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April 18, 2022
Peer Mediated Instruction: One Family’s Personal Experience
What happens when kids are explicitly taught how to interact with each other in ways that support the development of communication and social skills? Everyone… Read More
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April 18, 2022
FREE Registration to OCALICON Ends Soon
OCALICON, from the folks at OCALI in Ohio, are offering FREE registration for two weeks only to anyone who registers between April 18 and April 30,… Read More
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April 12, 2022
Building More Student Engagement and Access with Bookshare: Building Bridges 2022
For students who might have print disabilities, paper-based books can be difficult or even impossible to read. While students are receiving instruction in… Read More
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April 4, 2022
Building Bridges: AAC in General Education Incorporating Peer Modeling
Great learning opportunities occur everyday in our classrooms, but something else is happening within those four walls. Children are developing friendships and a… Read More
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March 2, 2022
Read Across America Day – 2022
Read Across America Day is a national holiday celebrated each year on March 2nd, the birth date of famous children’s author Dr. Read More
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February 23, 2022
Researching with Elementary Students: Tips and Tricks
Even our youngest students can be engaged in researching topics of interest on the internet. The stigma of ‘digital natives’ rears its ugly head (once… Read More
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February 10, 2022
Presentation on Autism with Dr. Temple Grandin
On Friday, February 18, 2022 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 4:00 p.m.) Dr. Temple Grandin will share her story and speak on… Read More
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January 13, 2022
ISU Offering Free Virtual Courses for Parents
The following are a few upcoming virtual educational offerings provided by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Foster parent credit is available for all courses… Read More
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December 14, 2021
Beyond 90/90/90 – Supporting and Developing Seating and Mobility Systems for Task Engagement and Performance
Sensory processing directly affects visual convergence, focus and attention, and postural control. To assist children in better “access” and engagement in independent activity, we must… Read More
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December 9, 2021
Goldie’s Kids Club Holiday Boxes
Goldie’s Kids Club is a group for children under the age of 12 through the State Historical Society of Iowa aimed at teaching kids about… Read More