Other blogs on special education

Although this is a great blog itself, I am not yet a special education teacher. I'm going to recommend three other blogs that you can visit in order to gain a better understanding of the field and keep up to date with the most recent news.

There are certain laws and regulations encompassing special education. The "Special Education Law Blog" discusses case law, news, practical advocacy advice, and developments in state and federal laws, statutes and regulations. It is written by Charles P. Fox, an attorney from Chicago, as well as some other guest authors. He is the parent of a child with special needs. His authority and experience with special education give him good credibility. He offers insight and sometimes humor into his postings. His blog can be found at http://specialedlaw.blogs.com/

The second blog I am going to recommend is entitled "Education On The Plate." It is written by Deven Black, who became a special education/social studies teacher at the young age of 50. According to Black, "teaching is the most difficult, lowest paying and most rewarding (job)." He offers inspiration to teachers who are not perfect... which means that his audience is very broad. He provides personal examples and stories from his own life, and derives lessons to be learned from anything; from standardized tests to being a librarian. http://educationontheplate.wordpress.com/

My third recommendation is written by a woman named Ann Logsdon. She is a school psychologist with over 18 years of experience in special education. She has provided diagnostic assessments and assisted with program development for individual students and for school-wide initiatives. She worked as a state level special education and equity consultant and investigated special education complaints. Right now, she works at Kentucky State University as an administrator for disability services. Her blog is entitled "Learning Disabilities." Ann writes to parents and teachers support students with a broad range of educational and developmental disabilities. Her blog is easy to read and understand, as most of her blogs are focused on different kinds of learning disabilities. If you come across a student who you are not sure how to handle, Ann's blog can easily be searched to find out how to handle the disability. http://learningdisabilities.about.com/