Mark your calendars for these upcoming webinars hosted by iLEAD staff. We hope to see you there!
Anxiety in Children – February 25, 9:30-10:30
Many children have fears and worries and may often feel overwhelmed and hopeless. Those fears and worries can interfere with school, home, and play activities. How can we help? Participants will gain knowledge of signs of anxiety in children, strategies to help cope, and ideas for prevention.
We are working on finalizing our topics for the upcoming March webinars, but we have the following dates locked in:
March 11
March 25
Upcoming Webinars
Board games are a great way to develop the minds of our learners! This article talks about the ways we can use board games to work on executive functioning and communication. Check it out here!
Now that we’re in the New Year, it’s a good time to grab the kiddos and have some fun setting resolutions and goals! Goal setting is an important skill that can help kids get set up for their future success. This article tackles different, fun and engaging, ways that you can teach your child how to set goals. Enjoy!
http://www.kiddiematters.com/teaching-children-how-to-set-goals-and-use-a-vision-board/
Your child’s IEP (Individualized Education Plan) contains overwhelming amounts of information and there’s a reason we have a team working together to fully develop and understand it.
IEP goals are the specific details in your child’s plan that describe what they should accomplish during the school year; additionally, the goals are to provide a roadmap for educating your child.
Writing goals can be one of the hardest parts of developing an IEP. One reason for this is because goals can cover so many different areas. Depending upon your child’s needs, some goals may target areas of the general education curriculum. Other goals may target learning developmental or functional skills—for example, teaching your child how to eat independently, to use public transportation, or to read Braille. Still another area for goal-setting might be your child’s social or emotional needs. These don’t come under a typical “academic” curriculum. But if your child has social or emotional needs, then goals to meet those needs would be written into the IEP.
A well-written goal should (a) be positive, and (b) describe a skill that can be seen and measured. It answers the questions:
“Who?. . . will achieve?
What?. . . skill or behavior?
How?. . . in what manner or at what level?
Where?. . . in what setting or under what conditions?
When?. . . by what time? an ending date?”
Constructing effective IEP goals can be daunting for all involved, but together, no matter what type of disability a child struggles with, it is important to understand that IEP goals drive everything.
Our iLEAD staff will be hosting a few upcoming webinars. We’d love to see you there!
January 28, 2022: Behavior Basics – Tips for Success in and out of the classroom
February 11, 2022: My Learner Needs Coping Skills-What Can I Do?
February 25, 2022: Anxiety in Children
Links for the listed webinars will be sent out via email to all staff and iLEAD Student Support families.
Bookshare is a great resource that iLEAD offers for your 504 and IEP learners that makes reading easier. Bookshare gives you access to a large library of books virtually. You can search for any book title, as well as by grade level, and add them to your online bookshelf. The reading experience can be customized to suit any learning style to support learners with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers. Check your email for your Bookshare information to set up your own login. If you do not have access to Bookshare, please email StudentSupport@ileadexploration.org.
You can check out the Bookshare website here.
Hello! My name is Kathy Tempco. I was born in LA, raised in Palmdale/Lancaster and moved to San Diego to obtain my Bachelors in Psych at SDSU and Masters in Counseling at National University. I’ve worked in education for the last 16 years and this is my 5th school year with iLead. I started as a Student Support Counselor (k-12) and am now supporting counselors on all sites as a Regional Coordinator. When I’m not working I enjoy spending time with my family and being active! My faith is strong and I find my peace outdoors. Especially in the mountains!
In regards to this month’s GOALS theme, I was reminded of the current book our leadership team is reading- Rising Strong by Brene Brown. She states that, “Rising Strong is the same process whether you’re navigating personal or professional struggles.” I related this to the mountains I’ve physically, personally, and professionally climbed. They all started with a plan/vision in my heart and when I took them a step further and wrote the goals down, they came to fruition every single time. Dr. Gail Matthews, a psychology professor at the Dominican University of California conducted a study that found that people are 42% more likely to obtain their goals and dreams simply by writing them down. I encourage everyoneto dream, envision yourself obtaining those dreams, write them down and revisit them often.
“Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that he who reads it may RUN.” Habakkuk 2:2
APE, adapted physical education, is a fun and engaging way to learn to move, to play games, to learn how to take turns, and improve stamina, endurance, balance, strength, and coordination skills. APE can easily be completed at home since the basis of it is movement, fitness, and playing games. Our learners can practice skills by walking, running, playing hopscotch, jumping on a trampoline, playing catch, swimming, riding a bike, hitting a ball off a tee or really any other creative activity that gets them moving and excited! Don’t feel limited to a typical definition of an activity as it’s about moving and having fun – “volleyball” can be played with a balloon and just trying to keep it from hitting the ground; balance practiced through “the floor is lava.” You can even have your learners design their own fun game to get them moving.
So what are you waiting for – Time to get up and moving!
For some additional more traditional inspiration, here are resources that may help build your program at home:
Teacher’s toolbox APE resource
WVU at Home APE resource
We invite you to take a look at our Charter SELPA’s useful parent resources! Click here to check it out!
