How do ETs set their rates?  There are many factors that go into the decision of what rates to charge.  First, it is important to consider your income needs and the clients you wish to serve.  Next, determine what rates the market in your area will support.  While educational therapists may not agree among themselves to establish a rate they will charge (that is called collusion which is illegal), performing a selection of informational interviews and sampling the fees of educational therapists in your area may be helpful to gauge the range of rates others charge.  Rates for services will vary considerably based on specific geographical location, areas of academic expertise, types of training, and years of experience. 

Some ETs use part of their client hours for reduced rate services and/or sliding scales to enable a wider range of families to have access to ET services.  Additional fees may be charged for such services as school visits, attendance at IEP meetings, travel to a client’s home, materials, report writing, and ongoing consultation with the parent/caregiver.  These fees should be specified in advance and may differ widely from ET to ET. 

What Do I Do With All This Data?

Now that you have done your research, how do you use it?  The Rate Analysis spreadsheet may be helpful in analyzing your data to decide on your practice’s rates.  Here are some factors to consider:

  • What are my projected expenses? (I need to at least pay for these.)
  • How much money do I need to earn and take home as income?
  • How does my knowledge and experience compare with the sampling information I collected?
    • If I am new to the field, I should not expect to earn as much as someone with years of experience.
    • If I have special skills and training, I might be able to charge more than the average ET.
    • If I am just starting up and trying to get my first clients, I may charge less than my goal to bring in those first few people.
Rate Analysis Tool

The Rate Analysis spreadsheet may be helpful in analyzing your data to decide on your practice’s rates.

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Virtual Workshop - Teaching Math Successfully Through the Cognitive Science of Math Learning and Modifying English Math Language
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Teaching Math Successfully Through the Cognitive Science of Math Learning and Modifying English Math Language

Increasingly complex language is required for mathematical learning and reasoning. From early quantitative and spatial language to advanced algebraic reasoning and beyond, language serves both as an essential tool for learning math and as a medium for expressing mathematical thinking. Thus, language deficits often lead children with dyslexia, Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), and other language challenges to struggle with mathematics. Children may struggle primarily due to insufficient language support rather than fundamental difficulties with numerical or spatial reasoning. Yet, math instruction in the United States today is heavily language-based, relying on number talks, peer discussions, and word problems. Cognitive research on math learning for all children has exploded in the past 15 years, and this workshop will provide key findings of the essential components of successful math learning.

 

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