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Click here for information on how to track your child’s progress as you work with them at home.

Included is a sample form for you to collect information that you can share with your school team as you discuss how your child is doing on IEP goals and objectives.

Reading achievement is critical for student success in school and in life. Breaks tend to cause a “summer slide” which means children lose some of the literacy achievement gains they made during the school year. See the link and handouts below for information on Avoiding Summer Reading Slide.

Finally, summer always seems to go fast and Kindergarten will be right around the corner. Check out the series on Kindergarten Readiness. This 6-week short program helps parents and caregivers understand how they can use everyday interactions and materials found in the home/center to help a child prepare for kindergarten.

Discipline & Guidance

Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers

Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers
Topics include: Communicating with Your Child, Creating Structure and Rules, Giving Directions, Using Discipline and Consequences, and Using Time-Out. Two types of videos are available, one features Real-Life Parenting Challenges that show how parents address every day challenges and find real world solutions. The other features experts offering “How-To” tips and ideas that are direct and to-the-point.

Strategies for Parenting Defiant Children - Webinar

Strategies for Parenting Defiant Children – Webinar
Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., outlines positive parenting techniques that will help oppositional and defiant kids manage frustration and develop greater empathy and reasoning skills. In this audio and slide presentation Dr Greene discusses: tips for calming your defiant child, how to “reason” with your ODD child, strategies to help your kid manage frustration and problem solve.

Successful Co-Parenting After a Divorce

Successful Co-Parenting After a Divorce
Free online, interactive, multimedia platform with videos demonstrating skills and strategies, extensive resource site, and certificate of training. Applicable to parents, family members and professionals. Modules: Introduction to Divorce and Co-Parenting; Strategies and Skills for Co-Parenting; Self-Care, Transitions, and Safety.

Sexuality and Developmental Disabilities 

Sexuality and Developmental Disabilities by The Parents Place of Maryland
Parents’ Place of Maryland offers a variety of programs and services that continue to support families of children with disabilities and special health care needs. Serving as Maryland’s Parent Training and Information Center and Family-to-Family Health Information Center, Parents’ Place supports thousands of Maryland families each year. Parents’ Place, staffed primarily by parents who have faced these challenges, believes that experienced parents are a key source of knowledge and support to help other families become effective voices for their own children.

Understanding Red Flags of Concern For Your Child

Understanding Red Flags of Concern For Your Child
Not all expressions of behavior or typical. At certain ages, children should be able to use better ways of expressing their wants and needs. But, what if they’re not? In this session participants will…

  • Learn how to recognize red flags that might be indicating their child is struggling with his/her social development
  • Learn who they can reach out to, how and what to expect when they consult with professionals about their concerns
  • Discuss strategies for working with their child at home and in public when challenges arise

Social and emotional readiness serves as the foundation for successful participation in group learning experiences such as school. 

Understanding Social Emotional Development of Young Children

Understanding Social Emotional Development of Young Children

  • Review current information supporting the importance of addressing SEL before children enter school
  • Learn key developmental social and emotional readiness areas
  • Discuss ways to promote developmental readiness at home
Supporting Social Emotional Development At Home

Supporting Social Emotional Development At Home

This session will present strategies parent can use to help their children develop social and emotional skills as well as way to work with their child when challenges occur. In this session participants will…

  • Discuss preventative strategies to use at home
  • Learn ways to defuse situations that arise
  • Learn about positive supports and appropriate consequences for use with young children

Employment

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR): Transition in Action
Vocational Rehabilitation Program offered by the Divisions of Rehabilitation Services and Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired work with South Dakota’s transition-age students with disabilities to assist them in transitioning from school to work. This session will focus on many of the services provided to those students and the collaborative relationship VR has with local school districts, employers, parents and students to achieve their career goals.  Presenters Katie Gran, Transition Specialist, Division of Rehabilitation Services and Ronda Williams, Assistant Director, Service to the Blind & Visually Impaired. Presentation Handouts

Health & Recreation

Telehealth: Stories from the Field

Telehealth: Stories from the Field
During this pandemic, telehealth has been more than just convenient — it’s been a necessity. Looking ahead, telehealth will likely remain a viable, even preferred, option for some families when seeking medical care, mental health care, and therapeutic services when those services can effectively be received at a distance.

Presenters Dr. Carolyn Kippes, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Sanford Children’s Specialty Clinic;  Robyn Shores Foster, CSW-PIP, Burroughs Counseling; Vanessa Anderson-Smith MA CCC-SLP COM® Owner/Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist®; and parent Amber Finnesand  share their telehealth experiences, successes, and tips on how families can make the most of telehealth or teletherapy visits.

Preparing For A Successful Telehealth Visit

Preparing For A Successful Telehealth Visit

Whether a video visit with the doctor or a remote therapy session, join us to learn tips and tools that will help your family be successful receiving services at a distance. Presented by Lisa Sanderson, Family to Family Health Information Center Coordinator, CDC’s Act Early Ambassador to South Dakota.
Presentation Slides
Preparing for a Successful Telehealth Visit
I Cant Do My Telemedicine Visit Because My Child Wont Participate
I Cant Do My Telemedicine Visit Because I Cant Find A Private or Quiet Place For My Appointment
I Cant Do My Telemedicine Visit Because My Insurance Doesn’t Cover Telemedicine

Learning & School

Kindergarten Readiness Videos

Kindergarten Readiness Videos
This series of 6 short programs helps parents and caregivers to understand how they can use everyday interactions and materials found in the home to help their child prepare for kindergarten. Each video explores a different domain of early learning and demonstrates ways in which parents/caregivers can foster skill development in each area. The final video provides guidance for parents and caregivers who have concerns about their child’s level of “readiness” for school.

Webinars from ADDitudemag.com

Webinars from ADDitudemag.com
On demand webinars with topics related to school and students with ADHD, learning disabilities, and other co-occurring conditions.

Understanding Red Flags of Concern For Your Child

Understanding Red Flags of Concern For Your Child
Not all expressions of behavior or typical. At certain ages, children should be able to use better ways of expressing their wants and needs. But, what if they’re not? In this session participants will…

  • Learn how to recognize red flags that might be indicating their child is struggling with his/her social development
  • Learn who they can reach out to, how and what to expect when they consult with professionals about their concerns
  • Discuss strategies for working with their child at home and in public when challenges arise
Supporting Social Emotional Development at Home

Supporting Social Emotional Development at Home
This session will present strategies parent can use to help their children develop social and emotional skills as well as way to work with their child when challenges occur. In this session participants will…

  • Discuss preventative strategies to use at home
  • Learn ways to defuse situations that arise
  • Learn about positive supports and appropriate consequences for use with young children

Parent Advocacy

Kindergarten Readiness Videos

Kindergarten Readiness Videos
This series of 6 short programs helps parents and caregivers to understand how they can use everyday interactions and materials found in the home to help their child prepare for kindergarten. Each video explores a different domain of early learning and demonstrates ways in which parents/caregivers can foster skill development in each area. The final video provides guidance for parents and caregivers who have concerns about their child’s level of “readiness” for school.

Webinars from ADDitudemag.com

Webinars from ADDitudemag.com
On demand webinars with topics related to school and students with ADHD, learning disabilities, and other co-occurring conditions.

Community Based Services

Kindergarten Readiness Videos

Kindergarten Readiness Videos
This series of 6 short programs helps parents and caregivers to understand how they can use everyday interactions and materials found in the home to help their child prepare for kindergarten. Each video explores a different domain of early learning and demonstrates ways in which parents/caregivers can foster skill development in each area. The final video provides guidance for parents and caregivers who have concerns about their child’s level of “readiness” for school.

Webinars from ADDitudemag.com

Webinars from ADDitudemag.com
On demand webinars with topics related to school and students with ADHD, learning disabilities, and other co-occurring conditions.

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