Re: iep and 504 speaker- jan 16th ridgwood

[Guest guest]

caution please make sure you know the difference between the iep and 504,

don't be led astray.

iep and 504 speaker- jan 16th ridgwood

> ATTENTION PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH IEPS AND 504'S...

> HELP IS ON THE WAY!

>

>

> On Wednesday, January 16th, the Learning Services Home And

> School Association is sponsoring a discussion with Jane M. Healey, PhD, a

> Ridgewood Pediatric Neuropsychologist. She is affiliated with the Mt.

> Sinai School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and with

> Farleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck Campus) as an Adjunct Professor in

> the Dept. of Psychology Graduate programs. Dr. Healey trained at Columbia

> Presbyterian Medical Center and Montefiore Hospital, along with

> postdoctoral training at Boston VA Medical Center and BU School of

> Medicine. She has performed neuropsychological and psychoeducational

> evaluations of children, adolescents, and adults with neurodevelopmental,

> learning, attentional, and executive functioning difficulties for the past

> 28 years. She also helps families hone in on learning differences where

> there is spina bifida, seizure disorders, extreme prematurity, cerebral

> palsy, Tourettes, and autistic spectrum disorders.

>

> Dr. Healey will discuss the benefits of neuropsychological

> testing that help identify underlying reasons why children do not learn or

> perform in certain areas of development at the expected rate. She will

> speak about the structure of a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation

> and some of the tests that are used to assess important learning functions

> such as language processing, retrieval, sequencing, short-term memory,

> organizational skills, attention, and motor coordination. Dr. Healey will

> discuss how to apply this information to assist the teacher in improving

> the child's functioning in the classroom and what parents can do to

> enhance improvement as well. Modifications for improvement would normally

> be set forth in a 504 or IEP to achieve best results in all arenas.

>

> This meeting is open to the public.

>

> DATE: Wednesday, January 16, 2008

> TIME: 7:30- 9:00 PM

> PLACE: Ridgewood Board Of Education

> 3rd Floor Conference Room

> 49 Cottage Place

> Ridgewood, NJ