New Supports to Home Educating Parents Who Have
SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN
SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN
Graphical organizer and summary of the information available for these new supports: https://www.aisca.ab.ca/ecls-resources/home-education/
What it does provide
The new support system is designed and purposed to provide consulting and training to the home educating parent to equip the parent with ideas and strategies for helping his/her child. The focus is on equipping and enabling the parent (or legal guardian) of the home educating child to be able to employ new strategies and/or techniques related to the child’s unique learning needs. The training and equipping are focused on the following categories:
Behavioral Health Occupational Therapy
Learning Skills Regulation & Attention
Mental Health Speech Language Pathology
Motor Skills
What it does not provide
The new support system does not directly provide in-person/onsite-with-a-specialist or ongoing support to the child.
Who provides the training and equipping?
Alberta Education has delegated the administration of this new program to Khan Communication Services (https://khancommunicationservices.com/home-education/about/).
Where you can find details about the program
- The explainer video for this new program is on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZd68xYLEdE&t=2s
- The recording of the webinar, “Understanding Access to Specialized Services for Home Education Families”, is available for viewing at https://youtu.be/FPktrg3YLUw
- Parents will find more information about the program from AISCA’s webpage at https://www.aisca.ab.ca/learner-supports/ (scroll to the bottom of the page). You can also go to https://www.aisca.ab.ca/ecls-resources/home-education/
How you can start the process to receive training and help
- Parents can complete a, “Home Education Registration Form at Home Education”, from the website of Khan Communication Services Inc. at https://khancommunicationservices.com/home-education/about/
- Parents can call Khan Communication Services at (780) 440-3251, extension 1
- Parents can email Khan Communication Services at homeed@khancommunicationservices.com