Special Education

The Fernan Life Skills program is designed for students who function significantly below their age mates in intellectual ability. These students may require ongoing support in the areas of academics, mobility, communication, self-care and self-sufficiency. Academics are presented to each student following their specific individual program. All of the students are included in a general education class with typically developing age mates to foster appropriate modeling. The students also participate in a community based program which includes shopping, swimming and school wide service promoting independence and life long learning.

	Council for Exceptional Children
	Internet Special Education Resources
	Exceptional Parent Library, the Special Needs Bookstore

Polli Hamlin - Resource Room
Instructional Assistants:
Robyn Munkhoff
Kristi Wearne
Ellen Mueller
Kim Huggins

Students in the Fernan Resource Room receive individualized assistance in specific areas of need so they can succeed in their general education classrooms. Interventions are provided individually, in small groups, and in the regular classroom, depending upon the needs of the students.Academic skills, social skills, work ethic, and knowledge of personal strengths are priorities.

A site that you might want to visit is The National Research Center on Learning Disabilities is a good source of information for helping your child.

Here are two excellent books for helping your child with learning differences:
One Mind at a Time, by Dr. Mel Levine
Overcoming Dyslexia, by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.

"Look to a child's weakness as an island in an ocean of strengths." Dr. Sally Shaywitz

Elizabeth Mann: School Psychologist

Catrin Stoddard: Hearing Impaired Specialist

Jill Mikael: Vision Impaired Specialist

Barb Wellman: Occupational Therapist

Kathy Stranger: Physical Therapist

Speech and Language Specialists

Carolyn Hendricks
Susie Riplinger
Linda Stranger

Special Education Services