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As a review of techniques for working with students with learning disabilities, various journal articles were reviewed. For the purpose of the assignment, articles were chosen that discussed various aspects of education that a special education teacher would regularly address in their everyday work. Articles were chosen that spoke to suggestions for the teaching of academic as well as social skills for students with disabilities. Another topic central to the work of a special education teacher is collaboration with others. For this aspect, an article about collaboration with parents was selected. Finally, an article addressing the methods of teaching in both the special education as well as the general education classroom was selected. Each article spoke to a different and important aspect of the special education programs and how teachers work with both students and others involved in the education of students with exceptionalities. Academic Skills In addressing students with special needs, it is often beneficial to focus intensive interventions on students with specific difficulties. In the first study, Vaughn, et. al. (2012) investigated the benefits of an intensive intervention for students with sever reading difficulties. For the study, the selected students that had a very low Response to Intervention (RTI). These students did not respond to the general education interventions targeted at students with reading difficulties. In this study, the investigators developed an intensive intervention for those students not responding to the graduated interventions of RTI. For the purposes of the study, the split the group into two categories; a normal intervention of specialized instruction, and an intensive intervention group. Th... ...and go to work. However, my compliance with this rule of my employer allows me to continue employment and to reap the rewards of my job. Compliance to social norms as well as authority is an important social skill that many students need to develop. As the authors point out, â€Å"the cycle of inept social skills cannot be broken by chance† (Dobbins, et. al., 359, 2010). It is important for both special educators as well as their general education colleagues to assist students in the development of the important social skills necessary to become an active and productive member of society. This study points to the importance of explicit instruction in social skills and that it is possible to teach them to students that lack the necessary skills. This is very important for educators to recognize, especially considering the number of emotional disturbed students coming to u