Veterans Day special ed confab by OU

“Train a child according to his way” (Proverbs 22:6) is a Biblical aphorism summing up the feeling of many parents and educators.

Inspired by this teaching from King Solomon, the Orthodox Union’s Yachad/National Jewish Council for Disabilities and the International Jewish Resource Center for Inclusion and Special Education will present a special education conference on Veterans Day, at the Manhattan Day School on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

The event, “Maybe We Should Teach the Way They Learn,” will draw yeshiva and day school educators from across North America.

“Our major goal throughout the year is to give all children the ability to access Jewish education,” said Batya Jacob, director of educational support services at Yachad.

Yachad provides unique social, educational and recreational programs for individuals with learning, developmental and physical disabilities with the goal of their Inclusion in the total life of the Jewish community.

The demographic of the special education conference reaches schools and educators across the country, including participants from New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Florida, among others. To date, over 100 educators have registered.

For more information or to register, visit yachad.org/specialedconference or contact Batya Jacob at 212-613-8127 or batyaj@ou.org.

The keynote speaker, child psychologist Dr. Ross Greene, a renowned expert in the field of special education, will present the topic “Collaborative and Proactive Solutions.” Dr. Greene is.

Other featured speakers include:

Dr. Bill Atwood, Collins Education Associate and recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching.

Kathy Johnson, MS Ed, who started The Hunter School for struggling students.

Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman, International Director of the OU’s Yachad/NJCD, Dean of IVDU Schools, Director of NJ Association of Jewish Day Schools.

Dr. Jay Lucker, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Howard University.

Dr. Clarissa Willis, Associate Professor of Special Education at the University of Southern Indiana, senior author of “Learn Every Day: The Program for Infants, Toddlers and Twos”; and “Learn Every Day: The Preschool Curriculum.”