Pegg, Robin, MEd, COTA/L, ATP

These are the presentation slides from Dr. Robin Pegg's Top 10 Back to School tips Webinar from September 15, 2026

These are the presentation slides from Dr. Robin Pegg's Top 10 Back to School tips Webinar from September 16, 2026

Back to School (Elementary): The Top 10 Things to Keep In Mind.

Presented by Robin Pegg, EdD. 

Presented 9/15/2026

Dr. Pegg, who leads our Knowledge Network, is one of the world’s foremost experts promoting strategies that help children with Williams syndrome thrive in the classroom. 

A new school year is here, and Dr. Pegg will help your family head into it with confidence.

You may have seen recent headlines that mention things like "Science of Reading", "Balanced Literacy", "Reading Wars", and "Sold a Story".  These headlines are referring to recent debates on what is the "right" way to teach reading and a polarizing podcast called "

Updated 2019. Carly B. Gilson, PhD, Terry Monkaba, MBA, Maria Mello, PhD, BCBA, Robin Pegg, MEd, COTA/L, ATP.

This chapter is part of a curriculum for Special Ed Students - Health-Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Guidebook for Understanding and Educating, 2nd Edition (editors: Perfect, Riccio, Bray).

Robin Pegg, MEd, COTA/L, ATP; Carolyn Mervis, PhD. Virtual Convention 10/13/2020

This session will focus on how to design instructional experiences to support optimal success for the student with Williams syndrome. We will specifically address the following:

• learning needs regarding math instruction
• important instructional supports and scaffolds
• common accommodations

Robin Pegg, MEd, COTA/L, ATP, Carolyn Mervis, PhD, Virtual Convention 10/8/2020

This session will focus on how to design instructional experiences to support optimal success for the school-age student with Williams syndrome. We will specifically address the following:

Robin Pegg, MEd, COTA/L, ATP, Carolyn Mervis, PhD,  Virtual Convention 10/6/2020

This session will connect the educational profile for WS to current research on general ability and language skills to help you support your school-age child in their education.      

How to watch: Sessions can be viewed immediately or at a pre-scheduled daily time.  Click the button below, then click on "register" and then "select a date".  If you'd like to watch immediately, click on "watch yesterday's replay now".

The country’s response to COVID-19 has resulted in many changes to the way your child is receiving their education, but one thing remains intact - Your child is entitled to ALL of the supports listed in their IEP, regardless of whether it was written prior to the start of the quarantine. Cancellation of service or reduction of service is not an expectation due to the pandemic. If anything, your child may require MORE service, NOT less. 

To support you and the children you care for, educational resources and curriculum ideas for Pre-K through Grade 12 have been compiled in response to the school restrictions posed by COVID-19.