A Good Time to Say “Thanks”
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 →
Category Archives: Teachers
Yes or No? IEP Meetings Can Only Be 1 Hour Long
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 →
Pete’s Comments: Pat Howey’s Post & the Decoding Dyslexia Flap
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 →
Ask the Evaluator: Teacher Resources for Dyslexia Screening
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 →
Dyslexia: An Ounce of Prevention
“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 →
Dyslexia: An Ounce of Prevention
“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 →
Can a General Ed Teacher Duck Out Early from the IEP Meeting?
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 →
Can We Hear a Little about What Teachers Have to Deal With?
I’m responding to a request from a special education teacher who asked if I would “tell our side of it.” She wrote: Teachers are getting more and more students who Continue Reading →
Could the School Want to Limit My Contact with My Child?
I have a 3 year old daughter diagnosed with ASD. The principal requested that I meet with her and my daughter’s special needs teacher to discuss school policy about dropping Continue Reading →
“Sorry. We Can’t Find a Certified Teacher for ESY.” Now what?
My son is deaf and has a deaf ed certified teacher during the year. This is stated in his IEP. He started ESY last week. The school said it could Continue Reading →