Dive Brief:
- Scenario Learning has launched its Exceptional Child Online Professional Development System, a new digital program that provides educators with evidence-based lessons on how to work and support students with disabilities.
- According to eSchool News, the program is "unique" because of the highly-credentialed educators who authored the content's lessons.
- There are currently 6.4 million US students who require SPED support, and that number has increased by almost 75% in the last 30 years.
Dive Insight:
Some of the product's topics and authors include: Autism Spectrum Disorders Overview by Betty Fry Williams, Ph.D.; Bullying and Students with Special Needs by Scott Poland, Ed.D.; Emotional Behavior Disorders Overview by Doug Cheney, Ph.D.; Dyslexia and Orton-Gillingham by Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley, Ed.D.; Federal Laws in Special Education by Barbara Bateman, Ph.D., J.D.; Restraint and Seclusion Overview by Reese Peterson, Ph.D.; Transition Services by Gary Greene, Ph.D.
The sheer number of special education students in schools indicates that more educators need to know appropriate techniques for reaching them. Too often traditional classroom teachers do not receive SPED training, which is problematic since they will likely have a student who has some sort of disability.
