AT TIDBIT, KINDY SEGOVIA, KISD

Do you need literacy activities that are accessible with technology?

Then visit http://teach.fcps.net/talk/help.asp - Technology Assisted Literacy Knowledge (TALK) from Fayette County Schools, Kentucky

The TALK website was created to help teachers find effective literacy-based activities to use with their students. These lessons have been indexed multiple ways to help you find exactly what you are looking for.  Click on “Content Areas” and  “Software Application” on the left to find language arts, math, science, social studies and other activities.  Several activities are custom-created, others link to a related online activity.

Pair the text on each activity with Universal Reader (text reader from Premier Software) and students can hear the text aloud. 

Kindy Segovia, OTR

Assistive Technology Coordinator

Kent ISD

2930 Knapp NE

Grand Rapids, MI  49525

http://kentisdat.pbworks.com

IPAD/TABLET TIDBIT - KINDY SEGOVIA, KISD

This  tip focuses on spelling:

iPad:

Spelling City:  free – make custom lists or use built in spelling lists, with words read aloud

Skill Builder Spelling – make custom lists, words disappear as they are spelled

Want a list of apps:  Free iPad Spelling Apps

Android:

Ace Your Spelling Test:  free (with small ads) – create custom lists, words read aloud

eTutor Spelling:  $0.99 – custom lists, choose between synthesized voice or recorded human voice

Kindy Segovia, OTR

Assistive Technology Coordinator

Kent ISD

2930 Knapp NE

Grand Rapids, MI  49525

http://kentisdat.pbworks.com

WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT BENEFITS FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES?

WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT BENEFITS FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES? Join Maggie Kolk, Advocate with The Arc Kent County     Register by 11-5-12 with Tammy Finn (616) 459-3339 or tammy@arckent.org.  All Michigan Alliance for Families workshops areFREE and open to the public. If you require accommodations or materials in an alternative format, please let us know one week before the workshop.  Funded by Michigan Department of Education and U.S Department of Education.    College of Education     Monday, November 12, 2012 6:00pm-8:00pm Grand Valley State University Eberhard Center Auditorium (2nd Floor) 301 W.Fulton St.    Grand Rapids, MI  49504 (Parking on the south side of Fulton under the 131 freeway) After participating in this workshop, you will have a better understanding of:  Public benefits and differences of programs under Social Security - SSI & SSDI, how to access Social Security benefits, how to access Department of Human Services  (DHS) benefits, what services come from Community Mental Health and,  working while receiving SSI/DHS benefits. Who should participate?  Families who have children with developmental disabilities, SSI and/or SSDI beneficiaries who work or want to work, parents & family members of SSI & SSDI beneficiaries who work or want to work, school-to-work transition staff and,  anyone interested in learning more about public benefits and the interaction between benefits and employment.

Re-Thinking Guardianship - Join Dohn Hoyle, Executive Director of The Arc Michigan

Re-Thinking Guardianship Join Dohn Hoyle, Executive Director of The Arc Michigan     Register by 11-5-12 with Tammy Finn (616) 459-3339 or tammy@arckent.org.  All Michigan Alliance for Families workshops areFREE and open to the public. If you require accommodations or materials in an alternative format, please let us know one week before the workshop.  Funded by Michigan Department of Education and U.S Department of Education.    College of Education     Wednesday, November 14, 2012 6:00pm-8:00pm Grand Valley State University Eberhard Center  (2nd Floor) 301 W.Fulton St.    Grand Rapids, MI  49504 (Parking on the south side of Fulton under the 131 freeway) This workshop is for families who have children with developmental disabilities as well as service providers working with students and their families. The workshop covers: guardianship from a historical perspective, strangers as guardians and alternatives to guardianship (health, finances, supports and services).  Who should attend: families of teenagers/young adults with disabilities /learning challenges, professionals, and interested community members.

SPECIAL EDUCATION LINKS

Special Education Links
American Occupational Therapy Association..................................................http://www.aota.org/
Autism Support of Kent County...................................http://www.autismsupportofkentcounty.org/
Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan .......................................... http://www.dsawm.org/
Kent Intermediate School District – Special Education ......http://kentisd.org/Special_Education/
Learning Disabilities Association of America .................................................http://www.ldanatl.org/
Michigan Council for Exceptional Children....................................... http://www.michigancec.org/
Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association......http://www.michiganspeechhearing.org/
National Association of School Psychologists......................http://www.nasponline.org/index.aspx
National Association of Social Workers................................................http://www.socialworkers.org/
U. S. Department of Education – Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html
Michigan Department of Education - Office of Special Education
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_6598---,00.html

Kent ISD

PASE meetings for 2012-13 will be held from 7:00-8:30 at Kent ISD  in the Coldwater Room at the Educational Service Center (parking lot #11) 

The PASE meeting is open to any parent in Kent county interested in attending. Please call the KISD special education office at 365-2297 if questions.

Monday, September 10 - Assistive Technology

Monday, October 15 - Personal Curriculum

Monday, November 12 - Common Core Standards

Monday, January 14 - Transition Options and Planning

Monday, March 11 - IEP Boot camp & Least Restrictive Options

Monday, May 13 - Dispute Resolution

Fall 2012

WELCOME BACK!  

2012-2013

*With the kids settled back into school, 
and fall routines well underway, the PASE committee has continued working on ways to provide resources, information and opportunities that will benefit East Grand Rapids'special education students and their families. Our hope is that this blog will advance awareness and promote connections and support throughout the district.

EGR Parent Advisors for Special Education (PASE)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS - 2012-2013 Jodi Blanchard • 235-5735    Gayle Knibbe • 452-1005 Sue Kirchgessner • 243-6383

Check out the PASE brochure and other Special Education links on the district website.

http://www.egrps.org/District/Special-Education/index.html