xMinds in MCPS 2013: Topic Survey

Each year xMinds cosponsors a forum with Montgomery County Public Schools. The forum is a valuable opportunity for parents to meet administrators "face-to-face" to ask questions about educational services for their children and for administrators to learn about the concerns of parents. Attendees have the opportunity to hear two one-hour sessions. This year we are asking parents to help direct the content of the presentations.         Are you a:* Select at least 1 response.   Parent or Caregiver Educator Therapist/Service Provider         What grade(s) is your child(ren) on the autism spectrum? (If you have more than one child on the spectrum, choose more than one answer.)   Preschool-Kindergarten   1st-5th Grade   6th-8th Grade   9th-12th Grade               All sessions at this forum are presented by MCPS administrators and/or staff.         Which sessions would you be most interested in attending?* Select at least 1 response and no more than 4 responses.   Placements and services for students on the autism spectrum who CAN'T access grade-level curriculum: How are students challenged academically as well as functionally in life skills programs?   Placements and services for students on the autism spectrum who CAN access grade-level curriculum but who struggle to function in the general education environment: How are students supported socially and emotionally?   Sensory Processing: tools and strategies to assist students in the classroom   Reading Comprehension: strategies for students across the spectrum   Self Regulation: strategies to maintain calm and focus for students across the spectrum   Social Stories: how to write them and use them   Technology: to assist students with reading, communication, social skills, executive functioning   Peer Relationships: how parents and schools can collaborate to help students on the spectrum build relationships with peers   Bullying: what parents and staff should do if they believe a child is being bullied   Extra-curricular School-based Activities: How to collaborate with schools to obtain support for a child in school-based extra-curricular activities   Other: please specify                       How did you hear about this survey? Select at least 1 response.   Email from xMinds   xMindsWire   List Serve   Facebook   Other