Patricia S. Lemer, M.S.Bus., NCC, Chairman of the Board, Epidemic Answers, fills us in on special needs summer camps. Parents frequently ask me to make recommendations about summer programming for their children with special needs. They are torn between using the...
by Susan Snell, MA., MS., Educational Consultant, St. Columba's Nursery School, Washington, DC, and Family Therapist, Fairfax, VA For many parents, finding the "right" service providers for their child is a challenge. Most parents initially experience this process as...
by Linda DeFrancesco, B.S. Sp. Educ. The Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is an extremely valuable tool for describing the components of a child's special education program and for keeping track of progress. A carefully designed IEP is a team effort between the...