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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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