No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks. While kids universally celebrate summer because it means a break from school, what they may not anticipate is just how much of what they learned this past year will be forgotten by fall. Your child’s brain is no different from the muscles in their […]
Kathleen Considine speaks up to say, “I’m retiring!”
Kathleen Considine, manager of speech pathology, found her calling in life in elementary school. Kathleen, who comes from a large, close-knit family, saw how speech and language therapy helped her younger brother transform from a struggling first grader into a straight-A student. By the time Kathleen graduated from high school, she had decided to become […]
How can children manage an unpredictable school schedule?
School districts are scrambling to get students back in the classroom in an attempt to get back to as much normalcy as possible amidst an ongoing pandemic. In order to maintain social distancing and other safety protocols, many are turning to what’s called a hybrid schedule — a mix of online and in-classroom instruction. What […]
Preparing for back-to-school success for a child who has special needs
Returning to school each fall is a time of both excitement and nervousness for parents and students. For parents who have a child with special needs, this time of year can bring increased anxiety and stress. We worry about all the same things most parents worry about like how will my child do in school? […]
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