3 Ways to Get Your Child’s Providers Working Together
If your child has multiple providers — teachers, therapists, tutors, specialists — you may sometimes feel like everyone is working hard… but not necessarily together.
special education
EP #68 – Left Behind: A Conversation with Director Anna Toomey on Dyslexia, Education, and Advocacy – Plus My Personal Reflections
In our latest podcast episode, we delve into the nuances of preparing for the ISEE and SSAT exams, crucial for prestigious school admissions. Discover effective strategies, from understanding test formats to mastering test-taking techniques.
Understanding Learning and Developmental Differences: A Guide for Parents
Learn about early decision trends for the Class of 2029 and get expert recommendations to help Class of 2030 students plan for success.
EP #45: Book Talk: Strategies are Your Superpowers
Mary Miele has developed strategies that help students to build their ability to attend, have impulse control, use memory, and have flexible thinking. You can learn about this resource and the coaching available at Evolved Education Company.
Disability: ABILITY
The field of special education in 2022 has progressed to a point where we have ways to treat and support students with learning issues, and yet, we frame so much of the special education process from a deficit-based mindset. Even the word, “disability” supports this negative connotation of neurodiversity. This idea book outlines a paradigm for how to view and work with students with diagnoses formed through experience, research, and creativity in a way that supports an ability-forward mindset. Anyone who is parenting or teaching in the special education field would benefit from reading this book and using its ideas within the context of their practice.
A Parent’s Guide to Special Education
Each child who has special needs brings special gifts. But often, when we start our journey of parenting our children with special needs, it doesn’t feel that way. We might be really struggling to parent, or to watch them fail at learning or socializing. We sit in an IEP meeting or school meeting and hear how something is going wrong and the struggles our child is having. It feels pretty awful, and our human brains tend to focus on what we need to improve – what is going wrong.
EP #35: An Introduction to Disability: ABILITY with Mary Miele
During this episode, Becky Reback and Mary Miele talk about the executive functioning model, how it was created, and ways parents can use it to improve their child’s executive functioning at any age. The model includes four pillars: academic research, areas of inquiry and instruction, assessment and strategy creation and skill mastery.
EP #31: Special Education: An Important Conversation with Dr. Mark Alter and Amy Alter
During this episode, Becky Reback and Mary Miele talk about the executive functioning model, how it was created, and ways parents can use it to improve their child’s executive functioning at any age. The model includes four pillars: academic research, areas of inquiry and instruction, assessment and strategy creation and skill mastery.