19 More Summer Camps For Individuals With Special Needs

18 Special Needs Summer camps

Last week I wrote a post about some of the most popular summer camps for kids and adults with special needs. Due to high interest in summer camps I have compiled 19 more great summer camps for individuals with special needs.  Many of these are hometown favorites suggested by readers of this blog, and some are [...]

25 Summer Camps For Individuals With Special Needs

Summer Camps For Children With Special Needs

‘Tis the season to register for summer camps.  If you think that your child’s special needs will prevent him or her from participating in a summer camp, it’s time to think again.  Many camps offer specialized medical care for specific disabilities or one-on-one buddies, while other camps provide tutoring for individuals with learning disabilities in [...]

5 Tips for Preventing Summer Learning Loss

Avoiding The Summer Slide

Guest Post by Holly Zipperer “Summer learning loss” or “the summer slide” is what teachers call the regression in skills which takes place in the time between the end of one school year and the beginning of the next. Research shows that special education students, on average, experience a more significant skill loss than typical [...]

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Jaimee and Bridget at Torah Teens

…Well, I will start off where I saw myself.  My life was pre-planned and I was unstoppable.  Shortly after my 4-year degree I would launch my career and climb my way up the ladder.   I envisioned moving to any logical place other than Michigan and  start a “new life.”  Obviously, with the economy and [...]