Real Assistive Technology for Everyone Conference

A message from FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Assistive Technology Services (ATS), part of the Office of Special Education in Fairfax County Public Schools’ Department of Special Services, will host its Real Assistive Technology for Everyone (R.A.T.E. ) conference on Saturday, November 10, 2012, at Carson Middle School from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sessions will cover a variety of assistive technology issues faced in today’s classroom as well as the use and integration of software programs and devices in the instructional setting. Registration is required. For more information and registration visit: http://www.fcps.edu/dss/sei/ats/rate/index.shtml

Questions? Please contact Sandra Morrissette skmorrissett@fcps.edu

CHADD Parent to Parent Training

CHADD Parent to Parent (P2P) Training
Thursdays, November 1-December 20, 2012:  12:30pm to 2:30pm
Clarendon Education Center, 2801 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 308, Arlington, VA  22201

The Arlington Public Schools Special Education Parent Resource Center (PRC) is delighted to announce that our next CHADD Parent to Parent (P2P) class has been scheduled. This class is open, free of charge, to families of Arlington students between the ages of 2-21, but we do require that interested participants commit to attending ALL seven sessions of this class.

        November 1, 2012
        November 8, 2012
        November 15, 2012
        November 29, 2012
        December 6, 2012
        December 13, 2012
        December 20, 2012

Space is limited to 25 participants.  Registrants will be placed in the class based on order of responses received, and registrants will receive either a confirmation or wait list notification.  Please  REGISTER ONLINE or by phone (703) 228.7239 no later than Monday, October 29, 2012.

Additional details about the class are provided below.

What is Parent to Parent?

Parent to Parent: Family Training on ADHD was developed by Linda Smith, Beth Kaplanek, and Mary Durheim over a period of more than two years. Parent to Parent provides educational information and support for individuals and families dealing with ADHD and learning to navigate the challenges of ADHD across the lifespan. Courses are offered in communities across the country. The curriculum was developed by parents who have lived the experience, but who also have had access to the best researchers and practitioners in the country. The entire course takes about 14 hours of time and is usually offered as a seven-week class, meeting for two hours once a week. Participants receive extensive materials to support them, including articles, reference materials, handouts, and homework assignments. The curriculum is very structured and includes information on:

        •Overview of ADHD
        •Assessment to Multimodal Treatment
        •Managing the Impact(s) of ADHD on the Family
        •Developing Parenting Strategies and Positive Behavior Interventions
        •Educational Rights for Your Child with ADHD
        •Building an Education Team:  Bridging the Gap Between Home and School
        •Resiliency, Teen Challenges & Future Success

Speech milestones

Since we are highlighting a speech therapist/practitioner this week, we thought we'd share these speech milestones. 

Speech Milestones 

By age 1

·      Recognizes name 

·      Says 2-3 words besides "mama" and "dada" 

·      Imitates familiar words

·      Understands simple directions

·      Recognizes words as symbols for objects - dog and points to dog and might say woof woof

Between 1 and 2 

·      Understands “no”

·      Uses 10 – 20 words, including names

·      Combines two words like “daddy bye bye”

·      Waves bye bye and plays pat-a-cake

·      Makes the sounds of familiar animals

·      Gives a toy when asked

·      Uses words such as “more” to make wants known

·      Points to his/her toes, eyes, nose, belly button

·      Brings objects from another room when asked

 

Between 2 and 3

 

·      Identifies body parts

·      Carries on a conversation with self and toys

·      Uses 2 word negative phrases such as “no want”

·      Asks “what’s that” and “where’s my”

·      Forms some plurals by adding “s” – book, books

·      Matches 3-4 colors, knows big and little

·      Uses short sentences like “me want more”

·      Names common pictures and things

·      Answers “where” questions

·      Solves problems by talking instead of crying or hitting

·      Talks to other children

·      May say “no” when they mean “yes”

·      Likes to hear the same story over and over

·      Tries to get an adults attention “watch me”

·      Refers to self as “me” rather than by name.

·      Understands simple time concepts, “last night”, yesterday

·      Combines nouns and verbs “daddy go”

·      Gives first name, holds up fingers for how old

·      Has a vocabulary of 450 words

 

Between 3 and 4

·      Knows his last name, name of street and nursery rhymes

·      Begins to obey requests like “put the toy in the basket”

·      Understands  yesterday, dinnertime, bath time, tonight, little/big

·      Names at least 1 color

·      Has a vocabulary of at least 1000 words

·      Has a sentence length of 4-5 words

·      Can tell a story

 

Between 4 and 5

·      Asks many questions – who and why

·      Can speak in “as if” or imaginary conditions – “I hope”

·      Understands “next time”, “in the morning”

·      Identifies triangles, squares, circles

·      Points to colors red, blue, yellow and green

·      Able to use the past tense correctly

·      Has a sentence length of 4-5 words

·      Has a vocabulary of about 1500 words

 

Between 5 and 6

·      Uses all types of sentences – “let’s go to the store after the playground”

·      Can distinguish his/her left and right hand

·      Asks questions for information

·      Can count ten objects

·      Understands “same” and “different”

·      Knows common opposites “big”, “little”

·      Can identify money – penny, nickel, dime

·      Knows his address

·      Knows spatial relationships “on top of”, “behind”

·      Defines objects by their use – “spoon for soup”

·      Has a vocabulary of 2000 words

·      Has a sentence length of 5-6 words

 

 

 

 

 

ADHD coaching for Parents

Anne R. Lipnick Special Education Family Resource Center Presents: 

ADHD Coaching Strategies for Parents

Jodi Sleeper-Triplett,

Premiere Coach Trainer

November 1, 2012 

7:00–9:00 pm

George Washington Middle School 3rd Floor, Room 348A

free book for each participant

Jodi Sleeper-Triplett, Master Certified Coach, Senior Certified ADHD Coach and Board Certified Coach, is the founder of the movement for ADHD coaching for youth. As the creator of the ADHD youth coaching model used as the basis for a groundbreaking two year coaching research study (2010), Jodi is seen by many of her peers as the foremost expert in the field of ADHD coaching for youth.

Jodi is the president of JST Coaching, LLC, a premiere coach training and coaching company. She developed the first training courses focused on coaching youth with ADHD, now offered in English, Spanish and Turkish. Her first book, Empowering Youth With ADHD, is available online and in bookstores.

Jodi completed her coach training with the Coaches Training Institute, Success Unlimited Network, and the American Coaching Association. She graduated from the unique BDIC Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with a B.A. in human services/mental health. She is a long-standing volunteer for CHADD at the national, regional, and local levels.

For more information, visit the JST Coaching website, www.jstcoach.com.

To RSVP or for more information please contact Mónica Sanjur at 703.824.0129 or monica.sanjur@acps.k12.va.us

Alexandria City Public Schools Office of Special Education Services

Anne R. Lipnick Centro de Recursos de Educación Especial para Familias

TDAH: estrategias para los padres

School resource

When looking for schools, check out these resources:


Independent Education
www.independenteducation.org

Virginia Association of Independent Schools
www.vais.org