S02E08 -- Why therapy and supportive service challenges to serving rural kids and communities. An interview with Mike Lowers, Director of School Implementation at Presence Learning.

In this episode, we interview Mike Lowers, Director of School Implementation at PresenceLearning, discussing issues within special education, pedagogy, and IEP and speech in addressing support services. We discuss that many rural schools have limited to no resources where students might find special education programs. One issue with this is that some students may have conditions that may not impact them in the classroom but need services such as therapy. Mike suggests that tele-therapy solves such problems where school districts can combine resources to help students in need. We explore the application of teletherapy to help students overcome learning and behavioral challenges. Mike suggests that there are creative and alternative solutions to help students. Capitalizing on the resources available such as remote solutions, students can access the resources needed to overcome developmental challenges. Mike will be present at the 2021 NREA conference, and we welcome questions and discussion on the topic. https://www.presencelearning.com/