 | | The Frost Lake Special Education Staff |
Frost Lake currently has 3 Speech Language Pathologists, 2 Learning
Disabilitites teachers, 1 Social Worker, and 1 Nurse. Itenerant staff
for Occupational Therapy, Hearing Impaired, Vision Impaired, and
Developmentally/Congnitivly Delayed are available as needed.
Deanna Amborn Speech Language Pathologist deanna.amborn@spps.org ext. 1425
Kara Johnson Speech Language Pathologist kara.johnson@spps.org ext. 1102
Cathy Swenson-Goetz Speech Language Pathologist cathy.swenson-goetz@spps.org ext. 1219
Sara Cregan Learning Disability Teacher sara.cregan@spps.org ext. 1112
Barbara Knoll Learning Disability Teacher barbara.knoll@spps.org ext. 2112
Sheng Thao School Social Worker sheng.thao@spps.org ext. 1104
Janel Heroff School Nurse janel.heroff@spps.org ext. 1017
How do I know if my child may need Special Education Service?
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER YOUR CHILD SHOULD BE EVALUATED FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, OR HOW TO BEST WORK WITH HIM/HER, PLEASE CALL FROST LAKE ELEMENTARY AND ASK TO TALK WITH ONE OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF.
Other Health Disorder (OHD)
1. Student has a medical diagnosis from a licensed physician.
2. The medical diagnosis affects students academic progress.
Developmentally Cognitively Delayed (DCD)
1. Student has a very slow rate of learning, does not seem to retain
information, and/or has difficulty communicating information learned.
2. Student might have a limited fund of general knowledge - don't seem to know much of anything.
3. Student might have poor daily living skills. For example: hygiene, dressing, organization, time, etc.
4. Student requires a great deal more supervision and monitoring than
peers to successfully complete academic tasks and the tasks of daily
functioning.
Learning Disability (SLD)
1. Student is not achieving as expected in areas of reading, listening, mathematics, written expression, or oral expression.
2. Student might not seem to understand written or oral information.
3. Student might seem to have trouble organizing his/her thoughts and ideas, or materials and space.
4. Student might not seem to remember information learned.
5. Student might not be able to adequately express information learned, thoughts, or ideas.
6. Student seems to have average general knowledge, and adequate intellectual abilities.
Communication Disorders - Speech or Language Disabilities
1. You have trouble understanding the child's speech.
2. Student has trouble pronouncing sounds (except "r" until age 8).
3. Student can't seem to remember or understand directions, detail or classroom rules.
4. Student might have problems describing things or retelling stories with adequate detail.
5. Student can't seem to follow a conversation or maintain a topic of conversation.
6. Student seems to have a limited vocabulary (including synonyms,
antonyms, etc.), or does not have an age-appropriate vocabulary.
7. Student's voice quality is excessively rough, hoarse, or breathy; volume and pitch might be too high, low, loud, or soft.
8. Student repeats certain sounds, syllables or words, stops sounds, or
prolongs sounds. These students might not talk much at all as a way to
protect themselves from embarrassment.
Motor and Physical (Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Adapted Physical Education)
1. Students might have difficulty manipulating classroom objects (scissors, pencils, etc.)
2. Student seems to have difficulty with coordination,stability, and organizational skills.
3. Students might seem especially sensitive to sound, light, temperature,
touch, or taste - might seem to "hide out" or easily get
over-stimulated.
4. Student might have poor posture or control of posture.
5. Seems hard for the student to move from place to place - moves "funny".
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
1. Student might have a difficult time making and keeping friends, isolates him/herself from peers or is isolated by peers.
2. Student might be physically or verbally aggressive toward peers or adults.
3. Student seems to have trouble sitting still, "fidgets", or seems restless more often than not.
4. The student seems to act without thinking, interrupts others, moves
without permission, seems distracted by things unrelated to the task at
hand.
5. The student might be obsessed with certain thoughts, fears, worries, or objects.
6. The student might seem disconnected from what is happening around them - to be in his or her "own world" more often than not.
7. These behaviors have a significant negative effect on the student's learning or that of his/her classmates.
The Learning Center,
located in the north end of the building, houses classrooms for special
needs students in grades K-6, including two Autism classrooms. Small
classses, additional adult supervision, access to many mainstream
opportunities, being part of a multicultural school community, and
other advantages are available to students attending this program.
LINKS
www.pacer.org
www.uniquelygifted.org
Visit the district Special Education web page at
http://www.specialed.spps.org
Note: Be sure to check out our grade level sites for student interactive learning links.
This page was last updated on December 15, 2005.
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