A Speech-Language Pathology Practice
The children who tormented the child in South Hadley, similar to a student identified with pragmatic deficits, did not predict how Phoebe would react to their constant bullying, did not understand the back lash they would suffer if something happened to her, and were unable to put themselves into Phoebe’s shoes. Had those students participated …
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In South Hadley a child killed herself because of bullying. Being someone who teaches social skills lessons I’m always struck with the fact that while we focus social skills training on students that “ have social skills deficits” in many ways teens who are experimenting and testing social skill also need guidance and training. There …
Have you ever been in an IEP meeting, and wondered how to make the process more effective. The IEP process is a place where teachers, specialist, and parents come together to make a plan that best serves the child. It is a collaborative process. The goal is to create a plan based on observation and …
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“By some estimates, about one in seven Americans has a learning disability, a neurological disorder that can make a basic task like reading, writing or organizing information more difficult than usual. Disabilities cannot be cured, but if identified early they can often be ameliorated. Parents, teachers and specialists can help children develop strategies for dealing …
Is it possible to be “gifted” and “bright” and have a learning disability, especially a language based learning disability? Yes, and to further complicate the matters is the fact that if the deficit areas are in the average range it can be hard to qualify for services. An example of a profile might be someone …