Special Education

Using certain play therapy techniques may not be an option while children are learning remotely. Instead, school psychologists may have to use alternative strategies.

Pre-pandemic teacher shortages worsened by COVID now threaten district leaders' efforts to reopen schools safely and keep them open, a new report warns.

Students have had to get used to seeing someone's face in front of them on a screen, as well as seeing their own faces, says one special education teacher.

 The National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities, a three-day conference, kicks off on April 19. Register today.

The 2021 Preparing Test-Resistant Students for Assessments: A Staff Training Guide offers tools and strategies to reduce test resistance in students with and without disabilities.

Districts must plan to administer statewide assessments this spring, despite obstacles posed by remote learning and other situations related to COVID-19 pandemic responses.