Socially & Developmentally Behind. Should We Retain?
My 11-year-old son, grade 5, is behind a little socially. He has no real friends who seek him out or invite him over. He says he wants to be in Continue Reading →
From Emotions to Advocacy Training in Little Rock, Arkansas
On March 20, 2015 Pat Howey will present a Wrightslaw From Emotions to Advocacy Training in Little Rock, AR. The Arkansas Disability Coalition is sponsoring this conference. In From Emotions Continue Reading →
FYI: IEP Pop-Ups & Checklists
It’s IEP season. Do you have questions about IEPs? Time to learn, or review, what the law really says. (Hint: This may be different from what you have been told!) Continue Reading →
Reminder – Wrightslaw Two Day Boot-Camp Heading to Bakersfield, CA!
Mark your calendar. Join the Wright’s and sponsor H.E.A.R.T.S. Connection for this special event. A Wrightslaw Two-Day Boot Camp is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, March 6-7, 2015 in Bakersfield, Continue Reading →
Back to Basics: What is IDEA and RTI?
A question in the Wrightslaw inbox that caught us by surprise. We sometimes forget the basics. Can you tell me what these mean? IDEA and RTI Based on your question, Continue Reading →
Reminder – Wrightslaw Training in Overland Park, KS…Just Outside of Kansas City, MO
This Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is being sponsored by the Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City and the Continue Reading →
Inflexible School Policy… “We Do NOT Retain! Not Ever!”
My 8th grader is deaf, has dyslexia and a language delay. Her current center-based deaf ed program has a teacher of the deaf and peers who all communicate directly with Continue Reading →
Pete’s Comments: Pat Howey’s Post & the Decoding Dyslexia Flap
In December 2014, advocate Pat Howey published a post on the blog entitled “Wake Up Folks! You are Being Sold a Line of Goods about Dyslexia.” Her post generated a Continue Reading →
Destination…Warwick, Rhode Island – Just Outside of Providence!
Join Pete Wright, Esq., and sponsor, Parent Support Network of Rhode Island on March 24, 2015 for this one-day Special Education Law and Advocacy Training in Warwick, Rhode Island. Conference Continue Reading →
School Refuses to Provide Assessment Results – Not Educational Records??
We started the process months ago and still have not had our IEP meeting! 1. The school has decided that legal timelines are unimportant. 2. I requested assessment results before Continue Reading →
