Maintaining Social Skills Over the Summer

• By: Maria Slavin, MS, OTR/L COLLAGE
• April 1st, 2013
• communication, communication skills, family activities, IEP goals, language, peer interaction, skill maintenance, social skills development, special needs education, summer learning
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Summer is a time for relaxation and fun, however certain skills acquired during the school year can be lost if they are not practiced consistently over the course of the entire year. One of the first things parents should identify, are IEP goals targeted by school staff to be maintained over...

Summer Break and Skills Development: The Heat Is On

• By: Heather Walker, MS, BCBA Michael J. Cameron, PhD, BCBA-D Pacific Child and Family Associates
• April 1st, 2013
• activity-based intervention, family involvement, IEP goals, planning, skill development, skill maintenance, social skills, summer break, visual schedules
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You work hard to make sure your child is progressing toward his goals and to effectively manage an interdisciplinary team and your child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) during the course of the year. That work requires significant resources (fiscal, emotional, and temporal), the...

Understanding Unintentional Injury for Children with ASD

• By: Maria Slavin, MS, OTR/L COLLAGE
• April 1st, 2013
• collaborative projects, conversation skills, ESY, family activities, IEP goals, playdates, social skills development, summer learning loss
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Summer is a time for relaxation and fun, however certain skills acquired during the school year can be lost if they are not practiced consistently over the course of the entire year. One of the first things parents should identify, are IEP goals targeted by school staff to be maintained over...