| About
Our Consultants & Trainers |
Education
Specialties is staffed by Dr. Barbara Webb and two primary
consultants, Dr. Sue Vernon and Dr. Susan D'Aniello. They
each have several years of service in diverse educational
backgrounds with specialties in ASD, Transitioning Skills
for Special Education Students, learning strategies and social
skills development for all students and young adults on the
spectrum. We also provide specialty Trainers and Consultants
to service any educational need. |
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Barbara
J. Webb Ed.D.
Barbara
received her Ed.D. from UNLV in Special Education. Her
dissertation research explored the effectiveness of
teaching a social skills strategy to high-functioning
adolescents with autism. She is a licensed School Psychologist
practicing for the past 17 years in both rural and urban
public school districts. Dr. Webb worked for 3 years
on a Low Incidence Disabilities Team for the Clark County
School District, currently the nation's 5th largest
school district, where she afforded extensive training
and experience in transdisciplinary team assessment
and interventions for students with Autism. The team
developed and implemented a model training program for
practicing teachers of students with autism.
Dr.
Webb has extensive experience in conference presentations
and individualized workshops in the areas of transdisciplinary
team assessment, learning strategies, social skills,
assistive technology, collaboration, access to general
education curriculum, and parent perspectives. She has
served on local, state, and national education committees.
She has a genuine commitment to improving the lives
of individuals with disabilities. |
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D.
Sue Vernon Ph.D.
Sue is internationally known for her expertise in educational
research. She has over 30 years of experience working with
and developing programs for youth with exceptionalities, their
families, and teachers. She is currently consulting and providing
workshops for parents, educators, and health care professionals.
She also provides individualized social skills and cognitive
strategy instruction for children and youth. Dr. Vernon is
a University of Kansas Research Affiliate, a Certified Strategic
Instruction Model (SIM) Professional Developer, and a lecturer
in graduate-level university courses. Her published programs
including the Cooperative Thinking Strategies Series and the
Community Building Series are included in the Learning Strategies
Curriculum. Her most recent published program is an interactive
multimedia (IM) program for teaching social skills to at-risk
adolescents. The program provides self-paced instruction in
skills that are basic to communication, are important when
dealing with authority figures and peers, and are typically
listed as areas of skill deficits for youth with social-adjustment
issues. |
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Susan
D'Aniello Ph.D.
Susan is an internationally known private
consultant in the areas of strategic instruction, content
enhancement techniques, Positive Behavior Supports, and Response
to Intervention (RTI) for typical students as well as students
with all disabilities Pre-K through high school. She has 35
years of experience as a teacher, high school principal, director
of low incidence disabilities, director of curriculum and
instruction, and has taught graduate level courses in special
education and educational administration/supervision. She
serves as an educational expert for law and disability advocacy
groups and has extensive experience with underperforming schools
in developing and implementing effective data driven school
improvement plans. |
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