Education

updated Oct 27, 2008

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Autism

Top 10 Treatments for Autism
From Lisa Jo Rudy

As you start to dig deeply into the literature on autism treatments, you'll find dozens of available options. Which are the "best" treatments? As the professionals will tell you over and over again, every child's needs are different. The treatments described in this article are among the best known, best researched, and most likely to produce positive results.©

Schools

Ontario

Parents Matter Canada,The Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs (FRP Canada) is pleased to announce the launch of Parents Matter, a new web site for parents and those who work with them. This site is also the home of the Making Choices Parenting Program Inventory.
Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs (FRP Canada)

707 - 331 Cooper Street
Ottawa, ON K2P 0G5

Tel (613) 237-7667/ Fax (613) 237-8515
1-866-637-7226
info@frp.ca

Silver Creek Nursery school for children with handicaps, located in west Toronto in the Etobicoke region. Katie went to this school for several years and we were upset when she was no longer able to attend. This school I cannot any more highly recommend! Beyond exceptional!!! We even sent our son who is not special need there too!! They are absolutely wonderful and Katie flurished there!! We wish she could still attend
Silver Creek Pre-School
65 Hartsdale Dr.
Toronto, ON
M9R 2S8 416-249-9770

Internet and computer programs-

Fast ForWord Fast ForWord is a family of educational software products intended to enhance cognitive skills of children, especially focused on developing "phonological awareness". It is marketed as a therapy for strengthening the skills of memory, attention, processing rate, and sequencing for children. It evolved from studies that showed children with abnormal temporal processing and language learning impairment could have their phonological awareness improved in parallel with their temporal processing. It is currently marketed for children with a broad range of reading problems, and perhaps other cognitive disorders as well . Fast ForWord software was developed and is commercially distributed by Scientific Learning Corporation**Fast ForWord products are not offered directly to home schools or individual consumers. Home schooling parents interested in Fast ForWord products partner with a local speech language pathologist to run an off-site program in the home. You may contact our Customer Service team at 888-358-0212 for a list of off-site providers with whom you can work

Starfall website is a wonderful online learning center for reading and speech programs. Katies teacher even uses it in class!! I'm convinced her speech and language would not be where they are today without it!


Downloadable Educational tools


PECs (Picture Exchange Cards) Black and white picture cards are provided to help you make your own schedules, story strips and talking back cards. They can be printed as full-size coloring pages, in two-inch sizes with or without words, and in one-inch sizes with or without words. Printed and cut out, these can be used singly or grouped together-Please see the forum under the Education catagory for more information on this. Member recommend


Handwriting Page Maker
This utility allows you to create pages of text to assist in the development of children's handwriting skills. By joining the dots, children can copy the characters. A dark arrow shows where to begin the character. Where applicable, a lighter arrow shows where to start the second part of the character.

Instructions
Type your text (words or rows of letters) into the text area at the top left of the screen. Adjust the settings below the text box accordingly, then press "frame" to generate the handwriting text in this page, or "window" to generate the handwriting text in a new window.
You can then print the generated page to start using the sheet

The character set is based upon Christopher Jarman's Jardotty font. Member recommended