What Testing Accommodations Could My Child Use?

Now that it is the third reporting period of the 2019-2020 school year, state standardized testing will be occurring more frequently this Spring. What are a few testing accommodations your child could during the MTSS process or even have added to their 504 or IEP?

How to Support Your Child to Stay on Task at School and Home

Have you struggled with supporting your child to remain on task in school and at home? It can be very challenging and sometimes frustrating, but here are a few strategies that could help keep your child focused on task.

Kindergarten Writing Standards

Kindergarten students have many writing milestones or standards that they must learn before moving on to first grade. What exactly are these standards and what do they mean?

Client Concierge, EducationJessica BarisanoNovember 11, 2019Collaborative Corner, Parenting, Kindergarten, Child Development, Exceptional Student Education, Kindergarten Milestones, Special Education, Elementary Education, Kindergarten Math, Kindergarten Math Milestones, Academic Standards

Kindergarten Math Standards

Kindergarten students have many math milestones or standards that they must learn before moving on to first grade. What exactly are these standards and what do they mean?

Client Concierge, EducationJessica BarisanoNovember 5, 2019Collaborative Corner, Parenting, Kindergarten, Child Development, Exceptional Student Education, Kindergarten Milestones, Special Education, Elementary Education, Kindergarten Math, Kindergarten Math Milestones, Academic Standards

Guest Blog: End of the First Nine Week Reporting Period

Our children have finished the first 9 week reporting period of the 2019-2020 school year. How is your child performing and what expectations should you set for the next 9 weeks? Find out more today from our guest blogger, Michelle DAttoma, a Varying Exceptionalities Teacher.

Client Concierge, EducationJessica BarisanoOctober 21, 2019Collaborative Corner, Parenting, Kindergarten, Child Development, Exceptional Student Education, Kindergarten Milestones, Special Education, Kindergarten Reading, Kindergarten Writing

Kindergarten Reading Standards

Kindergarten students have many reading milestones or standards that they must learn before moving on to first grade. These standards are the foundation that are needed for the student to be successful in learning to read. What exactly are these standards and what do they mean?

Client Concierge, EducationJessica BarisanoOctober 14, 2019Collaborative Corner, Parenting, Kindergarten, Child Development, Exceptional Student Education, Kindergarten Milestones, Special Education, Kindergarten Reading, Kindergarten Writing, Elementary Education

Transitions in a Kindergarten Classroom

How do we support children with exceptional needs transition from one activity to the next? Find out useful strategies to utilize with your child and to discuss with your child’s teacher for overall success in the academic setting!

Client Concierge, EducationJessica BarisanoOctober 2, 2019Collaborative Corner, Parenting, Kindergarten, Child Development, Exceptional Student Education, Kindergarten Milestones, Special Education, Kindergarten Classroom Transitions, Early Childhood Education, Classroom Transitions, Autism Awareness, ADHD, Anxiety

What Should My Kindergartener Know by the End of the Year

Each year, the required skills for each grade level appears to change. Kindergarten is so different from years past, when the current generation of children's parents went to school. There are expectations to meet, but what are they?

Client Concierge, EducationJessica BarisanoSeptember 16, 2019Collaborative Corner, Parenting, Kindergarten, Child Development, Exceptional Student Education, Kindergarten Milestones, Special Education, Kindergarten Reading, Kindergarten Writing