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Global Insights > Education
Inside Inclusive Classrooms: What Co-Teaching Models Actually Look Like
...lesson. Understanding which model you're seeing, and whether it's being used effectively, gives you the language to evaluate whether your child's placement...model you're seeing, and whether it's being used effectively, gives you the language to evaluate whether your child's placement is working. The Six Co-Teaching...
Global Insights > Culture
Beyond Inspiration Porn: How to Talk to Your Child About Disability Representation in Movies and TV
...seven-year-old watches a movie where a wheelchair user teaches the main character to "appreciate life."...patterns with your child. It's how to give them the language to recognize what they're seeing without turning...hearing characters to be kinder. These stories use disabled people to make...
Education > Online Learning
Universal Design for Learning: What Parents Need to Know About Accessible Online Education
...underlying genuinely accessible online education, but it's described in academic language that keeps parents from evaluating whether platforms and schools are implementing...Here's what UDL means, what the compliance deadlines require, and how to use a practical checklist to determine whether an online platform supports your...
Education > Special Education
The 13 Disability Categories Under IDEA: Who Qualifies for Special Education
Your child has a diagnosis. The pediatrician used clear medical language, the evaluations are complete, and you've been told... Your child has a diagnosis. The pediatrician used clear medical language, the evaluations are complete, and you've been told your child qualifies...
Therapies > Speech
What to Expect at Your Child's First Speech Therapy Appointment
...process. Before You Go: What to Bring. The speech-language pathologist (SLP) will need background information....completed before the appointment If your child uses any communication tools (picture boards, sign...any communication tools (picture boards, sign language, an AAC device), mention it during scheduling so...
Therapies > Speech
Speech Therapy for Special Needs Children: A Complete Guide for Parents
...address articulation, language comprehension, social...understanding what speech-language pathologists do and how...When to Seek a Speech-Language Evaluation. Developmental...months, most children use at least 10–20 words...name by 12 months Losing language skills they previously...referral to contact a speech-language pathologist privately....
Therapies > Play
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): What It Is and How It Helps Special Needs Families
...learn to follow your child's lead during play. The therapist coaches you to use specific language patterns that build warmth and attention: describing what...your child's lead during play. The therapist coaches you to use specific language patterns that build warmth and attention: describing what your...
Therapies > Play
What Is Play Therapy? A Parent's Guide for Special Needs Families
...repackaged. It's a distinct therapeutic modality where licensed therapists use play as the primary language through which children express, process, and...distinct therapeutic modality where licensed therapists use play as the primary language through which children express, process, and resolve emotional or behavioral...
Therapies > Animal
Animal-Assisted Therapy for Special Needs Children: A Parent's Guide to All Your Options
...What Animal-Assisted Therapy Means. The term "animal-assisted therapy" gets used for everything from certified clinical interventions to informal pet visitation...therapist, which includes occupational therapist, physical therapist, speech-language pathologist, psychologist, or counselor, who incorporates a trained animal...
Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
What Speech-Language Pathologists Actually Do: A Guide for Special Needs Families
...for a speech-language pathologist....it. But speech-language pathologists...evaluate and treat language comprehension,...children who don't use speech at all....What Speech-Language Pathologists...fall here. Language. Receptive language...language. Receptive language is understanding...say. Expressive language is using words...sentences may have a language disorder even...
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
Communication Options for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: A Family Decision Guide
...passionately about American Sign Language. Each person is certain their...the method your child will use to understand language and...child will use to understand language and express themselves. It's...approaches prioritize spoken language. Others prioritize visual language....language. Others prioritize visual language. Some combine both. The approach...
Special Needs > Diabetes
Your Child's 504 Plan for Diabetes: A Complete Guide for School Management
Build a 504 plan that keeps your child with diabetes safe at school, with specific accommodations and language to use.