Special Education Conference 2015
The Parent Involvement Advisory Committee (PIAC) and Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) are collaborating with the TDSB in delivering a conference for parents/guardians on Special Education topics.
The conference is entitled Special Education: Empowering Families through Knowledge and Networking and is being held on Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm. Workshops are offered in the morning on topics designed to support parent understanding of and involvement in meeting the special education needs of their children.
Staff from TDSB Special Education, Student Support Services, Caring and Safe Schools and the Research and Information Services Department, as well as representatives from a broad spectrum of outside support agencies, are featured. The afternoon offers an opportunity for parents to network more closely with other parents as well as TDSB and agency staff, for small group discussion and Q&A. The day will include a “Marketplace” hosted by SEAC associations and other service agencies."
Please see the attached pdf for more information.
What We're Learning!
MATH
February: Multiplication Strategies (arrays, number lines, inverse relationships etc.)
LANGUAGE
February/March: Narrative Writing (beginning/middle/end, character development, setting etc.)
CONTACT INFO
Phylicia Rawlins (Methods And Resource Teacher)
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“Read and Write Gold” which is a program on all computers in the classrooms at Elkhorn and has a free TDSB download for all students to use at home.
This program helps with research, paragraph writing, and other reports. With this software, students can mark the main ideas, be read to, use highlighting tools, mind mapping tools etc. Convenient reference tools have also been integrated into this program such as a dictionary, word prediction, and audible spell checking to facilitate both reading and writing improvement and assistance.
Below are the free download instructions for home use of “Read and Write Gold". Email Mrs. Rawlins for the 2015 TDSB Username and Password.
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