The Wrightslaw Way

My child has a learning disability. Her teachers want her to enroll in advanced classes. She is eligible based on her test scores and school performance. The School will not let her enroll her because she has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). What are her legal rights? Your child has an IEP because she is […]

Profoundly gifted children get no attention at their level of ability.  They are ignored, expected to just be happy getting their easy A’s.  These children need a challenge. Instead, they are bored out of their minds by their teachers and tormented by their classmates for being ”different.” PG children are not protected as the disabled are. Gifted […]

We have a child who excels above her classmates and should be a grade/grade & a half above her peers.  The school is refusing to adjust her challenges. She is doing work she already knows how to do, finishes before others, aces all her tests. She is 7 and reads at a 10 year old […]