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There are a few things parents/guardians can do at home to help children improve their literacy and reading skills. Give books and magazine subscriptions as gifts. Set your TV to show closed captioning. Your child will naturally read while watching! Model reading – talk with your child about what you…
Read MoreVision Services As part of the Statewide System for Vision Services, Iowa’s AEAs partner with the Iowa Department of Education and the Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired to provide vision services to students who are blind or visually impaired. Teachers of the visually impaired provide instruction…
Read MoreHearing services include direct services to students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Hearing staff members also provide consultation and collaboration with our district partners in the hearing domain. Audiology Educational audiologists assist students and school staff to determine a child’s access to verbal instruction. When it…
Read MoreDirector District Members District 1 Currently vacant School Districts Represented: Ankeny, Des Moines, Saydel District 2 Elizabeth Brennan Resides in…
Read MoreJob Description Uses functional assessment techniques designed to focus on children’s relationships with home, school and community and on the development of interventions to improve educational performance Communicates with parents, school personnel and community resource staff to involve them in a problem-solving approach with children birth to age 21 to…
Read MoreThe Heartland AEA Shared Services Planning Council is comprised of leaders who work to support the Agency’s infrastructure and operational needs. The Council meets monthly to discuss and make decisions about these needs. Shared Services Planning Council Brandie Gean Director of Continuing Education Juliette Houseman Human…
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