Miss Emma’s IEP Map for Success
Sometimes the best way to approach an IEP team is through the heart. One of our readers, Nan, offered some interesting ideas about how to approach the IEP team to Continue Reading →
My Child’s IEP Expires this Month – Help!
My child has an IEP for ‘learning disability’ services. The school says she no longer has a learning disability and told me her IEP would expire at the end of Continue Reading →
Reading is NOT “One Size Fits All”
A reading program needs to be chosen based upon the unique and individual needs of a particular student. One reading program will not work for all students, even if the Continue Reading →
Special Education: NOT the Resource Room, the Classroom in the Trailer, or the Special School Across Town
Does my daughter, who has an IEP, have to be served by resource classes or can she be totally in mainstream classrooms? “Special education” under IDEA is not a place Continue Reading →
Autism Lives Daily in Our House
For Brian and me, the autistic behaviors of Jack, our now six year old son, first appeared at age 10 months. Nearly one year later, we finally received the diagnosis Continue Reading →
High Expectations: Raising the Bar for Children with Disabilities?
At the annual convention of the Council for Exceptional Children last week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan called on special educators to take responsibility for the success of their students. Duncan Continue Reading →
Who Bears the Responsiblity For Student Success?
Are teachers being “scapegoated” or are American taxpayers being fleeced by our education system? Last month we posted a link to an article about reactions from national teachers’ unions to Continue Reading →
Top 10 Signs of Special Ed Advocate Burn Out
Check out these top 10 signs you might be suffering from “special ed advocate burn out” – submitted by one of our favorite Texas advocates. 10. You think of the Continue Reading →
Ahh…Portland, Maine
Join Pete and Pam Wright on April 30 and May 1, 2010 for a Wrightslaw 2- Day Boot Camp in beautiful Portland, Maine. The Maine Parent Federation is sponsoring this Continue Reading →
My Great Kid – “Help My Kid” Giveaway
My Great Kid offers a special “thank you” to all of their friends (and ours) with a special “Help My Kid Giveaway” in honor of Autism Awareness Month (and oddly Continue Reading →
