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Special needs and the need for fun: this approach worked as [the students] taught each other and communicated in a positive way.

The Technology Teacher

| December 01, 2006 | Yuill, Ronald D. | COPYRIGHT 2006 International Technology Education Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

During the first few days of school I asked students in one of my classes to tell something they liked to do, name something they would like to know more about that would help them later in life, and what they would like to do in the future. This gave me some ideas of what to incorporate into the class to help them to be more successful in later life.

The class I refer to in this article is a "special needs" class. In my other classes, I teach only seventh grade students. In the special needs, or "SPED" class, I have sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students, and they have the most difficulty of any students in the school in grasping new concepts. These same ...

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