Can a Child be Punished for Not Meeting IEP Goals?
My son is in 6th grade and has ADHD (combined type). He was assigned 1 hour after school detention for not getting his agenda (homework assignment booklet) signed.One of the Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Advocacy
Parent Involvement in Placement Decisions
My child attends school ‘out of district’ because our district had no program for a multiple needs-high needs student. He has one year left of school (age 20). Now the Continue Reading →
Learning to Live with Autism: Lessons Learned
On Sunday, millions of mothers spent the day “making memories” with cards and gifts, works of art homemade by little hands. Do you find it hard to throw these treasures Continue Reading →
10 Tips for Ending the School Year
Did your child have a great school year? Did your child make progress this year? Will your child make a major transition next year? Here are some great tips for Continue Reading →
It Isn’t OK Just to Teach the Easy Kids
With no warning, the school changed my son from Spanish to Computers because the Spanish teacher decided he didn’t want to deal with Josh. He didn’t like his attitude. Josh 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 →
Advice for Parents Who Are Getting Started
My extremely intelligent son is dyslexic. Without help from your web site about how to deal with the school, he would still be ignored. The school would still be telling Continue Reading →
IEP FAQs: Can an IEP Meeting be Postponed?
Is there anything in the law that would prevent me from asking that my child’s annual IEP be postponed? The current accommodations are either not working or are not being Continue Reading →
Individualized Instruction is Not One-Size-Fits All
As a teacher, how can I advocate for a third grade student who receives resource support services, but failed to make any progress in reading or math this year? Her Continue Reading →
Wright Tote IEP Kit: New! at Wrightslaw
It’s IEP Season! Are you toting the right stuff to IEP meetings? When you take The Wright Tote to your next IEP meeting, you’ll know the power of getting organized! Continue Reading →
