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 […]

The school district was supposed to test my daughter for giftedness and/or learning disabilities when we moved two years ago.  I just found out they never did. She is experiencing problems in the classroom. I wrote and asked the principal to test her, but he refused. He said he didn’t even understand why I was […]

I read a document on your website that said a student does not have to be functioning below grade level to qualify for special education services. I can’t find that document now. Where can I find this information? You are thinking about “Letter to Felton,” an opinion letter from the U.S. Department of Education. Grades […]

My 9th grade son has been covered under a 504 plan since 4th grade. This year, he had an IEP.  He is a twice-gifted, far superior in perceptional reasoning and very low (20 pts below average) in short term memory. This affects his ability to take notes. I am interested in having him use the […]

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 […]