Teaching Exceptional Children is a journal that explores practical methods for teaching students who have exceptionalities and those who are gifted and talented. Since it was founded in 1956, it is published six times a year. The journal is published by the Council for Exceptional Children.Subjects for Teaching Exceptional Children include education. The editors are Alec Peck and Stan Scarpati.
In recent years, the response to intervention [RTl) model has not only gained popularity as an alternate approach to identifying students with learning disabilities but also offered general education teachers a framework for problem solving at the classroom...
Helping students behave in a way that supports learning outcomes and a safe environment continues to be one of the most critical issues facing schools. The 42nd annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward Public Schools (Bushaw...
Randi, a special education teacher, has worked in an inclusive sixth grade classroom with Colleen, a general education teacher, since August. Although the class has been running fairly smoothly, it is September and some behavior issues have arìsen. Transitions...
Bullying is often defined as unprovoked aggressive behavior repeatedly carried out against victims who are unable to defend themselves (Smith, Ananiadou, & Cowie, 2003; Whitted & Dupper, 2005). Bullying can take many forms, such as physical aggression,...
Becoming a culturally responsive educator has been at the forefront of the movement to reduce inappropriate referrals to special education and disproportionate representation of students of color within special education (Fiedler, Chiang, Van Haren,...
Most of us have seen or experienced bullying at some point in our schooling and we know that some students are more at risk of being targeted. Bullying is defined as any aggressive behavior with the intent to harm that involves a real or perceived power...
An 18-year-old senior in high school walks into the classroom with a hood pulled over his eyes, his ear buds screaming heavy metal music, carrying no textbooks, and acknowledging no one in the classroom. The teacher speaks up and says, "What's up, Andy?"...
CECs blog for new teachersReality 101 bloggers Brad, Megan, Melissa, and Sheena shared their experiences as new teachers with the special educaüon community during the 2010-2011 school year. We hope you enjoyed getting to know them and that you will...