by Common Ground | Feb 13, 2022 | Capitols
Tracking Discipline and Reporting – S-1020 was signed, requiring New Jersey school districts to collect and report data on suspension and other disciplinary actions. Each district must now collect and report school-level demographic breakdown of students who...
by Common Ground | Feb 13, 2022 | Capitols
Social Emotional Learning Alliance, (SEL4NJ) is a voluntary, grass-roots organization of individual educators, schools, districts, professional organizations, parents, advocacy groups, and anyone else deeply concerned about the future of our youth, our schools, and...
by Common Ground | Feb 13, 2022 | Capitols
In mid-January, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) unveiled a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Educational Resources website. The initiative was designed to support districts in implementing the requirements of P.L.2021, c.32, which was signed into law...
by Common Ground | Feb 13, 2022 | Parents, Professionals, Teachers, Uncategorized
Children diagnosed with auditory processing disorders (APD) experience difficulties in auditory functioning and with memory, attention, language, and reading tasks. However, the fact that these symptoms are similar to those of children diagnosed with different...
by Common Ground | Feb 13, 2022 | Parents, Professionals, Teachers
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) looks different as children get older. For student with APD their learning and reading skills may still progress, but early clues may gradually fade, and new and different clues may emerge as the student gets older. APD Checklists...
by Common Ground | Feb 13, 2022 | Q&A
Q: Does my child have a Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)? A: Auditory processing is a complex internal cognitive function that impacts all aspects of learning. Because there is generally no hearing loss or APD may not be accompanied by other neurological disorders,...
by Common Ground | Feb 12, 2022 | Features
Auditory processing is a neurological communication between the ears and the brain that is responsible for helping us make sense of what we hear. In auditory processing, the brain must identify the incoming sounds and make an analysis of those sounds and attach...
by Common Ground | Dec 20, 2021 | Features
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has issued an advisory calling for swift action to respond to a growing mental health crisis among youth that has worsened due to stressors related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The advisory notes that national surveys have shown major...
by Common Ground | Dec 20, 2021 | Parents, Professionals, Students, Teachers
COVID-19-related school closures and instructional interruptions resulted in significant disruption of special education and related services to students with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued guidance regarding COVID-related compensatory...
by Common Ground | Dec 20, 2021 | Better IEPs
As educators, advocates and parents respond to the negative effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on special educational and therapeutic services, it’s important to consider the impact on other disability services. The pandemic has particularly impacted the landscape...
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