April
2004
Reflections
from a Different Journey:
What Adults with Disabilities Wish All Parents Knew
By
Stanley D. Klein, Ph.D., & John D. Kemp, Co-Editors
Most
parents of children with disabilities lack personal experience
with adults with disabilities. Hearing from people who have lived
the disability experience can provide all parents with... (more)
Technology
Supports Students with Disabilities (more)
March
2004
Johns
Hopkins Study Shows Audiobooks Help LD Students
Students with learning difficulties showed a 38 percent
increase in content acquisition reading scores after using
RFB&D’s AudioPlus® textbooks on CD, a published
study in Learning Disabilities Quarterly reports.
. .more
Department of Ed. & UFT Agree
on Special Ed Reform
Consistent with last April’s announcement of the special education reform
plan, the approximately 960 teachers who, under the old system, were working
exclusively outside of the classroom as education evaluators have returned
to the classroom, and school psychologists are now performing the evaluation
tasks for which these education evaluators were responsible.
. .more.
February
2004
Foundations,
Source of Needed Funds for Education
By Dorothy Davis
New York City abounds in foundations. However, many of them
do not accept unsolicited applications for grants. Here are four
that do: (more)
The
Churchill School: A Portal to Success
By Joanna Leefer
The first thing you see when entering Head of School Kristine
Baxter's office is a large photograph of Winston Churchill, Great
Britain's prominent, albeit dyslexic, prime minister and... (more)
Churchill's
Students Speak
Children
at the Churchill School are delighted to talk about their school. Education
Update interviewed two sisters, Astrid Moresco, 13 years old and Thea Moresco,
9 years old. Jesse Medalia, dressed as the Artful Dodger for
a production of Oliver, when
we visited, happily consented... (more)
March
2003
Technology & Inclusion at Children’s
Center By
Nancy Glass
The
Children’s Center School, a division of Queens Centers for Progress,
in Jamaica Queens, offers comprehensive educational and clinical
services to children with special needs, from birth through twenty-one
years of age. Students at the school present with a variety of disabilities,
ranging from mild to profound. While many students are multiply-handicapped,
the school also services “typically developing” youngsters
who are often participants in inclusionary programs where
children
with
and without disabilities share the same classrooms. (more)
Rhodes
Scholar “Sees” The World By
M.C. Cohen
Cyrus
Habib is in elite company. As one of the 32 recipients of this
year’s Rhodes Scholarship, Habib is an accomplished senior comparative
literature and Mideast studies major at Columbia University. Yet,
he’s far from an elitist. Whether lobbying for the rights of students
with disabilities at Columbia, where he is president of the campus
group “Columbians Organized for Disability Advocacy,” or rallying
at a peace demonstration in New York, Habib sees the world as
a place bigger then himself. “Education can’t exist in a vacuum,”
he says. “We must always remember to fight the world’s fight.”
(more)
February
2003
Special
Education Update Around the Nation Compiled
By Andrew Schiff
Important Events Around the Nation
OSEP Joint Personnel Preparation/ State/Improvement/CSPD Conference,
will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington
D.C., from February 19 to February 21. The theme for the 2003
Joint Conference is... (more)
January
2003
“Circus
of the Senses”
Brings Children with Disabilities Under the Big Top
By
Marie Holmes
The Big Apple Circus recently held its annual Circus of the
Senses for hearing and visually impaired students under the circus
tent set up at Lincoln Center. The show happened... (more)
Living
and Overcoming Learning Disabilities By
Rob Langston
I spent many miserable years as a “handicapped” child and
I have spent many wonderful years as a “successful” adult. Somewhere
in between lies living and overcoming... (more)
Students
Spread Cheer to Group Homes
Nearly 30 young adults with developmental disabilities were treated
to a holiday party recently, courtesy of the eighth-grade confirmation
class at Holy Innocents Church. (more)
December
2002
Dr.
Adler Lectures on ADHD By
M.C. Cohen
In support of the Program for Academic Access For Learning Disabled
Students at Marymount Manhattan College, Lenard A. Adler, M.D, spoke
to a full lecture hall at the school’s Manhattan campus on Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). (more)
Council
Member Eva Moskowitz Hosts Forum on Special Education
By Tom Kertes
If an expression of curiosity and caring at an open forum on the
part of “government” goes a long way toward solving problems,
the “Forum on Special Education” in Community School District
2, headed by Council Member Eva Moskowitz, can be... (more)
NY
League’s Focus on Children
By Bernadette M. Flynn, Ed.D.
At the New York League for Early Learning (NYL), it is recognized
that the early years of a child’s life are very important. The
development of social, emotional, and cognitive and motor skills
are intertwined. (more)
Ask
Dr. Rosen
A
new column answering parents’, educators’ and students’ questions
about special education, in response to the flood of letters and
e-mails we have been receiving at Education Update.
(more)
November
2002
Arc
of San Diego Recognizes Community Leaders
Dr.
Pola Rosen Gives Keynote Speech at awards ceremony
Picture a modern low-slung building surrounded by flowers and
palms...
(more)
Ask
Dr. Rosen
A new column answering parents’, educators’
and students’ questions about special education, in response to
the flood of letters and e-mails we have been receiving at Education
Update...
(more)
Phi
Delta Kappa Sponsors Panel of Experts
to Discuss Changes on the Horizon for Special Education
by
Marie Holmes
Within the evolving field of special education, the ramifications
of President Bush’s No Child Left Behind legislation are felt
acutely....
(more)
October
2002
‘People
Like You’: Living Successfully with Learning Disabilities
by Jonathan Mooney
“Jonathan,
people like you flip burgers. Mark my words; that is what you will
end up doing.” This is how I started my high school career...
(more)
More
Than Moody: Depression in Teens
According
to a recent report by the United States Surgeon General, approximately
3.5 million children and teenagers suffer from depression...
(more)
Facts
On Teenage Depression From More Than Moody
by Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz
Each
year as many as 8.3 percent of the adolescent population will
begin exhibiting signs of depression...
(more)
Phi
Delta Kappa International: Meeting on Special Education
Area
6F Host Chapters: Columbia University, Teachers College, CUNY,
Fordham,Iona College, LIU, Mercy College, NYU,Pace University,
NYC, Westchester, S.I...
(more)
September
2002
A
Hearing Impaired Teacher Helps Children Discover the World
By
Tom Kertes
Linda Bodner has been teaching hearing-impaired children at
Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood, California for
17 years...
(more)
NYU
Child Study Center & Museum of the City of New York
Sponsor Joint Art Exhibit
An
exhibition marking the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks
on the World Trade Center presents the art of New York area children
made in...
(more)
Kellogg’s
Awards Scholarships
Recently, parents, students, teachers and a variety of Kellogg’s
representatives–including Snap, Crackle and Pop and, of...
(more)
August
2002
Beyond
Special Ed: Options for Disabled Adults
By
Marie Holmes
For
the past decade, colleges, universities and other institutions have
been required, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, to provide
reasonable accommodation for the persons with disabilities whom
they...
(more)
Special
Ed Schools Offer Intimate Learning Environments
By
Hope Glassberg
In schools across the country, special education facilities have
the ignominious distinction of being housed in... (more)
A
Bi-Cultural Program for Children with Special Needs
By
Dr. Ronald S. Lenkowsky
In a classroom in Whitestone, Queens, young children celebrated
the New Year by performing the Lion Dance Parade for their peers,
playing the dragon’s head and tail...(more)
Integrating
the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) into Inclusion
By Sherryl Berti
The inclusion program at Chelsea Vocational
High School concluded its fourth year in June 2002 with eleven
students, five paraprofessionals and a District 75 special...
(more)
Legal
Aspects of Special Education
By
Hope Glassberg
Special Education is as much a legal issue as it is an educational
one. Several federal laws delineate the ways in which schools
handle children with special needs. (more)
The
College Board and Disabilities Rights Advocates Announce Agreement
to Drop ‘Flagging’ From Standardized Tests (more)
College
Choices for Students With Special Needs
By Zaher Karp
College is the anticipated fork in the road for many students,
but for those with special needs, this shift is far more uncertain.
For students who suffer... (more)
SPECIAL
EDUCATION RESOURCES (more)
July
2002
Inclusion
Program at Francis Lewis HS By
Dave Coddington
Our Inclusion Program at Francis Lewis High School in Queens
has been an ever-changing work in progress. (more)
Heiskell
Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
(more)
Special
Ed Student Benefits from Inclusion By
Mike Cohen
Alex’s eyes were darting side to side looking for a student
on the other team to challenge with a fast throw.
(more)
June
2002
National
Association for Visually Handicapped (NAVH)
Founder Awarded Honorary Doctorate (more)
Phi
Delta Kappa, Columbia University Honors Superintendent
Patricia Synan & Inclusion Pioneer Teachers
Superintendent
Patricia Synan, District 14 in Brooklyn and 10 special education
teachers from District 75 who pioneered inclusion, (the integration
of special education children into regular classrooms), were honored
at Phi Delta Kappa (PDK), Columbia University, spring awards banquet.
(more)
Windward
School: Special Education At Its Best By Tom Kertes
Wise men say that some of the greatest things in the universe
once started out small. The Windward School § one of the leading
places of learning for language disabled children in the U.S.
§ is the perfect example of that adage. (more)
May
2002
Commission
on Excellence in Special Education: Recommendations
By
Tom Kertes (more)
Childhood
Revealed:
Art Expressing Pain, Discovery & Hope On View at 80 Washington
Square East Galleries (more)
80
Years of Special Education at Teachers College:
Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going? By
Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
(more)
April
2002
Mary
Somoza: Mom, Special Ed Advocate and College Grad
By
Tom Kertes
As
Sept.11 has taught us, heroes come in all shapes, sizes, and forms.
In the case of Mary Somoza, heroism comes in the form of a blonde-haired
woman with an Irish accent whoís fought the powers that be every
step of the way to get equal treatment for her children. (more)
United
Cerebral Palsey Provides Unique Special Ed Services (more)
Young
Adult Institute (YAI)
Speaks on Medical Services for People with Disabilities
By Marco Damiani
(more)
March
2002
A
Parent Asks About Amblyopia Carole
R., Brooklyn, NY
What
are the educational implications of amblyopia? I have a primary–aged
student (six years of age) with amblyopia and want to know if this
condition would affect his reading and writing. I would appreciate
any information you have on this condition. (more)
David
Santigo: A Student Deals With Blindness By
M.C. Cohen
David
Santiago, a Guild School student who is blind, arrives at his
school at 8:00 in the morning. As he uses his cane to make his
way through the lobby, it’s clear that this 19-year-old student
makes a difference in people’s lives. “Good morning,” says one
security guard. (more)
February
2002
The
Courage to Face Dyslexia: A Personal Student’s Voyage
By
Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
Adam
Koplewicz, a sophomore at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School,
speaks candidly about living with dyslexia. His research, reading
and experiences have enabled him to share his knowledge with the
expertise of a graduate student. (more)
Parents
With Developmental Disabilities By
Dr. Joel M. Levy
Hollywood
has finally learned that characters playing the role of people
with developmental disabilities don’t have to be seen as misfits.
No longer does a character have to encompass virtually every stereotype
associated with a particular disability.
(more)
January
2002
Council
for Exceptional Children Prepares for 2002 Convention
The
New York Local Arrangements Committee of the Council for Exceptional
Children (CEC) has been preparing for the 2002 Annual Convention
and Expo, the largest professional development event for individuals
working in the field of special education, scheduled to take place
in New York City on April 3-6. (more)
Parents
Make a Group Home a Reality By
Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
Dr.
Christine Cea is the parent of Stephanie, a 30-year-old daughter
with severe mental retardation and physical disabilities who lives
in a group home, the Lo Faso House, run by community resources
in Staten Island. (more)
Approaching
Learning Differences:
Dr.
Mel Levine at Bank Street College of Education By
Marie Holmes
As
the number of children who are labeled “learning-disabled” and
diagnosed with behavioral disorders such as ADHD seems to be constantly
increasing, parents, educators, and, of course, the students themselves,
are left wondering what these labels mean and how they affect
the classroom dynamic. (more)
Applied
Behavior Analysis: What Can It Do For My Child? By
Stephen C. Luce, Ph.D. and George Linke, Psy.D.
In
last month’s article, “Understanding Applied Behavior Analysis,”
we reviewed some relevant elements of Applied Behavior Analysis
(ABA). Here we provide readers with information about how they
can find clinicians to help them use behavioral techniques with
their children, students, or clients. (more)
People
with Disabilities Lend a Hand to Olympic Effort By
Paul Smoller
Young
adults from YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities
are lending their support to the effort to bring the 2012 Olympic
Games to New York City. (more)
December
2001
Board
of Education’s Role in Special Education By
Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
An
interview with Frances Goldstein, the Chief Executive of the Office
of School Programs and Support Services, yielded some interesting
facts about special education in New York City: there are about
140,000 children receiving special education services.
(more)
Special
Education Resources on the Internet Compilied
by M.C. Cohen (more)
Sterling
School Celebrates Three Years of Special Education By
Tom Kertes
Just
three short years ago, the borough of Brooklyn did not have a
single school specifically aimed at helping dyslexic children.
Now there is the Sterling School which started with three students
in 1999. Now 24 happy children populate the Pacific Street building.
(more)
Regent
Tisch Speaks on Spec. Ed. By
Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
Regent
Merryl Tisch is on target and concise. As Chair of the Board of
Regents Committee on Vocational and Education Services for Individuals
with Disabilities (VESID), her area of expertise is special education,
a hotbed of controversy among politicians, educators, and parent
groups. (more)
November
2001
Chess Makes Children Blossom at Brooklyn’s League School By
Jason Gorbel
I
had no idea how my students would react to chess when I suggested
we start a team. I teach at a school for children with a classification
of serious emotional disturbances who are too impaired to attend
Board of Education schools. (more)
A
Successful Day Treatment Program at Young Adult institute (YAI)
By
Stephen E. Freeman
One
only had to step outside YAI/National Institute for People with
Disabilities’ Manhattan Day Treatment Program on West 13th
Street and look downtown to see the devastation at the World Trade
Center. (more)
October
2001
Navy
Teaches Deaf Students By
Roy Manstan
Final
adjustments are made; the safety harness and tending line are secured;
the diver lowers himself into a hole cut through the ice. The water
is 28 degrees F, one degree above the temperature at which salt
water freezes. Another diver is already under the ice, video camera
in hand. On the ice, researchers prepare to begin the experiment;
one holds a cell phone, his back to the wind. Class is in session.
(more)
September
2001
New
York League for Early Learning: Universal Pre-Kindergarten
By
Ronald S. Lenkowsky, Ed.D.
Universal
Pre-Kindergarten is an effective new method to ensure that New York’s
four-year-olds get an excellent start to their formal education.
I know of no better way to introduce these youngsters to the “social”
world than to bring them together in a community-based center, where
most of their learning comes in the form of play. (more)
August
2001
Coping
With Glaucoma By
EDITH S. MARKS (more)
League
Center: Giving Kids a Safe Haven By
MARYLENA MANTAS
(more)
July
2001
Deaf
Art Sees Light: Lexington School Celebration
by
M. C. Cohen
“Seeing
Through Deaf Eyes” is a daring and different art exhibit featuring
14 of the best known deaf artists around the country. (more)
Fourth
of July Fireworks Safety for Eyes by
Betsy van Die and Lori Brenig, MPH
Fourth
of July celebrations can be a magic time for kids. Yet that magic
can be shattered if you don’t protect your eyes from danger. (more)
June
2001
Friends
at the Robert F. Kennedy School
There
is hope for some emotionally disturbed students who have been unsuccessful
in mainstream educational environments.
(more)
Protecting
Your Eyes From The Sun
by
Lori Brenig, MPH
(more)
May
2001
Children’s Art Exhibit Raises Vision Care Awareness
Four
children received recognition as winning artists of this year’s
vision awareness poster contest during a ceremony at the Richard
York Gallery in Manhattan. The contest was designed to educate the
public about the importance of vision and vision care. The winning
posters are on 1,000 city buses, visible to 19 million riders. (more)
QCC
Runs Homebound Program
Queensborough
Community College is accepting applications for its External Education
Program for the Homebound, which enables those with disabilities
to pursue a college degree from their homes. (more)
April
2001
Ask
the Eye Care Specialist:
What is Amblyopia?
by
Mitchell Strominger, MD (more)
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