ASK Angie ASL – Reading Tips
VIDEO DEMONSTRATION: Reading Tips “Reading with good comprehension requires the ability to think beyond the text. True comprehension occurs when the reader can connect the related schema in his brain...
Education
Guide Your Special Needs Child to Expect Success!
Children with special learning needs have experienced more failure and disappointment than other children. Parenting children with special learning needs can be difficult, and calls forth from their parents an extra measure of
Seven Unexpected Ways to Increase Your Child’s Learning
When most people hear words such as “learning,” “smart,” or “memory,” they automatically think of the brain. In school we teach “to the head” only, asking students to sit in chairs for long periods of time, listening and
The Upside of Making Your Own Educational Toys
I remember the first time I brought an educational toy. It was a shape sorter in which the square block fits in the square hole, the ball in the round...
Ask Special Parents: Has Anyone Had Any Experience with Conductive Education?
What are/ were your experiences? Give me your opinions? I’m trying to make the right decision for myself and my family. I was looking into the conductive education center of...
IEP… I Do’s Building a Viable Home-School Relationship – It’s like a Marriage
My friend, Carmen, put it best: “Working to build a school relationship is a lot like a marriage. It takes work. You have to communicate. You will not always agree...
Did You Know About, or See, the Special Needs 101 Infographic?
The USC Rossier School of Education, in honor of Special Education Month, created the following infographic (only showing a portion) as an introduction to this rapidly growing field. It provides...
Planning for Your Special Child’s Future: It’s Never “Too Early” to Start!
Planning for your Special Child’s Future: It’s never “too early” to start! As administrators of two transition programs, we are often asked by parents “How can I best help my...
Changing the Face of Beauty
Encouraging acceptance through advertising
Notes from a Warrior Mommy: Accepting the Truth – Incorporating a Progress Monitoring Plan
Accepting the Truth – Incorporating a Progress Monitoring Plan
