Everywhere you look, there are signs and screens. Forget about books. How can anyone be expected to function without being able to read?This skill is called functional reading and it is one of the life skills developed at the day habilitation programs offered at Primetime Centers. We begin to teach this and other life skills […]
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Since time and money are often the two most emphasized components of adult life, those tend to receive a lot of focus but first let’s discuss the foundation for functional math skills.Functional math is a life skill we teach our students that all parents probably wish remained in their typical child’s curriculum a little longer […]
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People with disabilities who want to pursue careers in STEM fields find themselves at an opportune time. Four years ago, the Federal Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the National Council on Disability (NCD) hosted a dialogue entitled Encouraging People with Disabilities to Pursue Careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). It projected that […]
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One of the most important choices facing the parents of children who have Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), learning disabilities, or other disabling conditions, is finding the right school. If a public school is not the choice for you, then you will want to know all there is to know about private schools that specialize in […]
Continue readingOn Monday, August 13, we will be hosting our annual Alumni Day and end-of-summer Family Picnic at Carteret Park, located on Carteret Avenue, just 8 blocks down from our school building. Before the picnic, at 9:30 AM, in the Gateway School gym, we are pleased to announce that we will have a special speaker, Ms. […]
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Support for Parents with Children Diagnosed with ASD: A Guide to Summer Activities The school year is almost over, and the summer is just around the corner. How do you get continued support for parents with children diagnosed with ASD? Fostering your child’s skills and knowledge during the summer break when your child has special […]
Continue readingThis past Wednesday, Gateway School hosted a Lunch and Learn inviting parents and districts to watch the movie, Swim Team. Below is a description on the movie about these young men and their great achievements that occur during their time on the swim team. In New Jersey, the parents of a boy on the autism […]
Continue readingGateway School participated in a Hockey Tournament at Tab Ramos in Aberdeen, Matawan against our Sister Schools: The Harbor School & Alpha School on Tuesday, March 20th, 2018. The Adaptive Physical Education Teachers from all three schools collaboratively made a list of a few selected students who have been working on their gross motor […]
Continue readingOn Friday, March 16th, 2018 our elementary and middle school students participated in Multi-Cultural Day. The students began this assignment last week with the collaboration between the families and teachers. Once the students had their country, they began researching the country in our STEM Lab. After completing all the research, the students began their […]
Continue readingThe students at the Gateway School had a fun time at the St. Patrick’s Day Dance. Each class had a huge role in making the dance happen! The students worked on having responsibility when given a specific task. The high-schoolers shopped at ShopRite and worked on their daily life skills (etc. money, communication) to […]
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