How to close the achievement gap for students with disabilities

Adopting higher expectations for students with disabilities is a key way to help close the achievement gap, special-education teacher Elizabeth Stein writes in this blog post. Stein provides a list of strategies for closing the achievement gap, including developing meaningful individualized education programs for students and increasing the use of differentiated learning practices in the classroom. MiddleWeb/Two Teachers in a Room blog (4/3)  http://www.middleweb.com/6865/closing-the-disabilities-gap/