Dyslexia – The “Invisible” Disability?
I am a special education teacher of 30 years. I have taught every category of students with disability, including autism. But it seems now that autism is everyone’s main focus. Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Pete Wright
Do You Have the Ability to Open Doors for Your Child?
My son is in 9th grade and is ADHD. He has very poor executive functions causing problems in math and writing. He has been evaluated twice with the school deciding Continue Reading →
Needless to Say, “I Have No Use for Reading Recovery”
Reading Recovery’s (RR) transition from New Zealand to the United States began at Barrington Elementary School in the Upper Arlington City Schools in Columbus, Ohio in the mid ’80’s in Continue Reading →
“What is the Law about Evaluations?” – a psychologist asks
I am a high school psychologist. What is the law for students who have already been tested 2 times. Colleges and our state Voc/Ed Services tell me I need to Continue Reading →
A New Generation of Advocates
Bellinger Receives Equal Justice Works Fellowship The Wrightslaw Army at William & Mary School of Law For Texans with an interest in special ed, I thought you may want to Continue Reading →
When Teachers Won’t Provide Accommodations in the IEP
My child has language-based learning disabilities and fine motor problems that make it impossible for him to produce legible written work. His IEP includes accommodations to help with these problems. Continue Reading →
Pete Answers Questions About Special Ed Litigation & Attorneys Fees
Today, I answered another HELP!!!! email from a parent who requested a due process hearing and doesn’t know what to do next. Yesterday, I answered an email from a parent Continue Reading →
Determining Eligibility: How Many Days is 60 Days?
Determination of Eligibility IDEA 2004 at 20 USC 1414(a)(1)(C)(i)(I) explains that the determination of eligibility as to “whether a child is a child with a disability . . . [shall Continue Reading →
A Parent’s Nasty Email: Cry for Help or Reality Check?
I received the strangest email the other day, and I don’t know why. The email was a very curt response from a parent (I’ll call her Thelma) to a teacher. Continue Reading →
IEP FAQs: Tapes are “Best Evidence” in Litigation
We are in due process. We’ve recorded the IEP meetings. Should we use transcripts of the meetings or use the tapes as evidence in the hearing? I always submit tapes Continue Reading →
