It's Summertime! TACA National E-News June 2014

In this issue...

• TACA activities to help your kids continue learning throughout the summer months:

- Ideas to keep kids with autism busy 

- Work on Social Skills

- Teen Ideas

HAPPY FATHER's Day!

○ TACA + Goodie Bag

• In The News

- Gastrointestinal Issues in Autism are real

- Granulocytes immune cell deficiency

- Legislation regarding Autism

○ TACA Free, Live Webinars

○ Join a TACA Chapter 

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there's still a lot of sensory left in this summer

Tips for the Summer

Don’t let go of all structure

Keep building skills

Outdoor challenges

Summertime Tips - SensorySmarts

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TeachersPayTeachers.com - An Open Marketplace for Original Lesson Plans and Other Teaching Resources

Not just for teachers, Parents, Tutors, Grandparents, summer camp and after-school programs will find lessons and activities that will keep the interests of school age kids.
Special Needs Parents and Students receiving Special Education Services, check out Amanda Myer's  Activities, Games, and Literacy Center Ideas

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  Pet-Interactive-Easy-Readers


  Big-Chickens-Fly-the-Coop-Shared-Reading-Plans


  Under-the-Sea-Interactive-Easy-Reader-Books

     Bee-Adding-Cards

  S'mores Sight Word Game -Dolch Pre-Primer List


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Identify and prevent the Summer Slide Summer Learning Loss. Find more age-appropriate resources at

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An Open Marketplace for Original Lesson Plans and Other Teaching Resources

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Summer Learning Loss: Don't Take A Summer Vacation from LEARNING!

 Years of education research have documented that the long summer hiatus from the classroom eats into children’s academic gains from the previous year.  Summer loss accumulates year after year and “contributes to a substantial portion of the achievement gap,” according to a 2011 RAND Corp. report, “Making Summer Count,” commissioned by The Wallace Foundation.   The RAND report notes that research from a dozen studies suggests it is possible to mitigate summer slide through smart summertime programs. Features of promising efforts include small group sizes, engaging activities, strong instruction, sufficient duration (five to six weeks over the summer) and, crucially, strong attendance.

With this in mind, Wallace last year launched a $50-million initiative to see whether large school districts could successfully operate high-quality programs that replace summer learning loss with lasting learning gains, particularly for our least advantaged students. This summer marks the program’s second year with six participating districts — Boston, Cincinnati, Dallas, Duval County (Jacksonville, Fla.), Pittsburgh and Rochester, N.Y. The efforts vary in approach, but typically they offer children academic fare during the morning and enrichment, ranging from nature study to dance, later in the day. Some programs feature field trips or a big project such as a theatrical performance. One offers the occasional pizza or ice cream party.

Wallace chose the six in part because the superintendents and other district leaders already had launched programs to fight summer learning loss. The Wallace initiative seeks to help strengthen this programming, ...
Ensuring Summer Isn’t a Vacation From Learning  BY WILL MILLER

  American Association of School Administrators

• Read one school leader's approach to ensuring summer isn’t a vacation from learning http://ow.ly/aRYau

  

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  Escape the 'Slide'. Stop learning loss without missing out on summer fun. Summer learning loss happens with all subjects, but math and literacy are of the biggest cause for concern because they're the foundation for all future learning. Research shows that students lose 2-3 months of math skills every summer. TenMarks Summer Program
Register for our Summer Math Program before 6/3 for 20% off!
How It Works
Students are guided through their personalized curriculum, one concept at a time. They receive "smart worksheets" on each topic, with the goal of helping them master that topic.  Online Summer Math Program - Proven Results


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CIP's Teen Summer Camp - College Experience for Asperger's, High-Functioning Autism, ADHD, Nonverbal Learning Disabilites

"Preparing young Adults with Asperger's and LD for success since 1984", CIP for Teens 16-19 is a unique 2-week  summer Transition located on several colleges campuses in America.
CIP is referred by Autism Society of America (ASA) Society of America via ASA -Net (Registration) for latest updates on autism news, advocacy, research, education, conference and resources

Students in the CIP Summer Program in Berkeley, CA came from California, Alabama, Oregon, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, Indiana and Alaska! - Read the article.

 CIP's Teen Summer Camp - College Experience for Asperger's, High-Functioning Autism, ADHD, Nonverbal Learning Disabilites

CIP SUMMER 2012 HAS 6 LOCATIONS!

Parent Testimonials

"My daughter attended the CIP summer program in Berkeley last summer and had a blast. We were excited to see that there will be other locations available for next summer"
- Kim F., parent

"We were thrilled with our son's experience. I think he's missing the newly-found independence he developed while at CIP, but definitely has a new boost of confidence. We're really appreciated the quick response to any questions/inquiries we had. The staff was outstanding.."
- Kim L., parent

"I thought that this was a fabulous program. Our son learned a lot- ...". I think that it was a great way for him to go out and be without parents in a safe environment and experience life of the college student. With this knowledge he now knows that he CAN do it.."

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Is your child eligible for Extended School Year services?

Individualized Education Program may contain Extended School Year programs.  Be informed.  Request ESY included in your child's IEP.  Understand why your child may need ESY.  Understand why your child is not eligible.

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Summer Blockbusters: Movies, Disabilities and more

'AbilityPath summer movie list'

'EnjoyHi5Autism' is interested in the movie 'Fly Away': a Mom whose daughter wants Independence as she grows- living on the Autsim Spectrum


Summer Blockbusters: Movies, Disabilities and more