4 Keys to Managing Homework for Children with LD
If you have a child with LD, you probably know that you will have to help her complete her homework. Many kids are exhausted after the school day. Then, it’s Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Parent Rights & Responsibilities
Since When is a Parent Required to be “Present” for a Spec Ed Referral?
I am a teacher in the district and feel like I’m being jerked around by our sped director. She says a parent has to be present for a teacher to Continue Reading →
“Yee Haw, Howdy, Amen” – When Schools Make Up their Mind in Advance!
Special education services, especially ABA services for children with autism, are expensive. In most states, demand is increasing. At the same time, for many programs, local funding is decreasing. Is Continue Reading →
Live Blogging from the Institute of Special Education Advocacy – Please Join Us!
Wrightslaw is live blogging from the Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA) all week. We hope you will join us! Day 1 Day 2 & 3 Day 4 Continue Reading →
The School was Supposed to Test my Daughter for LD
The school district was supposed to test my daughter for giftedness and/or learning disabilities when we moved two years ago. I just found out they never did. She is experiencing Continue Reading →
Can the School “Out Vote” Me at IEP Meetings?
My son’s speech services have been discontinued. The principal of my school says I was “out voted” because there are more school staff than me as one parent. I’m sure Continue Reading →
Sad, But True. Decision-maker v. Equal Participant
My school told me, “You are the expert at home and the district is the expert at school.” I did not agree to my daughter’s IEP. The district refused to Continue Reading →
School Resistance to Parent Letters of Request for Evaluations
I submitted a written request for an evaluation that included my parental consent for the eval. They would not accept my letter of request including a statement of written parental Continue Reading →
Automatic Services for Children with Autism – What are the Hard & Fast Rules?
My son has autism and the district says they are reducing services and changing him from an IEP to a 504 for Aspergers. I believe they are trying to move Continue Reading →
2011 VA Special Education Parent Involvement Survey
IDEA requires each state to submit a special education State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR) to the U.S. Department of Education. One of the indicators in the Continue Reading →
