Media highlight new special education leadership certificate
The Bangor Daily News published a UMaine News release about a new graduate certificate program being introduced this fall.
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New UMaine special education leadership certificate available this fall
The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and UMaineOnline will begin offering a new graduate certificate in Special Education Leadership this fall.
Read moreHoworth launches online social skills training for working with autistic teens, young adults
University of Maine assistant professor of special education Sarah Howorth, BCBA-D (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) is launching a new training module, “PEERS® Lab at UMaine: Friendship Skills Boot Camp,” as part of the Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research’s free professional development series.
Read moreHufnagel, Nightingale and Rooks-Ellis receive tenure and promotion
The University of Maine today announced that 26 faculty members have received tenure and/or promotion. The list includes three members of the College of Education and Human Development faculty.
Read moreMedia report on new guide highlighting behavioral support networks in Maine
WVII (Channel 7) reported on a new guide that highlights behavioral support networks in Maine for students, families and communities. Courtney Angelosante, lecturer in special education with the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, is lead author of the guide.
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New guide highlights behavioral support networks in Maine
The 15-page “Resource Guide for Maine Families, Schools, and Communities: Integrated Multi-Tiered Systems of Support” provides family-friendly descriptions of services, information on how to access them, and outlines how to navigate the various supports in Maine.
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UMaine receives federal grant to train special educators, other professionals to support young children with high-intensity communication needs
The Cross-disciplinary Online Training to promote Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Tele-Intervention for Maine (CONTAACT-ME) project will train educators to support young children with intensive communication needs and their families, including the use of augmentative and alternative communication tools.
Read moreRooks-Ellis, Howorth talk about success of telehealth for rural families of children with autism
WABI talked with Deborah Rooks-Ellis and Sarah Howorth about their findings that telehealth technology may provide better and more equitable access to early intervention services for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder who live in rural areas.
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Rural families of children with autism may benefit from telehealth, study says
Families of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder who live in rural areas might receive better and more equitable access to early intervention services using telehealth technology, according to a recent study led by two University of Maine professors.
Read moreWABI reports on study examining link between newborn hearing test data and later diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder
WABI (Channel 5) reported on a study conducted by researchers with the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development concluding that newborns who did not pass their initial hearing screen but who later were found to have typical hearing had higher rates of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in 5 to 10 years.
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