Sentences with phrase «cognitive disabilities at»

Teaching students with learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, autism and other cognitive disabilities at both the elementary and middle school levels, delivered through co-teach, self - contained, redirect and alternative learning environment.

Not exact matches

Earlier this year, pelinks4u.org, an Internet newsletter specializing in physical education topics, told a story about maturity and selflessness in youth sports in rural Washington state: Michael Denny, the wrestling coach at Housel Middle School in Prosser, Wash., asked his counterpart at Morgan Middle School in Ellensburg, John Graf, if he knew of a Morgan wrestler who would agree to an exhibition match against a Housel wrestler with cognitive and physical disabilities.

Children under age 3 who have or are at risk of a developmental disability are eligible for services to improve cognitive, behavioral and physical skills under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA).

It is a leading predictor for perinatal death, feeding problems and respiratory complications at birth, as well as learning and cognitive disabilities later in life.

For example, improving care at the time of birth gives a quadruple return on investment by saving mothers» and children's lives and preventing stillbirths and disability, while investing in nutrition can help children reach their potential in cognitive development.»

The disease is characterized by profound fatigue and disability lasting for at least 6 mo, episodes of cognitive dysfunction, sleep disturbance, autonomic abnormalities, chronic or intermittent pain syndromes, microbiome abnormalities (1), cerebral cytokine dysregulation (2), natural killer cell dysfunction (3), and other symptoms that are made worse by exertion of any kind (4).

She is assistant editor of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, the official journal of the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, and communications manager at Kessler Foundation, which conducts rehabilitation research that addresses the physical and cognitive needs of people with disabilities, as well as obstacles to employment.

EM is a principal investigator at Brown University who explores the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying disorders of cognitive development, such as intellectual disability and autism, with a specific attention to CS.

«The addition of Dr. Yue is an important step for our Research Center, which conducts physical and cognitive research aimed at improving rehabilitation for people with disabilities caused by serious injuries and illnesses,» said Rodger DeRose, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kessler Foundation.

Compared to teetotalers, those who averaged roughly 3 to 15 alcoholic drinks per week in their late 50s had up to 28 % higher odds of being free from chronic illness, physical disability, mental health problems, and cognitive decline at age 70, the study found.

Also, they may suffer profound cognitive problems or, conversely, no cognitive problems at all other than being «locked - in» by their disability.

The Dynamic Learning Maps assessment measures the academic progress of students with significant cognitive disabilities in the subject areas of ELA and mathematics at grades 3 - 11, in science at grades 4 and 8 - 11, and in social studies at grades 4, 8, and 10.

Literacy and cognitive functioning in bilingual and nonbilingual children at or not at risk for reading disabilities

Under its new plan to comply with the federal law called the Every Child Succeeds Act (ESSA: for explainers, see here and here), New York has requested a waiver to let it give students with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities tests that are not at their grade level but at their developmental level.

In New York City, thousands of students fall into one of three unique student population categories: English Language Learners, who speak a language other than English at home and score below proficient on English assessments when they enter the school system; District 75 students, who have significant cognitive and physical impairments and require a specialized school setting; and special education students, who have an identified disability and an individualized education plan.

2007 UI REACH (Realizing Educational And Career Hopes) is the first program of its type at a major public university that educates young adults with cognitive and learning disabilities to reach their full potential through a two - year, campus - based, non-degree program.

The factors that contribute to the outcome of the test are extremely variable: did the child sleep well, does the child receive support and assistance from the parents at home, is English spoken at home, is the child from a stable environment, does the child have proper nutrition for cognitive success, does the child have learning disabilities or challenges or suffer from test anxiety... and so on.

While at Harvard, where she also earned an A.B., Hostetter researched reading - related development and disabilities in the Gabrieli Laboratory of M.I.T.'s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.

The Court of Protection case of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council v KW [2014] EWCOP 45 concerned a woman with mental health and cognitive problems, epilepsy and physical disabilities, known as Katherine, who received 24 - hour support at home.

[3] A person generally is chronically ill if the person (1) is unable to perform at least two activities of daily living, such as eating, using the toilet, bathing oneself, or dressing oneself; (2) requires substantial supervision to protect himself or herself from threats to health and safety due to severe cognitive impairment; or (3) has a level of disability similar to that described in (1) as determined by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.

• Devised and implemented an interactive program for teachers and students to determine emotional, social, cognitive and physical developmental issues • Developed plans aimed at crisis intervention which engendered great results in the form of rejuvenated and constructive participation • Introduced a student analysis system which took information from students on forms and provided valuable background information • Attained three certificates for determining educational disabilities in children between the ages 6 and 12

I instruct college courses at the graduate level in cognitive assessment, learning disabilities, neuropsychology, and learning theories.»