My Child Just Turned 4/5. Should They Go to School? Even if they’re non-verbal?

I’m on several online support groups for parents and caregivers of those on the spectrum. And this is one question I see coming up over and over again. “My child is kindergarten age, but since they don’t speak yet, do I need to keep them home an extra year?“ As a parent, my natural inclination…

Special Education Teacher Juliana Urtubey Named 2021 National Teacher of the Year

Juliana Urtubey, an elementary special education teacher in Las Vegas, has been named the 2021 National Teacher of the Year. Urtubey, an educator for 11 years, co-teaches prekindergarten through 5th grade at Kermit R. Booker, Sr. Innovative Elementary School, a Title I school. Urtubey, born in Colombia, is only the third special education instructor to…