The Melmark School Lisa and I decided to take the schools that we visited and each blog about them from “our perspectives.” Mine is the perspective of the Educational Advocate since that was my role when I visited the placement and hers as the parent.* My disclaimer before discussing the placement-*these are only my opinions […]
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The Timothy School- Educational Advocate’s Perspective
Here is another APS that we looked at for programming needs. Before visiting The Timothy School as an Educational Advocate, I did some background research on it to make sure that the programming “fit the needs” of my client. I have broken it down into categories. Location 973 Old Lancaster Road Berwyn, PA Professionalism of […]
Mom’s Eye View-Melmark
Melmark **Please keep in mind, that these opinions are my own, and as a mom. My son’s diagnosis, skills, abilities, and personality are certainly unique to him. While it’s always good to gather different opinions, you owe it to your child to visit the facility yourself and make your own call. Melmark is a huge beautiful […]
My mom’s eye view-the Timothy School
The Timothy School As part of our ongoing series on visiting APSs in our region, I’d like to tell you about our visit to the Timothy School in Berwyn. My standard disclaimer: **Please keep in mind, that these opinions are my own, and as a mom. My son’s diagnosis, skills, abilities and personality are certainly […]
My mom’s-eye-view of the CDC in Coatesville
As Michele had posted earlier, we are visiting area APSs. For me, the reason is two-fold. First, of course, if I’m going to be a Special Ed Advocate, I need to be familiar with these facilities. But more importantly, I am the mom to a brand new 5-year-old (turned 5 end of August!) and so […]