Specific+Special+Needs

The following are links to pages in the wiki dealing with specific special needs.

 * 1) ===Students with Behavior Disorders (CHAP. 7) - Include Clinical/Technical Behavior Disorders, ADD/ADHD, Tourette Syndrome. (needs entry) ===
 * 2) ===@Students with Cognitive Disabilities: Mental retardation, Learning Disabilities, and Traumatic Brain Injury (CHAP. 8) - Include Learning Disability (Reading, Writing, Math), Dyslexia, Williams Syndrome, Mental Retardation. (good example, needs refining) ===
 * 3) ===@Students with Communication Disabilities : Autism and Other Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), and Speech and Language Disorders (CHAP. 9) - Include Autism, Asperger's, Speech/Language Impairment. (needs entry) ===
 * 4) ===@Students with Vision Loss (CHAP. 10) - Include Blindness/Visual Impairment. (needs entry) ===
 * 5) ===@Students with Hearing Loss (CHAP. 11) - Include Hearing Impairment, Deafness. (good example, needs refining) ===
 * 6) ===@Students with Physical Disabilities (CHAP. 12) - Include Physical Disabilities (i.e. Cerebral palsy, Epilepsy, Spinal Cord Injuries, etc.). (needs entry) ===
 * 7) ===OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS===


 * Each page should contain information and links for:** 1) Definitions/Descriptions, 2) information/data regarding how prevalent are the condition(s) in schools (i.e. "17% of students with special needs have _," "___affects far more boys than girls," etc.), 3) 1-3 links to the web presence of the foremost organizations representing the included condition(s), 4) General pedagogical strategies and tools to use with/for these students, 5) Technology tools appropriate for teaching music to this population.__

PRACTICE:Examine the MENC Online article, "Teaching Students with Behavior Problems," and discuss the role technology might play in each of the author's suggestions. [NOTE: Here, "Behavior Problems" includes a variety of conditions, including learning disabilities, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders, and more.]