12/31/11

Free Training, Sacramento, CA - Executive Functioning, How to Execute and Carry Out Tasks Crucial for School Success

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING:
How to Execute and Carry Out Tasks Crucial for School Success

Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Serna Center, 5735 47th Ave., Sacramento, CA
Speaker:  Kevin Schaefer, Program Specialist, EGUSD


Hosted by the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for Special Education, Sacramento City Unified School District
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FREE CHILDCARE.
R.S.V.P. not required but highly recommended. Contact Chris "Espi" Espinoza at cac@scusdcac.org to reserve your materials and ensure adequate seating space.

This training will present an overview of executive functioning and provide intervention strategies that improve the students executive functioning and eventual school success.

Please share this training flyer with any individuals or families that you feel would benefit.

12/28/11

FETA (From Emotions to Advocacy) parent support group - Sacramento, CA

Members needed for a new parent support group in Sacramento...
Purpose: The group will help parents gain knowledge and skills to be effective advocates for their children. As parents learn about the "rules of the game" and SMART IEPs, schools will realize that involving parents benefits them too.


12/27/11

Goodbye disability labels, hello self-esteem!

When my little girl was diagnosed with significant developmental delays, the words used to describe her were "severe cognitive impairment" and "global developmental delay (motor, speech, language, social)." We were later told twice by two different doctors that she has autism, but then were told twice by two other doctors that she does not have autism but she has developmental delay. Regardless of her medical diagnosis, we prefer to focus on her strengths, interests, and dreams, in all aspects of her life.

12/26/11

Foster a child's development with daily activities

It's funny how a child just takes off with learning a new skill, overnight it seems. Take for example, reading. Children learn to read over time with repetition and one day it just clicks. Daily and consistent support is critical in helping all children to learn and progress developmentally in all areas. Children will blossom from the activities that we do with them. These are some of the activities that have helped my daughter to overcome challenges in learning (receptive/expressive language, cognitive, and motor). Some are daily, some weekly...the results add up.
Activities to foster child development:
  • Make reading a daily ritual
    • Practice letter sounds
    • Build reading fluency
    • Learn site words
  • Review completed school work
    • Give praise and encouragement
    • Display work
    • Keep organized
  • Utilize online learning tools
  • Add storytelling to daily reading ritual
  • Have fun with learning