Children do their best when they have the skills, support, and motivation to do so. By collaborating with your child’s school, you increase opportunities for your child to get the support they need in each of these areas. A home-school partnership capitalizes on your child’s skills, your knowledge of your child, and educators’ knowledge of… Read more Building a Home-School Partnership
Category: Education and Early Intervention
Children and Hearing Loss
Hearing loss can cause long-lasting problems for young children. Children with hearing loss can have trouble learning speech and language, doing well in school, or getting along with other children. Early identification of hearing loss can prevent some of these difficulties. When might a child develop hearing loss? A child may be born with a… Read more Children and Hearing Loss
Using a Schedule Effectively for Distance Learning [Educators]
Schedules are an Evidence Based Practice that can help students be more available for learning. They are helpful to all students by clarifying what is going to happen, increasing predictability and making abstract concepts such as time concrete, and they help students to be more independent. Here are a few ideas on how you can… Read more Using a Schedule Effectively for Distance Learning [Educators]
Using a Schedule Effectively for Distance Learning [Caregivers]
Schedules are an evidence based practice that can help children be more available for learning. They are helpful to all children by clarifying what is going to happen, increasing predictability, and making abstract concepts such as time concrete, and they help children be more independent. Here are a few ideas on how you can utilize… Read more Using a Schedule Effectively for Distance Learning [Caregivers]
Principles of Explicit Instruction for Distance Learning [Educators]
The text Explicit Instruction by Anita L. Archer and Charles A. Hughes outlines a systematic and engaging instructional delivery method called explicit instruction which is appropriate for all students, including those at risk and with disabilities. Explicit instruction is useful across a variety of subjects and any grade level. While the text was not written… Read more Principles of Explicit Instruction for Distance Learning [Educators]
Principles of Explicit Instruction for Distance Learning [Caregivers]
The text Explicit Instruction by Anita L. Archer and Charles A. Hughes outlines a systematic and engaging instructional delivery method called explicit instruction which is appropriate for all children, including those who may be struggling or who may have a disability. Explicit instruction is useful across many of subjects and grade levels. To read the… Read more Principles of Explicit Instruction for Distance Learning [Caregivers]
Confidentiality in Research
Confidentiality in Research at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) The people who make up the VKC interact with individuals and families through research, clinical services, information and referral, and community involvement activities. Throughout these many forms of interaction, sharing of personal and private information is inevitable. In recognition of the many disciplines within the VKC… Read more Confidentiality in Research
Artists with Disabilities: Exhibiting in a Gallery
An artist with a disability is like any other artist. A creative urge from within encourages the need to communicate through a work of art. Although the process itself is quite satisfying, the artist needs to share the work and allow it to touch the lives of others. Sharing artwork professionally may seem difficult, but… Read more Artists with Disabilities: Exhibiting in a Gallery
Selecting a Behavioral Services Provider
When choosing a behavioral provider there are areas of consideration that will help you to make an effective selection. It is important to understand the provider’s governing philosophy on behavior intervention and their qualifications. Searching and Qualifications A good place to start a search is by asking other families for recommendations. Autism support agencies often… Read more Selecting a Behavioral Services Provider
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
What is Applied Behavior Analysis? ABA is a science that studies the way people interact with their environments, including observable events, sensory experiences, and internal states, and how those interactions impact individuals and their future interactions. It is not a single intervention or approach. ABA has many applications and usages, including teaching new skills. A… Read more Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)