost student interest in readingA pilot reading program supported by technology-facilitated curriculum and targeted activities has increased reading interest for students in special education and those readers who struggle. Successful Reader, developed by Wisconsin-based Renaissance Learning, uses strategies such as audio books, a club-format discussion plan and 30- to 60-minute lessons to engage students. T.H.E. Journal (8/27)

Policy News

Study: Prescription plan enrollment fair to people with special needsA study of people seeking Medicare drug-plan benefits found that applicants with depression or learning disabilities did not experience more trouble with enrollment than other participants. The purpose of the study, conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School, was to establish if Medicare enrollment was fair to people with disabilities. Yahoo!/Reuters (8/27)

Son with autism was cast out of class, mother says in lawsuitA Florida mother is suing the St. Lucie County School Board, alleging that a teacher had students "vote" her son, who has Asperger's syndrome, out of the class for unruly behavior. According to the claim, the 5-year-old boy was emotionally scarred after he had to stand before the class as other students critiqued him and voted, 14-2, for him to leave class. The teachers union said there is no basis for the accusation, although the teacher has been suspended by the school board. The

Miami Herald/The Associated Press (8/27)

Cuts to land budget could curtail special services, some worrySome land residents with disabilities are apprehensive over a recent $450 million trim of the state budget that included cuts for the Developmental Disabilities Administration. "It's hard to fathom every consequence because the decisions have just come down ... but it promises to be dire," said Kaufman, who has cerebral palsy. WJLA-TV (Washington, D.C.) (8/26)

Eye on Exceptionalities

-winner Winslet answers call to narrate film on autismAcademy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet will narrate a documentary about a mother coping with a son's autism. "The Sunshine Boy" traces Margret Dagmar sdottir's international quest for treatment of her son with severe autism. sdottir says Winslet's fame and participation will play "an instrumental role in increasing awareness for autism." BBC (8/27)

ADHD symptoms carry on beyond adolescenceAn estimated 8 million adults have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, although millions are unaware, according to the American Psychiatric Association, which notes that about 60% of children with ADHD continue to experience the disability after childhood. A Rhode Island support group helps adults cope with ADHD, which can manifest as poor concentration, hyperactivity, irritability and other problems. East Bay Newspapers (R.I.) (8/26)

Other News

Research: Language limitations may be linked to group of genesScienceDaily (8/28)

Foundation extends annual grants to country's top teen studentsMinnesota Public Radio (8/28)

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