Parent Consulting and Education
As partners in your child’s success, I work to foster collaborative communication between families, students and school, providing practical, easy to implement strategies to help you effectively support your child’s success.
I am able to provide parent consultation for both tutoring clients and non-tutoring clients.
504 IEP Review / Recommendations
For this expertise, I refer my parents to highly qualified specialist, Monica Stokes.
Monica advocates for students by supporting families’ access and navigation of the educational environment through 504 plans or Individual Educational Plans ( IEP). She will review and/ or develop classroom and testing accommodations, evaluate classroom data (including but not limited to grades, teacher and therapist input, classroom interventions and progress monitoring), and recommend individual student goals.
Monica Stokes has worked in the field of special education for over thirty years. During that time, she has advocated for students and families from both within and outside of public school.
Monica earned her Bachelor of Science in elementary education and her Master’s in special education along with additional certifications in early childhood education.
Monica has been twice recognized as a National Board Certified teacher as well as was awarded Teacher of the Year by her school based colleagues and the ARC of The Triangle.
She has extensive experience working with English Language Learners, children with disabilities including; Developmental Delays, AD/HD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Other Health Impairment, Intellectual Disabilities, Social Emotional Needs, Speech and Language, and Vision and Hearing Impairments .
ADHD Pediatric Self Assessment and Cognitive Functioning Screen with CNS Vital Signs
CNS Vital Signs can be used to improve insight into your child’s academic experience and be integrated into coaching services, improving effectiveness and student achievement. Relevant screenings can help us understand why a student may be having difficulty remembering assignments, navigating complex tasks, attending to instruction, self-regulating their behavior, making decisions, problem solving, planning and execution and provide an understanding of their ability to forge insights, discern meaning and perceive relationships. This is just one more tool in the toolkit for devising the most effective support strategies for your child.
“Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurobehavioral disorder of childhood and can profoundly affect the academic achievement, well-being, and social interactions of children; the American Academy of Pediatrics first published clinical recommendations for the diagnosis and evaluation of ADHD in children in 2020; recommendations for treatment followed in 2001. Pediatrics 2011,128: 000”