Resources

Special Needs

The inclusion of these entries on this bulletin board does not constitute an endorsement by Christian Home Eduators of Colorado of the program, organization, or tutor. It is the parent's responsibility to investigate who will be involved in their children's education. We encourage parents to thoroughly investigate a potential program and to stay involved on an ongoing basis with their children's teachers. You should also ask for references and talk to others who have used these organizations/persons' talents.

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        Prescription for Success

           Parker

           303-993-4648

           www.prescriptionforsuccess.net 

           anderson_cl@comcast.net

          Prescription for Success is a cognitive learning center in Parker, CO, that specializes in treating Dyslexia, AD/ADHD, Slow

          Processing, Auditory and Visual Processing problems, Poor Memory, Sensory Processing Disorder, and much more.  Our

          comprehensive testing will pinpoint "WHY" your child is having learning difficulties. A personalized, intensive home treatment

          plan is developed for the client. K-Adult students are welcome. Achieve your learning potential at Prescription For Success.

Homeschool Legal Defense Association

Homeschooling a Struggling Learner - Can I do it?, Resources, the law, and FAQ. (If you are a memeber of HSLDA they also provide special needs coordinators you can call.)

NATHHAN (National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated Network)

Special Needs National Support Group - Equipping parents to raise their children with special needs or disabilities confidently.
http://www.nathhan.com.

Searchable online library

Bookshare.org  A searchable online library. Bookshare offers more than 50,000 digital books, textbooks, teacher-recommended reading, periodicals and assistive technology tools for readers of all ages. Bookshare offers affordable membership, unlimited library privileges and a community of Members, Volunteers, parents, publishers and authors.

Individual Memberships: $75 ($25 one-time set up fee + $50 annual fee)

http://www.bookshare.org/membershipOptions

Texas Special Kids

www.txspecialkids.org

Free Special Needs Teaching Resources

http://www.senteacher.org

Christian Cottage  Home School Services

Mike and Teri Spray (testing and curriculum design)
http://www.christiancottage.com/

Learning Connection

Steve Shapiro

http://www.thelearningconnection.org

Child Diagnostics

Dianne Craft - Individual consultations, nutrition counseling, Brain Integration Therapy Seminars

http://www.diannecraft.org

Brain Workout Center (Structure of the Intellect)

Paula and Jerry Perron (cognitive, sensory-motor and eye movement therapy, auditory, visual and thinking skills)

http://www.brainworkoutcenter.com

Gifted Development Center

Gifted children with Learning Disabilities

http://www.gifteddevelopment.com

Dr. Paul Zimmerman

720-886-3214

M. Lee Watt

Denver

303-985-8840
Testing, intervention for learning difficulties

Beyond Speech Therapy Learning, LLC
www.bstlearning.com
866-395-1911 Ext. 101

Julie Bohn - Educational therapy for students with learning disabilities
303-346-1347
bohns_in_co@msn.com

Speech and Myofunctional Clinic of the Front Range
specializing in helping children and adults to overcome articulation difficulties, tongue thrust and digit sucking habits.
Anne Venables, M.H.Sc., CCC
303-666-0285

Fast Focusing Center/Learning and Cognition Training
9285 Teddy Lane, Suite 125
Lone Tree, CO 80124
303-708-8817
Services for children with AD/HD. We offer a viable and effective strategy which is an alternative to medication. A program which was initially designed for NASA to help pilots keep their focus and concentration on lengthy missions has also been found to improve focus and concentration in people with AD/HD as well. This program is now available at the Fast Focusing Center. In addition to this program, Debera Jensen also works at our center with children and adults with learning disabilities, anxiety, depression, trauma, closed head injuries and more. Our staff psychologist, Dr. Steven Stockdale, as well as Debera and her husband, Alan, are available to speak at meetings or gatherings to parents in your community.

Achievement Products for Children
www.specialkidszone.com
Achievement Products for Children offers a wide selection of high quality therapy products that help special needs children overcome daily challenges and achieve their full potential. For more than 30 years, theyve been a leading provider of pediatric rehabilitation equipment. The products make caring for and teaching special needs children with physical challenges, brain injury, sensory integration disorder, and cognitive learning disabilities easier.

Naomi Bird, MT-BC

Will travel around Denver area
720-938-3717
naomi.m.bird@gmail.com
Service: Piano lessons especially for late beginners and individuals with special needs

Music therapy sessions for individuals of all ages.

Credentials: Music Therapist-Board Certified

Sherrie Evans

Littleton, Denver, Englewood
720-690-9333
dawntreader7@comcast.net
Service: Math K through AlgebraI and Excellent Reading Program. Meet at local libraries.

Credentials: Degree in Psychology and Social Work Experience helping children with learning disabilities. Home School experience 15 yrs.

Julie Grotheer

Elizabeth
303-646-5247
jgrotheer@dishmail.net
Service: testing in all areas of reading including spelling and writing, and math K-6th
Credentials: CO. certified highly qualified special educator with 20 years of experience. Professional work in public, private and charter schools.

Anna's House LLC

Northglenn
303-558-2154
anna.annashouse@gmail.com
Service: Neuro-Developmental Delay Therapy, sound therapy through Listening Fitness, Academic Integration

www.AnnasHouseLLC.com
Credentials: Anna Buck: BA Christian Education, Certified and Licensed Neuro-Developmental Delay Therapist, Certified Listening Fitness Instructor, Certified trainer in Bilateral Integration.

Crystal Punch

Centennial
303-850-0581
visuallearning@mac.com
Service: Dyslexia, math, writing, focus for the visual learner or picture thinker-Understanding who you are as a learner and applying these principals to learning.
Credentials: BS- Secondary science/math, teaching degree, Davis Dyslexia facilitator.

Printed Resources

The CHEC Guidebook DVD has a 28-page section on Homeschooling the Special Needs Child:

-Advantages of Homeschooling a Child with Special Needs
-Home Evaluations of Learning Disabilities
-Behavior Comes First
-Strategies for Teaching Children with Learning Disabilities
-Reading Difficulties, Math challenges, Writing Struggles, Visual Memory Defects, ADD, Hyperactivity, Late Bloomer
-Strategies for Teaching Children with Developmental Difficulties
-Teaching Children with Physical Disabilities
-Challenging the Gifted Learner
-Writing IEP's

Speech and Language Therapy

         Elizabeth A. Fry, M.S.
         Centennial
         303-779-5869

       elizabeth@fryspeechhearing.com

         www.fryspeechhearing.com

        Services: Speech and Language Therapy, Auditory Processing, Phonemic Awareness, F.A.S.T. Reading System

Gina Swanson M.A.
Speech Therapy, specializing in children K-12
Language, Articulation, Stuttering, Voice
303-274-9800

Speech, Language, and Learning Services
6767 S. Broadway, Ste B
Littleton, CO 80122
303-730-3860
Janell Schicker, M.A., CCC
Tom Schicker, B.S., CIMT body

Vision Therapy

Highline Vision - Vision therapy and testing

Dr. Jeri Schneebeck, Dr. Jen Simonson, Dr. Jennifer Redmond.
HighlineVisionCenter.com

Dr. Marcy Rose - Behavioral Optometrist, Vision therapy and testing

NorthParkVision.com

Dr. Lynn Hellenstein - Behavioral Optometrist, Vision therapy and testing

HBVision.net

Dr. Louis Spinozzi - Vison Therapy

303-841-3937

Informal Assessments/Tests (from HSLDA.org)

Informal assessments are quick checks that parent-teachers can make either weekly or quarterly to document a child’s growth in a particular area over time. This allows you, the parent-teacher, to see if the child is retaining the information or skills and/or if your method of instruction or intervention is being effective. One example of this type of informal assessment is the Quick Word Recognition Inventory.  It can be administered to your child in 15 minutes and is best if given quarterly to show your child’s growth in word recognition/decoding skills. It will also help you determine an appropriate grade level placement for reading instruction.

Another easy, informal reading assessment that can be done weekly is a fluency rate on oral reading. For this, the child is asked to read aloud a passage of text for one minute (timed). After one minute, the child stops reading, then the parent-teacher calculates the number of words read and records the words correct per minute. If this is done weekly, the child can chart his fluency rate and hopefully watch it increase! This technique can be done using either a familiar passage or what is called a “cold read” on material that is new to the student. Note, this should be done on material that is at the student’s instructional level for reading, not independent (easy) or frustration level. Instructional level means the child can read the text with 90–94% accuracy.

If you are a member of HSLDA the Brigance Diagnostic Inventory Test is available to rent

The Special Needs Department has Brigance Diagnostic Inventory Test kits available for members to rent. Parents or professionals may administer these tests to determine what skills a child has or has not mastered. These tests are also helpful in determining goals and objectives, mapping out a plan of needed instruction for the year, and for tracking growth/progress from one year to the next. These tests are also widely used in private and public schools for developing individual education plans. So they are a good fit for parents who are homeschooling children with special needs, as these tests can help you in writing your child’s Student Education Plan, should you choose to do so.