by Sarah Perkins | Feb 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Tracy Hed, Ph.D., SCSD#2, WSPA Ethics/Professional Standards Chair Perhaps many of you have had the same experience I have – you suggest to someone that Social Stories would be a good intervention for a child on the autism spectrum, and they say, “Yes, I know...
by Sarah Perkins | Jan 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
***Post written by Howard Wakkinen, Conference Graduate Credit Chair for WSPA*** In the midst of providing specialized services and instruction to students who meet the IDEA criteria for an educational disability, school teams sometimes struggle to effectively follow...
by Sarah Perkins | Jan 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
***Post written by Dan Mayer, Public Relations Chair & Southwest Representative for WSPA*** I’ve always wondered what a comprehensive evaluation means. I worry that this is another variation of “what test(s) do I give” thinking, rather than “what...
by Sarah Perkins | Jan 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
***Post written by Dustin Blair, Southwest Representative for WSPA*** Current controversy in my local community and around the nation regarding school safety in schools has increased in recent years. In many school districts of familiarity, large amounts of funds...
by Sarah Perkins | Jan 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
**Post written by Tara Clapp, Conferences Chair for WSPA*** A couple of years ago, I was introduced to a New Year’s tradition by a good friend of mine. On New Year’s Eve while gathered around a table full of loved ones, we all shared our rose, thorn, and bud from the...
by Sarah Perkins | Dec 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
***Post written by Sarah Perkins, President-Elect, Website Administrator, and Membership Chair for WSPA** I moved to a new school this year. At my old school, all of the SPED team members ran their IEP meetings in a similar way–the way that I had asked them to...
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