April Smith

April Smith is a graduate student at Furman University completing a master's degree in emotional behavioral disorders. She is a special education teacher for the Greenville County School District with more than 15 years of experience. April is certified to teach students with learning and intellectual disabilities.

Articles by April Smith

• Determining individualized instruction for students with special needs

  Monday, April 06, 2015

  We all know that students are different and learning is not one-size-fits-all. Some students need more academic assistance and support than others because of documented physical or cognitive disabilities. To accommodate the variety of special needs present in today's classrooms, schools have created a variety of tiered placements and intervention strategies based on the severity of needed assistance. Two instructional models dominate special education services to be given in the general education classroom: inclusion and pull-out.