CONTENTS
AUGUST 2023 VOLUME 53 ISSUE 8
ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL ISSUE
- 10 DYSLEXIA SCREENING: WHAT PARENTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PRINCIPALS NEED TO KNOW By Georgie Normand, M.A. COVER STORY
- 14 ELIJAH'S MOM SHARES BACK TO SCHOOL PREP FOR CHILDREN WITH ASD By Renee C. Williams, M.S. Ed.
- 19 FOSTERING INCLUSIVITY BEGINS BY CELEBRATING ALL ABILITIES By Dr. Joanne Hill Powell, PhD, BCBA-D
- 22 CREATING SUCCESS WITH CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS: FIVE INSPIRING CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES By Jenn Adams
- 24 WHY AN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM IS AN EXCEPTIONAL CLASSROOM By Virginia A. Jacko
- 26 BULLYING: HOW YOU CAN TAKE ACTION TO IDENTIFY, ADDRESS AND PREVENT THIS DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR By Lorene Reagan, RN, MS
- 29 BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIPS FOR PARENTS By Larry Landauer
- 32 SIX TIPS TO HELP PARENTS GET READY FOR BACK TO SCHOOL By Stephanie DeLussey
- 34 TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR By Richard Selznick, Ph.D.
FEATURES
- 37 BREAKING THE BARRIERS TO DENTAL CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS By Dr. Kyle Bogan, DDS
- 40 THE CENTER FOR PARENT INFORMATION AND RESOURCES: INFORMATION FOR PARENT CENTERS AND THE FAMILIES THEY SERVE By Lauren Agoratus, MA
ON OUR COVER
Elijah Williams poses for a first day of school photo; His mother Renee writes about what it takes to integrate him into a new school in our Annual Back to School Issue. Story on page 14.