How reading is taught matters. In this interactive session, participants will gain valuable insights into the reading brain to optimize reading instruction for all students. Join us for Stephanie's session at the No Limits Conference! 🔗 Register here: sso2.aealearningonline.org/login

Meet the Northwest AEA Occupational Therapists! We have 9 OTs that serve all of Northwest AEA for children ages 0-21. Collectively, our team has 166 years of experience. For more information, visit our website: nwaea.org/educators/spec…

What is the difference between physical therapists and occupational therapists? Visit nwaea.org for more information about our physical and occupational therapy services!

Coming soon! youtube.com/watch?v=ieIDVI… On June 12 & 13, Northwest AEA & Prairie Lakes AEA will be hosting the NO LIMITS Education Conference. Regardless of your role in education, this conference is sure to meet your learning needs. Register now at smore.com/app/pages/prev…

As National Occupational Therapy Month comes to a close, take a moment to watch the incredible impact our AEAs have in serving Iowa's students. Check out the OTs dedication in action! #PLAEA #EveryDayAtPLAEA youtu.be/A_MMjhq3ISE

Want some fun ideas for helping your child's fine motor skills at home? Check out this video! For fine motor information, please visit the Northwest Area Education Agency Occupational Therapy Website at nwaea.org/educators/spec…

Creative Services was excited to be a part of Siouxland CAPS Innovation Showcase - we printed 69 student posters to highlight the achievements of these amazing student associates!

Do you have a picky eater or a problem feeder? Children may need to be exposed to a food 10-30 times before taking bites or eating! Visit nwaea.org for more information about helping your picky eater with occupational therapy.

We are celebrating the student leaders who placed at the State National History Day competition! We are proud of all of you! Akron-Westfield CSD Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools Unity Compliments

Northwest AEA loves our teachers, and we appreciate you every day - but especially on National Teacher Day! Thank you, teachers!

What does a Northwest AEA occupational therapist do? Watch this quick video for insight from one of our own OTs. Thank you, OTs! We appreciate all of your amazing work!

Have you ever heard the term SEBH? SEBH stands for Social-Emotional Behavioral Health, and this week we'll be featuring our amazing SEBH Best Practices Team!

Research shows that 80-90% of students who engage in challenging behaviors have some sort of language difficulty. Check out this video to see how our team can help address these behaviors with a multitude of strategies to help these students.

Our SEBH Team can help analyze a student's behavior and get to the "why." Determining the function of behavior will lead to better results in the classroom! Contact Northwest AEA today for more information!

What are the ABC's of Behavior? Let Stephanie, a member of our SEBH Best Practices Team, explain! Do you have questions about behavior in your classroom? Contact Northwest AEA and ask for our Social-Emotional Behavior Team.

Lagging skills, or executive function skills, can affect a student's behavior in the classroom. Our SEBH team can help identify those behaviors, such as a lack of organization, and implement goals and strategies to help those students.

Have you ever heard of aided language input, or aided language stimulation? Watch Jordan, a Speech-Language Pathologist with Northwest AEA, explain what this strategy means!

Complexity Theory is one approach our Speech-Language Pathologists use with students. Watch to see how this strategy works!

Mary, one of the Speech-Language Pathologists from Northwest AEA, has information about how to become a Speech-Language Pathologist. Are you interested? Contact us today for more information, and the opportunity to intern with us!

Northwest AEA will be closing at 3:00 pm on May 24 in honor of Memorial Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 28 at normal hours.