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...]
5 tips to Good IEP goals
5 Tips to Good IEP Goals Goals are probably some of the most important components of your child’s IEP. The purpose of the goals is to address the areas of need for your child and work towards closing any gaps that exist. However, often goals are not written to provide meaningful progress and leave your child to continue to stay behind their peers. Not only do goals drive services and placement, they are used to monitor your child’s progress. Thus, it is essential that goals are done … [Read more...]
6 Behavior Flags
The Special Education world encompasses more than just Learning Disabilities. Behavior is also a part of the Special Education world. Many times children gain the reputation of being "bad kids", without anyone realizing that they might just need extra help and different strategies to help them be successful. Fortunately, we have put together a small list of ways for you to identify if your child could benefit from an assessment to pin-point whether a 504 or IEP will help him/her become a more … [Read more...]