The Yellin Center Newsletter: Spring 2012
Happy Spring! In this edition of our newsletter, we feature articles about public financing for private special education, and taking stock of your child's learning with an eye toward next year. We've also collected the five most popular posts from our blog from the first quarter of 2012.
What's New: Ongoing Management
The Yellin Center now provides options for ongoing management of students with learning, attention, and other related challenges, to complement our comprehensive evaluation services. Our staff can help support your student's individual learning needs at every stage of their academic career, from preschool through college and graduate school. We offer one-on-one coaching and therapy, medication management, and guidance for parents and students in making educational decisions. Call today to learn more.
Tell A Friend About The Yellin Center
Follow The Yellin Center on your social network of choice. We're on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and YouTube and recommend us to friends and family.
See A Presentation in Your Community
It has been a been a busy year for Dr. Yellin and the Yellin Center staff, who have spoken at schools, libraries, and organizations throughout the New York metropolitan area over the past few months. Help bring a Yellin Center speaker to an upcoming event at your school or organization. We are currently accepting invitations for the 2012-2013 school year. For more information, contact The Yellin Center.
What's New: Ongoing Management
The Yellin Center now provides options for ongoing management of students with learning, attention, and other related challenges, to complement our comprehensive evaluation services. Our staff can help support your student's individual learning needs at every stage of their academic career, from preschool through college and graduate school. We offer one-on-one coaching and therapy, medication management, and guidance for parents and students in making educational decisions. Call today to learn more.
Tell A Friend About The Yellin Center
Follow The Yellin Center on your social network of choice. We're on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and YouTube and recommend us to friends and family.
See A Presentation in Your Community
It has been a been a busy year for Dr. Yellin and the Yellin Center staff, who have spoken at schools, libraries, and organizations throughout the New York metropolitan area over the past few months. Help bring a Yellin Center speaker to an upcoming event at your school or organization. We are currently accepting invitations for the 2012-2013 school year. For more information, contact The Yellin Center.
Public Financing for Private Special Education
Students who are eligible to receive services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are entitled to a Free, Appropriate, Public Education – usually referred to by the acronym FAPE. How FAPE applies to students enrolled in private schools depends on how and why a child is enrolled such a school. Let’s look at several scenarios to better understand what parents can expect – and what they can do to obtain services for their child – when a child attends a private school.
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Spring School Checklist
The rhythm of the school year changes in the Spring. The end of the year looms and those tasks and goals that seemed so far away in September are now just around the corner. Whatever your child’s age or learning needs, here is a basic checklist that can help the entire family make the most out of the remaining weeks in the academic calendar.
Read the complete article Best of the Blog - First Quarter 2012
Here they are, the cream of the crop - the top five most popular posts from the always-engaging and frequently-updated Yellin Center Blog, from the first three months of 2012. Topics covered include how brains respond to reading, mental health issues on college campuses, individual education plans, "redshirting" (or holding back younger children), and critical reading.
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