Special Education

Amy Rorick - [email protected]

 

Amy Bonnar - [email protected]

 

Michael Simon - [email protected] 

 

*Gifted Support

*Modified / Replacement Curriculum Support

*Emotional Support

*Instructional Support 

 

 

 

Please contact Mrs. Desselle if you feel that your child has a need to be evaluated in any of the following areas: articulation (production of speech sounds), receptive/expressive language (expressing thoughts and understanding language), pragmatics (social language), or fluency (rhythm of speech).

 

Progress Reports-

 

 

Speech/language progress reports will be sent home quarterly at the same time as report cards.  If your child receives learning support in addition to speech/language support, the speech/language progress report will be included with the updated progress from the learning support teacher.  

 

Speech and Language Resources-

Please click on the following links for additional information: 

 

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association-

Provides an overview of typical speech and language development.

The Stuttering Foundation of America-

http://www.stutteringhelp.org/content/parents-school-aged-children

Resources for parents and teachers of children who stutter.

Speaking of Speech-

http://www.speakingofspeech.com/Articulation_Materials.html

Articulation practice activities categorized by target sound.

Our 3rd and 4th Grade Life Skills Support Classroom, also known as the PRIDE Classroom,  is located at Blackhawk Intermediate School.  The goal of this program is to educate students in their neighborhood school.  I have been teaching in this role since 2011-12 school year.  Students in my classroom learn functional math and functional reading skills.  Each student is taught with their strengths in mind.  Throughout the year, our class takes the skills that they have learned in the classroom and we apply them out in the community. Community Based Instruction, CBI, is conducted once a month.  Check back frequently for updated pictures from the 2019-20 school year.

 

My class also participates in Beaver County Special Olympics.  We participate in Bowling in December, and Track and Field in May.  There are many other opportunities from Special Olympics PA throughout the year that I can post as they come up.

 

 

Another exciting opportunity my students have is to operate our classroom coffee shop, Cup of Joe.  Students learn valuable skills such as interpersonal skills, money counting, conversation, and 

 

Links:

 

 https://specialolympicspa.org/

 https://www.abcya.com/

 https://www.starfall.com/h/