My Child’s New Teacher Does NOT Know Him – What Can I Do?

If only the teacher really knew my child… That’s where you, as your child’s “case manager,” jump in. If the teacher does not know your child – then what? You Continue Reading →
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If only the teacher really knew my child… That’s where you, as your child’s “case manager,” jump in. If the teacher does not know your child – then what? You Continue Reading →
I am a special education teacher with some specific questions to protect my students. I have a meeting with a supervisor to discuss this and I want to know what Continue Reading →
Why teachers are walking out of the classroom – by Michael Sykes April 1, 2018 at Axios https://www.axios.com/oklahoma-teachers-brace-themselves-6c21da6f-06ef-474c-a2e8-ca84e7d53828.html “Teachers in Oklahoma are planning to walk out of the classroom next Continue Reading →
This is a good week to take the time to say thank you to those who are helping your child – a wonderful teacher, a positive counselor, a helpful classroom Continue Reading →
I’ve been a special ed teacher for 25 years. I have questions about two things my Supervisor told me this year. 1. An IEP meeting cannot last more than one Continue Reading →
In December 2014, advocate Pat Howey published a post on the blog entitled “Wake Up Folks! You are Being Sold a Line of Goods about Dyslexia.” Her post generated a Continue Reading →
A new state law requires reading interventionists to screen all students in grades K-2 and new students in our district for dyslexia. We have to complete 2 hours of training Continue Reading →
“It is a sobering fact: dyslexia affects up to twenty percent of the population and it has very specific symptoms.” Kelli Sandman-Hurley, ED.D., explains that students who have dyslexia “…will Continue Reading →
“It is a sobering fact: dyslexia affects up to twenty percent of the population and it has very specific symptoms.” Kelli Sandman-Hurley, explains that students who have dyslexia “…will always Continue Reading →
1. Does a general education teacher need to sit through an entire IEP, or just the portion that pertains to the child’s performance in the general education environment? 2. Continue Reading →