5 Tips to Good IEP Goals One of the most important parts of your child’s IEP are the goals written for him/her. The goals set a standard for your child’s IEP. IEP Goals not only set a standard, but they also drive services for your child. These goals are the things that are being worked on with your child during their special education services. Having goals to address all of the areas of need that your child has is very important. However, not all goals are good IEP goals. It is important to … [Read more...]
Executive Function
Executive Function Executive function is a set of skills that permit a student to make decisions, organize thoughts, prioritize tasks, manage time and problem solve. Executive function gives a student the ability to set goals; plan how to complete a project; prioritize tasks; organize time, materials and information; hold and manipulate information in working memory, and to monitor one’s own progress. Success in school depends on a student’s effective executive function. Students can have … [Read more...]
Reducing test anxiety
Test Anxiety is something that many people of all ages struggle with. No matter what age, this type of performance anxiety can cause that sick feeling in our stomach along with a racing heart. Many times this test anxiety interferes with the performance ability of children. Your child might be too nervous during his/her test and won't do as well as s/he would like. Here are a few tips we can advise you to use to help reduce test anxiety for your child. 1. Deep Breathing: … [Read more...]
Being Thankful
HAPPY THANKSGIVING – IT’S ALL ABOUT THANKFULNESS! I've always felt it a privilege to work with families with special needs children. They are so appreciative of someone helping them understand what their child’s needs are and how to get those needs meet both in the community and the public school system. One of my first student/client (other than my own children) was in desperate need of a reading remediation program. She was attending an elementary school within a District that did not have … [Read more...]
Anti-bullying
We love to share important IEP and educational information with you. But, today we are going to move from terms and tips and share with you some facts about bullying. Last week was National Anti-Bullying Week. We are going to take some time to shed light on the importance of teaching our kids to be kind to one another. Bullying is defined as "unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance". Bullying has been broken … [Read more...]