by Dan DeMarle | Jun 11, 2021 | Auditory Processing Disorder, Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)
(2010) by Lois Kam Heymann, and Rosie O’Donnell There is more to listening than just hearing. A miraculous process that begins in the womb, learning to communicate is a vital part of expressing oneself and of understanding and interacting with the world. A...
by Dan DeMarle | May 15, 2021 | Classroom, Distance Learning/ELearning, Intellectual Disability, Parents/Guardians, Special Education, Speech and Language, Teaching, Teaching
The New York State Education Department (NYSED), Office of Special Education is sharing the following parent video series: Supporting the Learning of Children with Significant Cognitive Disabilities at Home, recently published by two U.S. Department of Education,...
by Dan DeMarle | May 14, 2021 | Augmentative Communication, Classroom, Special Education, Speech and Language, Teaching
My first exposure to a student who used augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) was when I taught in a self-contained disability-specific special education classroom. The student, Ringo, had a device like a small laptop that he used to type words and...
by Dan DeMarle | May 14, 2021 | Classroom, Covid-19, Parents/Guardians, Special Education, Speech and Language, Teaching, Teaching
A year after COVID-19 changed the way school systems work, there are still some challenges to work through. But there are also some major success points. It takes a special person to sit down and teach students who learn differently. People like Breanna Nelson at...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 27, 2021 | Auditory Processing Disorders (APD), Parents/Guardians, Special Education, Speech and Language
10/11/18 Auditory Processing Disorder is a neurological condition that impacts the way the brain is able to process what is heard. Somewhere between the sounds that are heard and how the brain remembers or understands those sounds, the information is jumbled or even...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 16, 2021 | Assistive Technology, Special Education, Speech and Language
With the right support, students who cannot rely on natural speech to communicate can do well in integrated classrooms. Click here to read the article.
