Region B PTAC

Check out our tip sheet, “Early Intervention Transitions: Information To Share About Your Child,” to prepare for your child' transition meeting.

Download the tip sheet here:http://www.msccd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Early-Intervention-Transitions-Information-To-Share-About-Your-Child.pdf

Check out this five-lesson course for parents and families to learn how evidence-based literacy practices can support all children’s literacy needs, complete with practical examples. From the National Center on Improving Literacy (NCIL)
https://improvingliteracy.org/module/understanding-evidence-based-literacy-practices-course-family-edition.html

Are you a family member, an early interventionist (EI), an early childhood special education (ECSE) professional, or an early childhood educator using assistive technology (AT) with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers? Assistive Technology means any item, equipment, or system that helps people perform tasks and learn.

STEMIE wants to hear from you about your insights, experiences, and questions about how you use AT in daily activities and routines to support STEM learning. You are invited to join a listening session in January 2025.

Invitation to a Listening Session on Using Assistive Technology for Young Children | STEMIE Are you a family member, an early interventionist (EI), an early childhood special education (ECSE) professional, or an early childhood educator using assistive technology (AT) with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers? Assistive Technology means any item, equipment, or system that helps people perfo...

💡 The study, published in the Journal of Learning Disabilities, explored factors that might predict the way dyslexia is identified by schools. See the findings here: https://www.improvingliteracy.org/brief/characteristics-students-identified-dyslexia-within-context-state-legislation/

Check back tomorrow for another fact!

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Every day in October, we’re posting a new fact about dyslexia that we hope you’ll share with your own family, friends, and network. With your help, we can transform how society understands and supports individuals with dyslexia. Learn more about dyslexia and get evidence-based approaches to dyslexia here: https://improvingliteracy.org/dyslexia/

Suri the Spider has something to say! Her scripted story, Suri Spider Selects a Solution, is available in Arabic. Thanks goes to our friends at the Oregon Inclusion Implementation Support Team for sharing this translation.

You can download the Arabic version of this scripted story, along with other translated scripted stories in our Community Contributions page.
https://challengingbehavior.org/pyramid-nation/community/contributions/

Reactions to traumas are difficult to predict. They may occur immediately after the event or days and even weeks later. Download this free resource developed by the Louisiana State University Health Services Center Department of Psychiatry to help families with young children cope during the aftermath of a hurricane: https://bit.ly/3Y3maEL

Happy Indigenous People's Day!

Great Reminders... plus there's coffee! Hope everyone has a great week!

✨ Gooood MONDAY Morning Fabulous PEAK Community! ✨

☀️ Monday Morning Reminders:
☑ You are capable ☑ You don’t have to please everyone
☑ You can go at your own pace ☑ You are allowed to take breaks
☑ You are stronger than you think..plus, there’s coffee! 🙂 Cheers to a great Monday! ☕️



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SSI, Social Security Benefits To Rise Individuals with disabilities receiving Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits can expect to see more money next year.

Our thoughts are with everyone in Florida and hope everyone has been able to get to somewhere safe as much as you can. ASL Now is offering ASL communication help to any Deaf Flordians who need it! Please contact them at 833-682-7630.

Update: I have finally found a texting number! I will update this post now and make a new post soon. "The Disability and Disaster Hotline is 800-626-4959 (call/text)."

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A great way to support children impacted by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina.

Please share! Our inventory is low, we have so many children to reach AND it is Amazon Prime Day so many items on our list are low!!! Let’s go!!!!!

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FirstWNC is accepting donations! They need our help!

Supporting our community after Hurricane Helene. Please consider donating to help our staff and programs recover. Your contributions make a difference. 📲❤️

Shared by FirstWNC, for our friends and colleagues in Western NC.

To all our friends, family, and all of our intellectual and other developmental disability community in Western North Carolina.

If you are impacted by Hurricane Helene and need help, call or text The Disability and Disaster Hotline at 800-626-4959 or [email protected]

Natural disasters are scary for everyone. Sometimes, children forget how to feel safe. For all children, especially those with disabilities, social stories can help.

We are happy that so many people have found our "Now I Am Safe" social story helpful. We are posting the Spanish version here to make it more accessible for our Spanish speaking families.

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month!
Check out this website for 24 unique activities for you and your kids to learn more about Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx cultures and traditions!
https://www.weareteachers.com/hispanic-heritage-month-activities/

It’s much better to intervene earlier than to wait until a child actually fails because remediation is demonstrably less effective later. One study even found that outcomes were almost twice as good if they were delivered in 1st and 2nd grade than in 3rd grade! Hear more from NCIL expert, Jack Fletcher Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FxKKEa80og

Check back tomorrow for another fact!

Every day in October, we’re posting a new fact about dyslexia that we hope you’ll share with your own family, friends, and network. With your help, we can transform how society understands and supports individuals with dyslexia. Learn more about dyslexia and get evidence-based approaches to dyslexia here: https://improvingliteracy.org/dyslexia/

As early childhood educators and those who support them, we know the impact a traumatic event can have on children. In an effort to mitigate this trauma experienced by our region's children and to provide them with some comfort and relief, we are assembling 4 types of kits: infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age. We're hoping to distribute these kits across multiple counties and over 45 sites that are being used for food distribution, supply distribution, and temporary shelter. Our volunteers will deliver these kits to be dispersed to families as they come through to meet their needs. Items include books, fidgets, activities, toys, and mindfulness items. While we know these aren't survival necessities, children still need to feel loved, cared for, and have activities to entertain them while their caregivers re-assemble their lives. Many have lost all that they have. We are extremely grateful for the many donations and offers of assistance we have had. We need to continue to build our inventory to make the biggest impact we can! Thank you for helping us bring this vision to life.

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Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief resources: In September 2024, several Region B states and Parent Centers (Florida, Georgia South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia) experienced catastrophic damage from Hurricane Helene. Resources provided here include state and local organizations to which donations may be made to support recovery efforts. Check back often for updates!

Relief efforts.docx Hurricane Helene Relief Organizations North Carolina: There are organizations that have boots on the ground and are distributing supplies to the NC mountains. Operation Airdrop is collecting donated supplies and air lifting them from small airports around the state and directly into Ashevi...

TNSTEP has boots on the ground today supporting families in need from a rural town that was devastated by Hurricane Helene! A team member from our Middle Tennessee office has raised more than $4000 to purchase supplies for her hometown of Hot Springs, NC on the Tennessee/North Carolina border, and TNSTEP has deployed our East Tennessee team to purchase critically-needed items with the funds raised and to organize items being donated in Greenville, TN for a delivery to Hot Springs/Spring Creek tomorrow (Friday). If you'd like to donate supplies and are in the Greeneville area, email [email protected].
PPE and disaster clean-up supplies are the greatest need at this time. Go team, go!

Resources from TNSTEP for those in Tennessee impacted by Hurricane Helene.

We are heartbroken by the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene. Recovering from a natural disaster takes time and can be overwhelming, but you are not alone.

Here are a few resources that might be helpful:

🌟 For disability-related assistance, call/text the Disability & Disaster Hotline at 800-626-4959 or email [email protected].

🌟 To report a missing person, please call 1-800-TBI-FIND (1-800-824-3463).

🌟 For wellness checks in NC, contact the National Guard at 888-892-1162 or Madison County Local Emergency Response at 828-649-1955.

🌟 Residents of Greeneville and Greene Co who need oxygen, insulin, or other assistance, please call 423-798-1729.

🌟 Visit Asheville Sam’s Club for a fully stocked pharmacy, gas, water, and food supplies.

🌟 FREE Excavation services available in East TN. Contact Steven’s Excavation at 423-329-3971.

🌟 For those who have lost or damaged communication systems/devices, visit AAC Disaster Relief: aacdisasterrelief.recovers.org

🌟 For a comprehensive list of support options, visit https://adasoutheast.org/resources/helene-resources/.

Your community stands with you. 🤝

Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall soon, threatening communities throughout the Southeast with potentially dangerous winds. If you and your students are in the path, consider downloading our Guidance at a Glance with recommendations for supporting children in the wake of natural disasters. https://www.nasponline.org/x58744.xml
Additional resources can be found in the School Safety & Crisis Response section of the NASP website.