Who Can Provide Special Education Services?
The school won’t allow my child to receive direct instruction from a reading specialist. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Reading
Can I Ask the School to Adjust My Child’s Grades?
My high school son’s dyslexia is having a negative impact on his grades. This will affect his ability to get into college. The school is failing to provide appropriate remediation Continue Reading →
Dyslexia: What to Do When …
What should I do when the school says: Dyslexia is not covered under the law. Assume your best Ms. Manners / Columbo demeanor while you ask the school to help Continue Reading →
Cool Tool! Assessing Reading Difficulties & Disabilities Pop-up!
Reading is the gateway skill to learning. You need to learn about reading difficulties and disabilities, like dyslexia, and find out how reading is assessed. Find out about: Reading skills Continue Reading →
Cool Tool: Read Aloud Toolkit – Free from ASHA
As part of the early intervention campaign, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and Read Aloud 15 MINUTES have just released this new free resource. Communicating With Baby: Tips and Milestones Continue Reading →
Policy Guidance on FAPE: IEPS Aligned with Academic Content Standards
My son is in 3rd grade, reading on a Kindergarten level. The school says he has to be taught using 3rd grade materials so he has access to the curriculum, Continue Reading →
Can I Insist on an Evidenced-Based Reading Program?
I have a quick reading question. My 5 year old has Down syndrome. I’ve read the research about an evidenced-based intervention program designed to teach reading and language skills to Continue Reading →
Wake Up Folks! You are Being Sold a Line of Goods about Dyslexia
Ok. I am going on a rant here and I expect some kickback. Before you tell me how wrong I am, please remember that I have been advocating for almost 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 →
Free Resources for Parents
Playing catch-up this summer? Use the time for summer learning and reading opportunities. Add these free resources to your reading list. From Wrightslaw: A Parent’s Guide to Response to Intervention Continue Reading →
