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Accomodating Students With Special Needs In The Classroom - Best Practices
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff


This webpage from SNOW will give teachers some idea of the nature of the various difficulties students experience, and strategies for helping students with special needs do their best in the classroom.



When teachers develop a program for a student with special needs, they have to consider more elements, involve more people, and include more resources than usual.

Teachers may require support to make sure they don't leave anything out of the planning process that is critical to the students' success. This article features practical strategies to accommodate learners with a variety of special needs within the school setting.

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