Emotional regulation is the process of controlling your emotions and how you respond to them.  Students should:  Take a break  Express anger constructively   Focus on finding a solution   Emotional regulation exercises:  BUBBLE BREATH WITH FORCED EXHALATION  This is a good strategy when students are feeling …

This lack of literacy skills affects unemployment numbers, family literacy, poverty, and incarceration rates. Literacy skills affect each one of the following areas: Unemployment Not only do adults without a high school diploma or equivalent have the highest unemployment rates, but they also have the …

For kids with diverse learning needs, transitions can be tough!  Here are some tips to ease frustrations, anxieties, and other difficulties changing from one task or time to another.  Set up a schedule including transition times. Make it a visual schedule for the child. When …

Neurodivergence is the term for when someone’s brain processes, learns, and/or behaves differently from what is considered “typical.” It is not a disability but a difference in how the brain works. With this shift, practitioners are no longer treating neurodivergence as an illness. Instead, we view neurodiversity …

When a parent realizes their child is not thriving in school, even despite the school district’s very best efforts to work with the child, they can feel defeated and alone. Conversely, when the school team is concerned that their large public-school setting is simply not …