Unmasking New Opportunities Through Virtual Learning

• By: Tarrah Vallely Shrub Oak International School
• July 1st, 2020
• COVID-19, distance learning, distance teaching, goals, routine, special needs education, students, summer 2020 issue, technology, virtual learning
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The COVID-19 crisis has forced us to face many new challenges while we rethink our ways of teaching and connecting to our students. Despite the difficulties of distance learning and the inability to physically interact with our students, this experience has opened many new doors and has inspired us...

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...