Lower School Hosts Informational Series for Parents and Teachers

Collegiate School’s Lower School Academic Services will hold three Afternoon Answers sessions in the coming weeks for parents and teachers on topics related to academic progress.
“We have had many parents inquire about these subjects and we wanted to provide answers to them as well as to our teachers,” said Cathy Gregory, Collegiate’s Lower School Academic Services Learning Specialist, who organized the events.
 
The sessions are as follows:

Helping Our Children Stay on Task
Understanding the development of executive functioning in children: What is it? How do I support a child’s developing skills in these cognitive areas, which allow both children and adults to plan, focus and organize?

Thursday, April 5, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Lower School Sandbox
Presented by Danielle Scott, Ph.D., Collegiate Board Member
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Nelson Scott Evaluation Center
Richmond, Virginia
 
Dyslexia Demystified
What does it look like as a child reads? What might it look like through classroom activities? What are some characteristics that point to dyslexia? If I suspect dyslexia, what resources are available to me?

Thursday, April 19, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Lower School Sandbox
Presented by Mary Stowe, M.Ed.
Project Specialist; Coordinator for Specialized Reading Instruction; SIM Certified Professional Developer in Learning Strategies; Certified Local LETRS Trainer Training and Technical Assistance Center
School of Education, College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia
 
How Children Learn: Simplified
How does cognitive/intellectual ability impact a student’s learning? What is meant by crystallized thinking, auditory and visual processing, working memory, fluid reasoning, perceptual skills and other terms that factor into learning?

Thursday, May 3, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Lower School Sandbox
Presented by Barry Hewett, M.A., CAS
Lead School Psychologist
Hanover County Public Schools
Hanover, Virginia
 
For more information, please contact Cathy Gregory, Lower School Academic Services Learning Specialist, at 804.741.9776 or cathy_gregory@collegiate-va.org.
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