School psychology interns, field supervisors, second year students, and program faculty meet for the final S.S.P. Intern Seminar for the Class of 2010. Interns briefed a case study conducted during their internship.

Excitement about summer is growing and for good reason; the LSUS School of R.O.C.K. is almost here! The LSUS School of R.O.C.K. has something for students young and, well, not quite as young. The School of R.O.C.K. is a summer tutoring program for local school-aged children with learning difficulties who are moving from 2nd to [...]

Jennifer Laufenberg receives Will Bergeron Award from LSPA President Cindy Morgan-D’Atrio (right) joined by LSUS faculty Dr. Becky Nolan and Dr. Katherine Wickstrom. Photo by Sam Tingle The LSUS School Psychology Program congratulates Jennifer Laufenberg the 2009 recipient of the Will Bergeron Memorial Scholarship. As a current third year student in school psychology, Jennifer is [...]

The School of R.O.C.K. (Reading and Organization for Cool Kids), a three week summer reading camp for children with reading challenges, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $17,950 from The Community Foundation of Shreveport-Bossier. The grant will fund the reading camp at LSU Shreveport during June 2010 and will ensure that the [...]

Visit the Shreveport Times and read about the School of R.O.C.K. project at LSUS.

Family and faculty gathered at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana to celebrate the Louisiana State University – Shreveport graduates of the class of 2009. Six students completed the Specialist in School Psychology, LSUS’ highest degree.  The new School Psychologists are: Julie Darlyne Creasong (Bossier City, LA), Hollie Miranda Bearden (Ruston, LA), and Jessica [...]

The faculty was pleased to recognize the achievements of third year student Julie Creasong with the Specialist in School Psychology Academic Award for the 2009 school year. Julie excelled academically and is completing her internship having earned excellent reviews. Congratualtions, Julie!

This week members of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) are meeting in Boston Massachusetts. Our annual conference affords us an opportunity to share knowledge and ensure that we are prepared with the latest research and evidence-based practices to support children, families, and teachers. I encourage you to log into the NASP website and [...]

LSUS students visit Shreveport Bossier Community Renewal (SBCR) Friendship Houses to screen after-school program participants for reading risks and to support/monitor community-based reading interventionist. Along with opportunities to work with children and families students learned about building collaborative projects. The Rhymes & Reading Project is collaborative effort of SBCR, LSUS, LSUHSC, and SWEPCO.

LSUS students conduct an early literacy screening with preschoolers at Barksdale AFB Child Development Center. School/class-wide screening helps teachers to identify children at-risk and develop individualized instructional opportunities. Students often particpate in brief field experiences to build skills and support their community.