THE EDITOR IN CHIEF'S DESK FAYE SIMON

Spreading the Word

I am honored to have been interviewed by the SFN Dad To Dad Podcast and the Oscar Mike Radio Podcast.

I wish all of you good health, strength, peace and happiness in this New Year. What a great way for me to begin 2024. I am honored to have been interviewed by David Hirsch of the Special Fathers Network’s Dad To Dad Podcast #286 aired December 29th, 2023 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sfn-dad-to-dad286) and Travis Partington of Oscar Mike Radio Podcast #377 aired January 4th, 2024 (https://fb.watch/po0n6gEvME). I am extremely appreciative of both Travis and David and how enthusiastically they have supported and shared the magazine and EP for Free with their audiences – thank you David and Travis! I am also flattered and encouraged by the positive feedback I have received from those of you who have had a chance to listen to one or both of these interesting podcasts.

Our annual EP Guide: Navigating Special Needs Resources features articles about newborn screening, dental health, resources for parents whose child was born with a birth injury, and much more. Several articles focus on reading difficulties, including "For Parents Of Multiple Children With Dyslexia: Six Tips To Succeed" by Georgie Normand and "Supporting Your Child's Reading Journey" by Dr. Prarthana Franklin-Luther, Ph.D. To help with creating future care plans for your child, Kelly Coleman contributes "Set Your Child Up for Success with a Vision Statement," and Ernst VanBergeijk, Ph.D., M.S.W and Alexandra LaVoie, M.S.O.T. offer "Helping Youth with Low Vision and Blindness Transition into the World of Work."

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"Our annual EP Guide features articles about newborn screening, resources for parents whose child was born with a birth injury, and much more."

Faye Simon

Faye Simon

Editor In Chief

THE EDITOR IN CHIEF'S DESK

Faye Simon is a certified pre-K—8 teacher with a wide range of educational experience. She has worked in deaf/blind and infant stimulation programs, taught K—2 in public schools, and was a Head Teacher and Parent Coordinator for Head Start. She is Founder and President of the volunteer-run IES Brain Research Foundation. As EP's Editor In Chief, Faye sources and edits articles, creates partnerships with businesses and not-forprofit organizations, and develops relationships with EP's writers, corporate partners, readers and staff.

Information and Support for the Special Needs Community

VOLUME 54 ISSUE 1 ESTABLISHED 1971

Publisher Len Harac lharac@epmagazine.com

Editor In Chief Faye Simon fsimon@epmagazine.com

Art Direction & Design Leverett Cooper lev@foxprintdesign.com

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