November 7, 2018

LAST CALL - HELP FILL GOODIE BAGS FOR GRANDPARENTS' DAY

Add to the pleasure of some 900 grandparents and special friends when they visit for Grandparents' Day on Fri., Nov. 16th.  Here's a great way to advertise your business and help us at the same time!

If your business has any promotional / gift items (pens, pads, key chains, coupons, etc.), we'd love to include them in our goodie bags!

Bring your items to Shelton's Development Office through Monday, Nov. 12th.  Questions?  Call Theresa Bruno at (972) 774-1772 Ext. 2230 or Carol Scalzo at Ext. 2256.

POST-ELECTION ETIQUETTE
Today we will have election race winners and losers. We have a choice on whether or not to be a good sport or a bad sport about the results. Here's a video that might come in handy as we think about our attitudes and our comments in front of others. It's how to be a good sport, as told by children.

TECHNOLOGY ROUND TABLE EVENT

PRESENTED BY STANDUP LD

Tuesday, November 13, 7:00 pm, Dining Hall

Shelton will host StandUPLD's technology and resource roundtable event for students, parents, and classroom teachers.   You will have the opportunity to rotate through tables representing the latest in technology and advocacy resources for students with learning differences.  This is a unique opportunity to see technology demonstrated and to ask questions.  Topics and demonstrations for the evening include:
 
Reading & Writing Tools
Reading tools assist students with decoding, fluency, and comprehension.  All reading assistance presented will use text to speech.  

• Read & Write by TextHelp

Learn how this toolbar can read-aloud documents, web pages, files and so much more!  

• Audiobooks

Gain an overview of the various free and subscription services available for students to gain access to textbooks and chapter books.  Learning Ally, Bookshare, and Audible with WhisperSync will be featured.
 
Writing/Organization/Memory Tools for Dysgraphia or Written Expression Difficulties
Tools for writing include those that help facilitate the physical act of writing through speech to text as well as those that assist with spelling, punctuation, grammar and word usage.  The organization of writing can be facilitated using on-line graphic organizers.

• iPad Pro with Apple Pen syncing with recording
• Co-Writer Universal

Come to see the latest technology for helping your students with dysgraphia or written expression disorders.  The Co-Writer Universal features not only word prediction, but grammar prediction, translation for invented spelling and a Neuron prediction engine which can predict the relationship between concepts to free the writing process for students who struggle with the development of their writing.

• Microsoft Tools: One Note and Microsoft word features.
  Microsoft will be on hand to demonstrate the Surface Pro and new assistive technology features for writing and note-taking.

Advocacy
The mission of StandUp LD is to educate parents about the resources available to them.  Representatives from the PATH project (a federally funded, free resource) will be available to assist parents in understanding learning disabilities, learning about their rights and responsibilities, and to help them partner with their local school districts to ensure the needs of students are met. 

Please help us spread the word and feel free to bring your own device.  

Intended Participants: Parents, Students, and Teachers  

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