The Wrightslaw Way

What can the www.yellowpagesforkids.com site do for you? Find educational consultants, psychologists, educational diagnosticians, health care providers, academic therapists, tutors, speech language therapists, occupational therapists, coaches, advocates, and attorneys for children with disabilities on the Yellow Pages for Kids for your state. You will also find special education schools, learning centers, treatment programs, parent groups, […]

Playing catch-up this summer? Use the time for summer learning and reading opportunities. Add these free resources to your reading list. From Wrightslaw: A Parent’s Guide to Response to Intervention (RTI) Response to Intervention: Guidelines for Parents and Practitioners From Montgomery County Public Schools (MD): A Guidebook for Twice Exceptional Students FREE e-books from the […]

I am searching for guidelines for special ed advocates. Are there legal requirements for becoming an advocate? There is no formal process and currently no national certification for advocates. Try to attend a Wrightslaw program – great training and networking with other advocates who can give you advice. You will find the schedule of Wrightslaw […]

I went to the school to ask if my son will be promoted to the 6th grade.  They say I must wait till the last day of school to know.  The school will not tell me any thing. They are very rude to me. What should I do? How closely have you monitored your son’s […]

My 9th grade daughter has an IEP for NOS/PDD. She has extremely high standardized test scores. But her teachers say she has inconsistent work habits and is disruptive in class.  They treat her as a disciplinary “issue”. I don’t think her teachers are taking the time or making the effort to deal with the problems […]

My son is going to middle school. Same district, new school, just blocks apart. His 1:1 (same para for 3 years) has been the best thing that has come into his life ever. We want his para to follow him to middle school. The Special Education Director says this para can not follow him. He […]

What is Universal Design for Learning? “Universal design calls for planning for the needs of the broadest possible range of users. Within an educational framework, universal design refers to a similar approach in designing and delivering products and services, such as curricula, instruction, and evaluations. Application for Special Education For students with LD and ADHD, […]

I’m a sped teacher with a child who has an IEP. The IEP team agreed that my child’s progress in Math will be measured with the KeyMath test. When the school last administered the KeyMath test, her scores dropped! The school wasn’t concerned. They said “No change is good.” It is not good news when […]

School has started. Your first IEP meeting is approaching.  Both parents and teachers are anxious about what this year will bring.  What will happen at the first IEP meeting? What can you do to ensure a productive meeting? Here are some Tested Tips for IEP Meetings from CADRE that parents and teachers can use. CADRE […]

Nina’s summer project last year… I organized all the documents I have into a chronological file as you suggest in From Emotions to Advocacy. It took months and is in 3 gigantic binders! But I have already had occasion to find things there several times. There were documents in there that I had totally forgotten […]