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Networker Express, December
2007
MATRIX
EVENTS
To register for any of these workshops (unless another phone number is provided) Please call 415-884-3535, toll free
1-800-578-2592, or email info@matrixparents.org with your name, number, email, and what workshop you
would like to attend.
Annual Holiday Open House for Children with Special Needs and their Families at the
Silveyville Christmas Tree Farm.
Dec. 18, 10 am - noon. Dixon.
Call Kerry at 707-423-2545 ext 102 for reservations.
New! Petaluma Parents Support Group for parents of children with special
needs
1st Monday of the month, 7- 8:30 pm
Cypress School: 3835 Cypress Drive, Suite 103,Petaluma.
1-800-578-2592
Matrix Parents Yahoo! Group
for Parents and Families of Children with Special
Needs
For more information, go to Matrix Parents Yahoo! Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/matrixparents/ or call Matrix at (800) 578-2592
IEP TIP OF THE MONTH
It is
not uncommon for children who struggle in school to have emotional difficulties. Red flags may include: withdrawal, extreme mood changes, explosive
anger or hostility, fearfulness, chronic lying, bullying, anxiety, and self-sabotaging behaviors. To wait and hope the emotional distress will go
away is risky. If you have a concern, put in writing a request for an IEP meeting. A referral to Community Mental Health may be an intervention the
IEP Team recommends. Contacting your child’s pediatrician may also be in order.
SUPPORT MATRIX
We appreciate every individual, family, local
business and organization that supports Matrix. We could not provide our services without you. We hope that, recognizing that businesses, too, depend
on the community, you will consider supporting those that support us. Our most recent business and organizational donors are:
- Clover Stornetta Farms
- Congregation Kol Shofar
- Gary Grablin, DDS, San Rafael
- Golden Gate Harley Davidson, Corte Madera & Novato
- Hearth and Home of Marin, Inc. San Rafael
- Jelly Belly Candy Company, Fairfield
- Peet’s Coffee, Novato
- Marin Harley Owners Group
- Marin Humane Society, Novato
- Michael Zimmerman Associates, Mill Valley
- Russian Hill Partners, San Francisco
- TCM Mortgage and Investment Inc., Oakland
MORE USEFUL
INFORMATION
Visit U.S. Office of
Special Education to learn about the best known method to monitor students progress – Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM). CBM tracks week
to week student progress toward annual goals. Single page fact sheets include:
- What Can I do to Make Sure My Child Receives the Benefits of CBM?
- Benefits of Curriculum Based Measurement?
- What is Curriculum Based Measurement?
- What Does It Mean to My Child?
- Student Progress Monitoring: What this Means for Your Child?
Parents' Top Tips: Making Family Holiday Gatherings Work for You and Your
Child
http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=1119&EMC-STF
Free reproducible language and early literacy activities in English and
Spanish
To download materials go to www.walearning.com and click
on the purple button that says "Free Parent Education Handouts" on the home page. These materials include activities for adults and young children
that encourage early language and literacy development from birth through preschool. They are appropriate for children with disabilities as well as
children who are developing typically.
To access the PAI/CASE Manual "Special Education Rights and
Responsibilities”click here http://www.pai-ca.org/pubs/504001SpecEdIndex.htm
Distributed by: Matrix Parent Network and Resource Center, a non-profit organization helping
families of children with special needs. As a clearinghouse of information and resources, it is our policy not to recommend or endorse any one
specific diagnostic or therapeutic program or to engage in legal advocacy. Our website is located at: http://www.matrixparents.org/ or email: http://info@matrixparents.org Please email comments about this Newsletter to: http://jennifer@matrixparents.org
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