by Karen | Jan 9, 2023 | For Professionals, Planning to Meet Student Needs
Students who have disabilities that are being delivered support and services through the provisions of IDEA, who have Individual Education Plans (IEPs), MUST be considered for Extended School Year (ESY), every school year. This article explains more about ESY and...
by Karen | Dec 12, 2022 | For Professionals, Speech Perception & Learning
When a family receives the diagnosis that their child has a hearing loss, an outpouring of emotions may be experienced. Uncertainty can easily be fueled by navigating special education systems and regardless of the age of diagnosis, this can be...
by Karen | Nov 22, 2022 | For Parents, School-Aged Children with Hearing Loss
Transitioning from Age 3 to School Age When a child transitions out of Early Intervention at the age of three and prepares to enter a preschool setting, their needs, goals and accommodations must be defined. This process from transferring from an IFSP to an IEP is...
by Karen | Nov 7, 2022 | For Professionals, Planning to Meet Student Needs
It’s well documented that children with hearing loss are deprived of essential learning because of the lack of incidental language learning. But what exactly does that mean and what are the implications on vocabulary? Vocabulary is an essential piece...
by Karen | Oct 24, 2022 | Assessment of Student Skills, Challenges, Needs, For Professionals
The systematic process of collecting data on an IEP goal is used to assess a student’s performance academically, behaviorally, and functionally, is called progress monitoring. Progress monitoring helps teachers and IEP teams determine if a student’s...