Students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often have different sensory issues. They may have an extreme over-sensitivity or […]
Individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder are just that, individual. Much like every other person, students on the spectrum […]
The Postsecondary Autism Support Services (PASS) Program is designed for the University of Tennessee students enrolled in a degree-seeking […]
Students on the autism spectrum often have receptive language difficulties that include slower processing of verbal exchanges, they may […]
Students on the autism spectrum face significant social challenges. Those challenges include understanding others perspectives, sharing space and making […]
By definition all students with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have problems which may interfere with receptive or expressive […]
The PASS Program is designed for UTK students who are either diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder; including High […]
Carly Chwat, PhD, Jonah Ruddy, PhD, and Carrie Jaquett, PhD (l-r) Three doctoral students in our School Psychology Program […]
Michelle Fast EdS (2013), University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Michelle Fast is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist who has […]
Shelby Wright MS (2018), University of Tennessee Shelby Wright earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and human services […]
Baileigh Kirkpatrick MS (2018), University of Tennessee Baileigh Kirkpatrick graduated in 2015 from Berry College in Rome, Georgia with a […]
Christina Kamien MS (2017), Nova Southeastern University Christina Kamien graduated in 2011 from Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania with […]
Stephanie Daniels MS (2018), University of Tennessee Stephanie Daniels graduated in 2015 from the University of North Carolina at […]
We’re revisiting a mini-series of sorts on a controversial topic; controversial in education anyway: Giving rewards for behavior. Back […]
At the recent Mid-South Regional Conference for Psychology in the Schools, Jada White, a student from the School Psychology […]
At the recent Mid-South Regional Conference for Psychology in the Schools, Gini McClurg, pictured, presented on a study that […]
At the recent Mid-South Regional Conference for Psychology in the Schools, Allison Pannell, presented on a study that examined […]
At the recent Mid-South Regional Conference for Psychology in the Schools, Jade Bennett (pictured), Gini McClurg, and Jessica Eshbaugh, […]
At the recent Mid-South Regional Conference for Psychology in the Schools, Margaret Crewdson and Natalie Hassett, students left to […]
At the recent Mid-South Regional Conference for Psychology in the Schools, Jessica Kotik and Brooke Killion, students left to […]
Our doctoral students in the School Psychology Program recently presented their research in a poster session at the Mid-South […]
We’re revisiting some of our Instructor/Professor tips for working with students who are on the autism spectrum; especially students […]
A lot of reading intervention research and practice focuses on early elementary age children who are still in the […]
High frequency words are the words that readers encounter the most often in printed text. Another term that you […]
We have converted our application process for the PASS Program to an online entry form; this form is now […]
We talked about the first two broad areas of reading development, phonemic awareness and the alphabetic principle. Now, we’ll […]
Construction continues along here outside Claxton Education Complex. As you can see in the photos, things are not as […]
Numerous studies are published each month in the professional literature, and sometimes those studies get picked up by the […]
Learning to read progresses in a set of steps that is fairly predictable. One of the earliest steps, establishing […]
In our weekly update on construction that’s occurring outside Claxton Education Complex, you can seen more changes since last […]
Since we work with a lot of reading problems in our clinic, phonemic awareness is a term we use […]
Crews have made a lot of progress over the last week. As you can see in the photo, we […]
Charles Galyon is a licensed psychologist who works part time with the KLASS Center. He received a BA in psychology from […]
Construction crews are continuing to work hard outside the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences where we are […]
As we talked about in yesterday’s post, there is a large group of students enrolled at any college or […]
But there aren’t that many students here at UT with an Autism Spectrum Disorder you say… Most of us […]
If you’re coming to the KLASS Center this summer, or the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences for […]
In an earlier post, we talked about separation anxiety, what it looks like, and some basics as to how […]
A popular topic among parents with preschool-age children, separation anxiety, is a normal part of development for most younger […]
Seriously, the evidence is mounting that the use of electronic devices before bed is causing sleep disruption by suppressing […]
Well, it depends. One of the most common concerns we hear from parents when they bring their children in […]
Christopher H. Skinner earned his PhD from Lehigh University and has been recognized as one of the most productive […]
Listening Passage Preview is a simple academic intervention that targets reading fluency. This intervention involves an accomplished reader reading […]
Few things are more enjoyable for a parent than to sit down with their preschool-age child and read a […]
We are in the process of converting our application process for the PASS Program to an online entry form; […]
Lots of construction is going on all around the KLASS Center this summer. Specifically, Volunteer Boulevard, which runs by […]
The KLASS Center is affiliated with the APA Accredited School Psychology PhD program that is housed within the Department […]
Parents often have questions about using time-out, or we hear complaints from parents who have attempted to use it, […]
As a training arm of the University of Tennessee’s APA accredited School Psychology PhD program, we get the opportunity […]
Error Word Drill (EWD) is a technique used to help developing readers learn vocabulary words. EWD has been effective […]
Carolyn Blondin Licensed Psychologist PhD (2013), University of Tennessee Dr. Blondin is a licensed psychologist at the center. She obtained […]
There are key components, skill-wise, that we work through with our adolescent and adult clients with Autism Spectrum Disorder […]
Repeated Reading is an easy academic intervention that involves the student reading a short passage several times. Reading the […]
Here in the KLASS Center Clinic, we get lots of referrals to evaluate individuals of all ages for Attention […]
While the semester is ending with graduation ceremonies here on the University of Tennessee campus, the KLASS Center will […]
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has different origins, and yes, ADHD is a real thing…we get that question a […]
Individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) on college campuses are often hard to pick out because there’s no clear […]
One of the more problematic challenges that individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have relates to the concept […]
Paired Reading is an easy academic intervention that involves the student reading out loud in tandem with another helping […]
Reading disorders in general, but dyslexia, specifically, usually become evident in early elementary grades with children. Some reading disorders […]
Today is the day! Join the FUTURE Program on the pedestrian walkway at 12:30. The rain from last week […]
As a member of the Tennessee Internship Consortium in Psychology, we are proud of all of our interns who […]
Cover, Copy, and Compare (CCC) is an easy academic intervention. CCC has been effective in increasing students’ fluency and […]
The KLASS Center offers supplemental support services for University of Tennessee degree-seeking students who fall on the Autism Spectrum […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has just released new prevalence data for children diagnosed with an […]
No, according to a recent large scale study… In a study published 2017 in the journal Addictive Behaviors, Arria […]
Yes they do…a lot of them do… Arria et al., (2018) in a study just published in the January […]
Children with dyslexia grow up to be young adults with dyslexia; however, there seems to be a popular common […]
Problems with homework; we considered the setting, the supplies, and use of electronics in our last installment. Let’s now […]
Problems with homework; it’s one of the most common complaints we hear about children and adolescents from parents with […]
Students on the autism spectrum often have receptive language difficulties that include slower processing of verbal exchanges, they may misunderstand […]
In an initial 2017 study published in School Psychology Review, University of Tennessee researchers Scott, Skinner, Moore, McCurdy, Ciancio, and […]
The KLASS Center offers supplemental support services for University of Tennessee degree-seeking students who fall on the Autism Spectrum (Including […]
Students on the autism spectrum face significant social challenges. Those challenges include understanding others perspectives, sharing space and making eye […]
Parents who suspect their child may have dyslexia, or parents who receive a letter from their school saying that their […]
By definition all students with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have problems which may interfere with receptive or expressive communication. […]
Parents: remember to praise your child’s “good” behavior, that is, the behavior you want to see more of, rather than […]
In our last post, we continued the discussion of the ABC’s of behavior management, focusing on the C’s, Consequences. As […]
We are member of the Tennessee Internship Consortium in Psychology, an APA accredited training program. Here is the entire […]
Consequences In our previous post, we discussed the ABC’s of behavior management, with more focus on the A’s, […]
Do you know your ABCs? Most kids learn their ABCs at a very early age, but those aren’t the same […]
The Postsecondary Autism Support Services (PASS) Program will be accepting new students starting for Fall 2017. This program is for […]
The Korn Learning, Assessment, and Social Skills (KLASS) Center has expanded its services. Now available are consultation sessions for children […]
The KLASS Center provides evaluations to diagnose Dyslexia and provides intervention services as well. Click here for more information about diagnosing Dyslexia.
Welcome to the new web page for the KLASS Center. Explore our site by clicking the menu items on the […]
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