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  Mixed-Ability Factors in a Class There are at least nine factors that can affect learners’ characteristics in a single ESL class. These comprise: Maturity and age (Do you have a class in which the students are not just age nine, but ages 17 to 36?) Multiple intelligences Learning styles (Do you have a class in which some students have auditory learning styles, others have visual learning styles and the remainder of students of kinaesthetic learning styles?) Language levels and aptitudes Native language (Do you have a class where all the students speak Mandarin Chinese at home, or do you have a class in which the students speak Cantonese, Italian, German and Russian at home?) Learner autonomy Reason for learning English Cultural background Common Teacher Problems in These Classrooms There are numerous problems and challenges that EFL teachers will and can face when teaching mixed-ability classes. From the  Wits Language School , these are some typical problems: In addition to...

  Advantages Οf Technology Integration Ιn Τhe Education Sphere The teaching strategies based on educational technology can be described as ethical practices that facilitate the students’ learning and boost their capacity, productivity, and performance. Technology integration in education inspires positive changes in teaching methods on an international level. Are you still wondering whether or not you should start relying on different apps and tools? The following list of benefits will help you come to a final conclusion. 1. Technology makes teaching easy!  Aren’t you tired of giving theoretical explanations your students cannot understand? You simply cannot discover a way of presenting tough concepts that makes the concept clear for each and every student in the class. Technology has that power! Thanks to audio-visual presentations, your students will understand exactly how the knowledge is applied in practice. You can use projectors and computer presentations to deliver any ...

 A pplying Technology In Special Education: Breaking The Barriers There are many ways of how technology can help students with special needs. For example, some kinds of disabilities don’t allow students to use handwritten text that is an integral part of "traditional" education. Using technical tools intended for  human speech recognition and synthesizing , you can avoid the necessity to use paper and pen during the lessons. Such technology would be also helpful for students with disorders that don’t allow to process visual information correctly. The  adaptive computing  technology allows using digital devices to bypass challenging tasks. Screen reader applications such as JAWS along with specially designed Braille keyboards allow visually challenged students to use the computer. Augmentative communication  systems help students with speech problems to overcome the communication barrier. Such systems use picture charts, books, and specialized computers providing...

How Modern Technology Helps Students With Special Needs According to the National Center For Education Statistics, in 2015–2016, the number of students served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the US was 6.7 million. This number is equal to 13% of all public school students. While the percentage of such students stays pretty much the same during the last years, the total number of them has increased by 0.3 million since 2011-2012. The percentage distribution of different disabilities types is presented in the  National Center For Education Statistics  website. These numbers tell us that there can’t be a single technological solution that would suit the needs of all students with special needs. Due to the high diversity of types of disabilities, the best possible outcome can be guaranteed by the use of custom-made solutions designed according to the requirements of a particular group of students. Special technology allows increasing the indepe...

Despite all the best efforts at prevention, children may be born with or develop the following disabilities in early childhood, from the causes which are not yet fully understood or could be prevented. Types of Disabilities: Visual impairment Hearing impairment Loco motor impairment; Cerebral Palsy Mental retardation and Mental illness Children with learning disabilities Dyslexia Dysgraphia Dyscalculia Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Definitions According to the The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, enacted on 28.12.2016 and came into force from 19.04.2017, Disability has been defined based on an evolving and dynamic concept. The Act covers the following specified disabilities:- Physical Disability Locomotor Disability Leprosy Cured Person Cerebral Palsy Dwarfism Muscular Dystrophy Acid Attack Victims Visual Impairment Blindness Low Vission Hearing Impairment Deaf Hard of Hearing Speech and Language Disability Intellectual Disability Specific Lea...

Special education, or special needs education, is the practice of educating students with special needs in a way that addresses their individual differences and needs. Special education is the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials, accessible settings, and other interventions designed to help learners with special needs achieve a higher level of personal self-sufficiency and success in school and community than would be available if the student were only given access to a typical classroom education. The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) defines Special Education as  "specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability,"  but still, what exactly is Special Education? Often met with an ambiguous definition, the umbrella term of Special Education broadly identifies the academic, physical, cognitive and social-emotional instruction o...