High School Special Education
High School Special Education Office
9 Junction Street, Dover, MA 02030
Main Number: 508-785-1730
McCarthy, Kate | Director of Student Services |
Feerick, Mary | Secondary Special Education Coordinator |
Brodsky, Lisa | Special Education Liaison, Grades 11-12 |
Carlson, Elizabeth | Speech Language Pathologist |
Chlebda, Kanee | Special Education Liaison, Grades 11-12 |
Doran, Amanda | Special Education Liaison, Grade 9 |
Gooen, Judy | Occupational Therapist |
Lawson, Emily | Board Certified Behavioral Analyst |
Loando, Heidi | Adjustment Counselor |
Lochiatto, Eric | Special Education Liaison, Grades 9-10 |
Savla, Kelly | Language Based Instructional Teacher |
Pierce, Joan | Special Education Liaison, Grades 9-10 |
Shea, Natalia | Occupational Therapist |
High School Programs & Services
Programs
Resources
Massachusetts Links:
Dover Public Schools Special Education Parent Advisory Group Website
Learning Disabilities Association of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Association of Special education Parent Advisory Councils (MASSPAC)
Massachusetts Department of Education
New England INDEX-Information on Disabilities
National Links:
All Kinds of Minds (Mel Levine's web site)
Asperger's Syndrome Coalition of the United States (ASC-US)
Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation
Council for Exceptional Children
Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC-EECE)
Federation for Children With Special Needs
Learning Disabilities Association of America
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association
Reading Resource Links:
International Dyslexia Association
International Reading Association
National Institute for Literacy
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
Report of the National Reading Panel-National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Graphic Organizer Forms to download
Books:
Keeping A Head in School by Dr. Mel Levine, 1994, Educator's Publishing Service, Inc. 31 Smith Place, Cambridge, MA 02138-1000
Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Reading Success by the National Research Council; M. Susan Burns, Peg Griffin and Catherine E. snow, Editors; National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1999
Straight Talk About Reading, (How Parents Can Make a Difference During the Early Years) by Susan l. Hall and Louisa C. Moats, Ed. D.; Contemporary Books, Chicago, IL; 1999.
Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.; Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2003.
Put Reading First, Kindergarten Through Grade 3 (Drawn from the 2000 report of the National Reading Panel, Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its Implications for Reading Instruction--Reports of the Subgroups). Free copies available at: The National Institute for Literacy at ED Pubs, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398; phone: 1-800-228-8813; FAX: 301-430-1244; EdPubOrders@aspensys.com; to download, go the the National Institute for Literacy website at www.nifl.gov.
Put Reading First, A Parent Guide (Drawn from the 2000 report of the National Reading Panel, Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its Implications for Reading Instruction--Reports of the Subgroups). Free copies available at: The National Institute for Literacy at ED Pubs, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398; phone: 1-800-228-8813; FAX: 301-430-1244; EdPubOrders@aspensys.com; to download, go the the National Institute for Literacy website at www.nifl.gov.
Other Resources:
"Lively Letters" (Telian Multisensory Mnemonic Letter Card Program) by Nancy Telian, Telian Learning Concepts, P.O. Box 453, Stoughton, MA 02072
Speech and Language:
Useful Links:
Stuttering Foundation of America
Books:
From Speech to Print, Language Essentials for Teachers by Louisa Cook Moats; Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD; 2000.
SEPAC
DOVER SHERBORN SEPAC
Special Education Parent Advisory Council
The Dover Sherborn SEPAC is a volunteer, parent-run organization that serves in an advisory role to the school district on the programs and needs of all students. We meet regularly to discuss matters that pertain to the education and safety of children with special needs.
To learn more about us, please visit our website at: www.doversherbornsepac.org
Email: sepac@doversherborn.org