James S. Adams, MA, Licensed Educational Psychologist

Telephone: 415-336-3388 or email JamesSAdams@ymail.com

Lecture Topics:

• Special Education Law
• Pre-referral process
• Data gathering at school and home
• Referral Process
• What parents and teachers need to know
• Psycho-educational Assessment
• Assessment tools used
• How to interpret the report
• The Individualized Education Plan Meeting
• What to expect
• How to participate: Role of teacher and parents
• What’s the role of the ECE teacher
• Services available in Special Education

• Child Development
• Typical and atypical development
• What to look for at school and at home
• Listening carefully to parent to notice concerns
• How to talk to parents about your possible concern
• How and where to refer: depends on concerns
• The assessment process
• Informal
• Formal

• Behavioral Interventions
• How to work with challenging children
• Understanding the antecedence to behavior
• Developing  Behavior Plans
• Monitoring progress
• When to refer a child the behavioral concerns for special education or other support services

Ellen Curran, MA

Phone:  650-341-8150     650-703-5228 Email:  ecu8744262@aol.com

Credentials Held:
Multiple Subject
Special Education Moderate/Severe
Pupil Personnel/School Psychologist
Learning Handicapped with SED endorsement

SMCOE Special Day Class for children on the Autism Spectrum
Meadows School, Millbrae

Topics:

• Characteristics of Autism
      Cognitive
      Social
      Sensory
      Behavior-looking at behavior in relation to autism characteristics
• Play in Children with Autism
      How to evaluate level of play
      Involving play buddies
      Play ideas
• Structuring your classroom to help a child with autism
      Use of schedules and work systems
      Use of visuals for communication
      Designing desk and play area
  

Renee Mott

Email: mott.renee@gmail.com
Phone: (650) 359-3135
Educational background

Intermediate American Sign Language Student at Berkeley City College

Lecture Topics
What is American Sign Language?

• Historical information
• ASL compared to Manually Coded English

American Sign Language as a communication tool

• Early intervention
• Potential benefits
• What does research say
• Strategies to consider

Faculty can request a specialist to present a mini-lecture, (with a 2-week advance notice), to supplement Special Education topics infused in each ECE courses.