Special Education
Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, special ed. or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that addresses their individual differences and needs. Andrew J. Mitchell ES's Special Education encompasses Pre-K, Autism program, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Adaptive Physical Education.
Contacts
Beth Rowan, Austism Teacher
email: rowane@nv.ccsd.net
Margaret Halopoff, Resource Teacher
email: halopmr@nv.ccsd.net
Cindy Hoffman, Resource Teacher
email: hoffmc@nv.ccsd.net
Leisel Morris, SDC-LD
email: morrile1@nv.ccsd.net
Carrie Herring, ECI
email: herrice@nv.ccsd.net
Emily Wagner, ECSE
email: wagneea@nv.ccsd.net
Kristen Shelton, Speech Therapist
email: sheltk1@nv.ccsd.net
Karen Wantland, Occupational Therapist
email: wantlkr@nv.ccsd.net
Jan Stanek, Physical Therapist
email: stanejl@nv.ccsd.net
Mark Richards
email: richamj@nv.ccsd.net
Did you know children who are exposed to language-rich conversations and descriptive words, will have a huge advantage when it comes to increasing speech and language skills?
Research shows the importance of increasing those face-to-face interactions, when speech and language skills are being developed.
Ask open-ended questions
OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS CANNOT BE ANSWERED WITH A YES OR NO.
Ask WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, HOW, and WHY questions throughout the day, when reading a
story, when playing games, during meals, in the yard, during bath time and bedtime, etc.
Expand on your child’s words
If your child says ball, expand on that; a red ball, a big, round red ball, bounce the ball, catch the
ball, throw the ball.
Describe simple daily tasks
When cooking in the kitchen, talk about stirring the pot, using a spoon to stir round and round,
the soup is hot, the vegetable colors, the crunchy carrots, etc.
Use descriptive words and sentences more than imperative statements and simple affirmations.
Read, read, read to your child. Ask questions. Who did this? Where were they? What did they need? When did they do it? Use your own books at home. Reading the same books over and over is good for your child. Repetition is good and you can always read it differently the second or third time. Use a granny voice, a whisper voice, a southern accent, etc. Get creative and havefun! And remember to model good clear speech for your child. This helps with “speech sounds” also!
As a second option, Youtube has TONS of FREE books, read by the authors as well!
https://www.weareteachers.com/virtual-author-activities/
Another option:
https://www.vooks.com First month is free!
FLASCARD IDEAS/GAMES:
https://www.superduperinc.com/handouts/pdf/556_ExtraFlashcardFun.pdf
https://www.superduperinc.com/handouts/pdf/544_FurtherFlashcardFun.pdf
If you would like us to send worksheets home for speech sounds (students working on specific speech sound errors), please let us know and we would be happy to email them to you.