Place: Larchmont
Avenue Church, corner of Larchmont and Forest Park Avenues in
Larchmont, NY.
Boris Gindis
Ph.D.
Educational issues in children adopted
from overseas orphanages
Introduction: how do the pre-adoption experiences
of children relate to their school performance?
What in pre-adoption documentation is significant
for school progress?
How to prepare for schooling before actual adoption:
pre-adoption school visit, questions to ask, and arrangements
to make.
How to determine the "school readiness"
of a newly adopted child?
The best practices in evaluation of internationally
adopted children: what parents should know about the types of
school-related assessments, tests, and clinical procedures.
