The School Psychologist’s Daily Detective Work
Investigating and Evaluating Students’ Special Needs What does a school psychologist do on a daily basis? Working with students is high on the list: watching, talking and testing them to…
Extended School Year (ESY) Services 101
Extended School Year (ESY) Services 101 Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, summer 2020 was like no other. But one aspect of summer remained the same for many students receiving special…
EI Today Supports Tomorrow’s Students with Special Educational Needs
EI Today Supports Tomorrow’s Students with Special Educational Needs The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) turns 45 this year. When signed into law on November 29, 1975, it was…
Making Pediatric Teletherapy Work for Your Program
Making Pediatric Teletherapy Work for Your Program Telehealth services in general, and teletherapy in particular, have become widely accepted during the COVID-19 pandemic. News outlets and anecdotal evidence say this…
Are Your Therapy Staffing Resources Ready for More Remote Schooling?
Are Your Therapy Staffing Resources Ready for More Remote Schooling? In much of the U.S., this school year is starting the same way the last one ended—at home. In states…
How to Support a Child With Autism in the Classroom
How to Support a Child With Autism in the Classroom Today’s emphasis on inclusive special education means nearly 40% of students on the autism spectrum spend at least 80% of…
How Tier 2 Interventions Help Students By Keeping Them Off Caseload
A teacher sends a frantic email or urgently flags you down in the hallway to say, “So-and-so can’t”—write their letters, stay at their desk, keep their hands to themselves… the…
Finding Effective School-Based Therapy Staffing Solutions
When your special education and related services program is short-staffed (as many are), it may be tempting to “make do” with whoever the closest therapy staffing company can send. After…
Why Corporate Values Matter (Part 2): Serving Students with Disabilities in Schools More Effectively
In an earlier blog, I told you how transformative the corporate team here at Pediatric Therapeutic Services (PTS) found defining our true values to be. We discovered our company is…
Part One: Adopting A Holistic Approach to Therapy
If you’re a special education administrator who wants to see related services in schools delivered in line with a more holistic approach to therapy, clarifying your program’s true values is…