[CrozetEagle] January 5, 2007

[Tammy Dance-Skinner]

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VSA Arts of Charlottesville/Albemarle Proudly Presents the 7th Annual Visual Arts Show featuring works by dozens of area artists
January 12 - March 9, 2007
Monday - Friday, 10 am - 2 pm.  Open during performances and shown by appointment.

Opening Reception:  Friday, January 12, 2007, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 />Arts Center
1400 Melbourne Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 
(434) 979-9532
"VSA Arts promotes creative power in people with disabilities".

Upcoming workshops sponsored by PREP/Parent Resource Center.  All events are free and open to the public.
For more information and to RSVP email Sarah Blech at  <mailto:sblech at k12albemarle.org> sblech at k12albemarle.org or phone (434) 975-9400 ext. 2342.  

Albemarle/Charlottesville

Getting a Handle on ADHD:  A Survival Guide for Parents

Topics include:

Understanding ADHD, myths and misunderstandings, co- occurring conditions, study skills, behaviors, social skills, talking to your child about ADHD, special considerations for the siblings of an ADHD child, community resources, home/school collaboration.

Thursday, February 8, 6:30 - 8:30 - For parents of elementary school students
Thursday, February 15, 6:30 - 8:30 - For parents of middle and high school students
Albemarle Resource Center, 1200 Forest Street, Charlottesville

Presenter:  Dr. Janie Irons, ACPS School Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Lewis Weber Associates

Louisa

Children, Challenges, and Choices:  Practical Strategies for Parenting

Would you like to improve your parenting skills without sacrificing your sanity?  Are you interested in enhancing your relationship with your children, and your children's relationships with others?  Are you frustrated with how to help your child become a better student, without doing all the homework yourself?  

Join us for a fun, interactive approach that benefits all kids and their families, including children with and without disabilities.  This workshop is geared toward families with elementary school age children.  We encourage attendance at all three sessions.  

Presented by: 

Sarah Blech, Piedmont Regional Education Program/Parent Resource Center 
Judith Stevens, Family and Consumer Science Agent, Louisa County Cooperative Extension.

Free
Monday, February 5, 12, 26
6:30 - 7:30 pm 
Betty Queen Center, Louisa

Fluvanna

Asperger Support Group - Middle School Students with Concurrent Parent Sessions 

PREP (Diane Talarico-Cavanaugh, Autism Specialist and the Parent Resource Center), are hosting a four week group for 6th - 8th grade students with Aspergers Syndrome, with concurrent sessions for parents.  The student focus would be on social skills development, communication, and behavior.  The final session would be a community outing.  Parent sessions are open to parent suggestions.  All sessions are free, except for the community outing. 

Wednesday, February 28, March 7, March 14, March 21.
6 - 7:30 pm.  Location TBA.

Recording For the Blind & Dyslexic Promotion

RFB & D Learning through Listening program is offering a special holiday promotion for new individual memberships.  Offer expires 1/15/07!

Join by 1/15 and with your completed application and first book order, your child will receive a free Wave specialized portable CD player.  For more information phone (800) 221-4792 or  <http://www.rfbd.org/> www.rfbd.org

Survey on PE for Children with Disabilities

Are you interested in community based PE for your child with a disability? 

Tom Moran, Program Director of Just for Kicks is asking for your feedback:

I am asking you to complete this brief survey to identify your interest in having a community based physical education service available for your child or adult with disabilities. Our services are designed to provide adapted physical education services to your child/adult in a community setting. Your child/adult will be taken to local community facilities and work on identified adapted physical education goals, designed by you, the parent, with assistance from the service provider.   For example, if you would like your child to learn how to swim, we will take them to the local YMCA or fitness facility and work on swimming. If you would like your child to ride a bike, we will help you find an appropriate bike to fit their needs as well as teach them to ride.
As an individual with Cerebral Palsy, I wished there were services like this available when I was young. I did not have an opportunity to participate in community based programs. Now, as a Certified Adapted Physical Educator, I would like to offer these services to assist your children in becoming increasingly active within our community.

This idea is only in the beginning stages.  This survey is designed to inform me of the interest and concerns parents may have with a community based physical education service.  The link to the survey is:

 <http://www.surveymonkey.com/Users/31407520/Surveys/596343057531/7C9BDBDC-E681-4C92-ABF9-04EA47DAAEA5.asp?U=596343057531> http://www.surveymonkey.com/Users/31407520/Surveys/596343057531/7C9BDBDC-E681-4C92-ABF9-04EA47DAAEA5.asp?U=596343057531

International Dyslexia Association Presentation

Virginia Branch of the International Dyslexia Association presents:
"Literacy through Research, Education and Advocacy" with Dr. Joseph Torgesen and Peter W. D. Wright, Esq.
February 2 and 3, 2007
Sheraton West Richmond Hotel, 6624 West Broad Street, Richmond, Va.
Reading Comprehension, Written Expression, Decoding-Reading, Mathematics, Fluency, Assessment, Behavior Management, Collaboration, Legal Issues and more.
 <http://vbida.org/> http://vbida.org for more information.

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