While continuing my research, I decided to think about the effects of science on the achievement of students with disabilities. I wanted to know if science inquiry benefited students with disabilities in their overall understanding of science concepts. The following article found at http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/subject/special_ed.phtml stresses that science is for everyone! If we don’t challenge our students, especially our special education students, then we are inhibiting them from making great progress and connections to problem-solving in everyday life. Of course, modifications and accommodations need to be made to help students with disabilities, but they need to be included in the activities. The following website is a great resource for new teachers and provides them with strategies to use with eight different types of disabilities (each strategy is case specific):
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/sitemap.html
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