Special Ed Disputes: Litigate, Negotiate, or Mediate?
If you have attended a Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy program or Boot Camp, you know we talk about conflict and other obstacles to effective advocacy. We ask a Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Pam Wright
Update on Forest Grove Case: Remanded & Reversed
Forest Grove School District v. T.A. – News update : Remanded and reversed On June 22, 2009, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Forest Grove School District v. T.A., Continue Reading →
Trapped in Whole Language – Will 504 Accommodations Do Any Good?
Please write a book on 504 accommodations that includes ideas specific to dyslexia with emphasis on reading, writing & spelling. I need information on 504 accommodations beyond the typical ‘extended Continue Reading →
Who Will Enforce the Special Ed Law?
As a parent and an educator, I know that accountability is lacking in most schools. Children with disabilities suffer when they don’t have good IEPs, or their IEPs are not Continue Reading →
Special Ed Funding: A Sorry State of Affairs
As a therapist, I often run into the challenges to get the children and adolescents the services that they need. How do you in times of limited budgets, get the Continue Reading →
Confidentiality and IEPs
I am the Assistant Coordinator of an Adult Learner Services program that assists adults who left high school before graduation. These students are now seeking a GED and often discuss Continue Reading →
When Cash Strapped Schools “Sing the Blues”
I loved your training conference, but… I’m quite depressed, ready to leave my job, maybe even my profession. I am a school district Speech-Language Pathologist with an unbearably large caseload. Continue Reading →
My Granddaughter Looks Very Normal until You Give Her a Book to Read
My granddaughter is a happy little girl when not in reading situations. She is almost 8, in the 2nd grade at a public school. She has a reading disability the Continue Reading →
Is RTI Equivalent to Special Education?
Would a court view RTI as equivalent to Special Education? It seems to me that RTI acts as a form of special education decision making and therefore is subject to Continue Reading →
Should We Always Say NO to Retention?
Social promotion never works for anyone. But is retention always harmful? If the school is going to give the child extra services which were never given before, wouldn’t retention be Continue Reading →
