Tag Archives: parents

Hello, World 2! Leave us a comment and tell us why you visited

  Our very first post, on August 15, 2009 (just four months ago), was titled “Hello World!”  At the time, with no one even knowing we existed who wasn’t a blood relative, it seemed a little pretentious. So no one is as surprised as we are today to notice that in the past 10 days [...]

Don’t stop advocating for the child with autism!

By Sara Finegan A word to parents and teachers– Ok, two words:  (1) don’t  (2) stop. In the world of readers with autism, the worst conversation is the one that goes like this: Parent:  John is really having a tough time with the reading homework. Teacher:  Yes, he is far below grade level. Parent:  He doesn’t [...]

For parent and autism organizations

We are delighted to be invited to speak or conduct workshops relating to our blog topics.  If you are organizing a conference, meeting, or group session, feel free to contact us with dates and times.  In general, we tend to stay in Southern California during most of the school year.  However, Sara is in the [...]

Intermezzo: A word about the spectrum

By Sara Finegan The autism spectrum is a vast and invisible entity and as I explore and write about the world of the reader with autism, you are probably wondering “well, just a damned minute here. Is she writing about someone like my kid, or does she teach the high-level kids who just have some [...]

Mission Statement

By Sara Finegan When I began teaching in Southern California several years ago, I assumed that the fact that an entire department of my school district was devoted to autism meant that I would be able to get information on best practices and the latest research to support my students in learning.  Accordingly, I would [...]

About Sara Finegan

Sara Finegan has taught in the public and private school sectors for more than 25 years, in both general and special education settings. She has led workshops on learning and teaching methods as well as content-area instruction. She’s taught students with a variety of learning abilities including GATE, students diagnosed with emotional disturbances, high-functioning autism, [...]