The Wrightslaw Way

Parent-teacher team building early facilitates the continuation of the good start through the rest of the year! Great suggestions for starting things off on a positive note when school begins! (Part 2) Introduce Your Child to the Teacher and the Class Depending on your child and his characteristics, you may want to offer to come […]

Parent-teacher team building early facilitates the continuation of the good start through the rest of the year! Great suggestions for starting things off on a positive note when school begins! (Part 1) Meet and Greet the Teacher Try to meet with your child’s teacher before classes start.  Many teachers are available getting their rooms ready […]

When parents build an effective team with the school, what does it look like? What happens at IEP meetings when staff and parents come together to develop an effective plan for a child with disabilities? It is basically the same set of people.  What is different about an effective team? 1.   Parents will get more […]

Our son is 15 and is repeating 9th grade. He has learning disabilities and has an IEP. We did not think he was making progress in his special education program, so we had him evaluated by an independent psychologist. The psychologist compared his current test scores with his scores on earlier evaluations. We were distressed […]

“Do you have any advice about the ’10 day notice letter’ to the school that parents are required to send if they plan to place their child in a private school at public expense? What should be included?” The 10-day notice letter can easily be one of your most important evidentiary exhibits, helping or hurting […]

Help!  I need an attorney! Last year my son’s special ed reading teacher did NOT follow thru with the program in his IEP. The school said they did! Last September, the teacher gave him a toy gun for a reading reward. Why on earth would she give him a “gun” – he would get in […]