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When children are small, they instinctively learn about our world through their senses. Stimulating the senses sends signals to the brain and strengthens the neural pathways for learning. And [...]

The following article is excerpted from a post by Cheryl Mizerny on SmartBlog for Education. Click here to read the original article. A slide posted from a presentation at the 2013 National [...]

Recently I was brainstorming with some other people involved with improving accessibility in the Jewish community about the kinds of issues we should be focusing on during JDAM (Jewish Disability [...]

This article was originally posted on Removing the Stumbling Block. When seeking to make a classroom more inclusive, there is a lot to consider. Toss in the abundance of terminology and many [...]

As educators, we focus a lot on our students with special needs and our teachers. But there’s another piece that we need to focus on, too: the “parent piece.” I’d like to take off my educator’s [...]

According to the National Center for Learning Disabilities, “Dyslexia is the name for specific learning disabilities in reading… Children and adults with dyslexia simply have a neurological [...]

Meredith, Matan’s Director of Training and Advocacy, teaches an online course at Gratz College entitled Special Needs in Jewish Education. This post is the product of an assignment in which [...]

This post is a part of our series, Reflections from the Matan Institutes. We are thrilled to feature Jen Vegh, Religious School & Youth Activities Director, Beth El Synagogue Center in New [...]

This post originally ran on Zeh Lezeh and Or Am I? and is a beautiful example of students who have learned true acceptance and inclusion. What do we do with the verses in Torah that seem to [...]

How can we build this kind of trust in our classrooms? Rarely use the word “wrong” Students need to know that you won’t press a buzzer every time they make a comment or ask a question, no matter [...]