Extended School Year or ESY Services are individualized special vocation-related services that are designed to provide a free appropriate public education to students with disabilities. ESY services are provided beyond the normal school year of a school district. These services include both the days and the hours of the school days. They are designed to … Read more
When your Kindergarten kids have mastered the skills of blending, spelling, and reading words, you may be thinking, “Where do I proceed from here?” Digraphs or consonant mixes are the following phonics skills you can focus on with your kids. Digraphs are two characters that form the same sound, such as the letters th, sh, … Read more
When we look around us, it’s impossible not to notice symmetry. But why is that? Why do so many different things have an uncanny resemblance to each other? Symmetry, a concept that’s been around since ancient times, plays a major role in most things around us. It can be used to evoke feelings of serenity … Read more
In our daily lives, we use percentages all the time without even realizing it. For example, discount percentages while shopping, cash back on that purchase, or while paying Interest rates on loans- the concept of percentage is everywhere. But what exactly is a percentage? In essence, it’s a way of expressing a number as a … Read more
Everywhere we look, there are numbers related to what we do. We use them to calculate seconds, minutes, hours, days, and years. Numbers are a valuable language for counting, measuring, and identifying no matter which numerical system we choose. We can employ numbers in an infinite variety of ways, such as in phone calls, bank … Read more
There could be times when parents may feel unsatisfied with the results declared by the school in concern to their ward. Disagreement in such cases is only obvious if nothing else. This may lead to a worrisome situation for families and children. Therefore, Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) is the answer to these segmented woes. The … Read more
Are you aware of how each month changes along with the seasonal and environmental changes? As it is important to observe the changes, it is also crucial to understand the reason behind them. Children are happy with the experiences of different seasons but it is necessary to equip them with the knowledge about the months … Read more
Math has been around for centuries, and there are a variety of tools that have been used to help with calculations. Two of the most popular are the abacus and the calculator. However, being used for the same idea, both are poles apart, hence, what is the difference between the two technologies? A calculator is … Read more
When a child is eligible to receive special education because of their disability, their school supports them through a host of services to help them stay on par with other students of the same grade level. And SDI is one way of providing that support. Specially Designed Instruction or SDI is a part of special … Read more
Co-teaching is an approach adopted to provide education and enhance the learning experience of students, especially those in inclusive classrooms. It is based on the idea of pairing a general education teacher with a special education teacher to cater to the needs of all students, including students with learning difficulties and special needs. The co-teachers … Read more