Special Education Law and Advocacy
We have a child who excels above her classmates and should be a grade/grade & a half above her peers. The school is refusing to adjust her challenges. She is Continue Reading →
Sent from one of our readers – I have Dyslexia. I told numerous people I have dyslexia including teachers, psychologist ect… when I had my son tested for learning disabilities. Continue Reading →
Thanks to Chicago Special Education Examiner, Kindall Nelson, who reviews and recommends books every parent of a child with special needs should read. Several of Kindall’s favorites, she says are Continue Reading →
Did you receive academic test results for your child that were much lower than you expected? In some cases parents say they received no scores for certain subjects or were Continue Reading →
If a student has scribe on his IEP for all subjects, is he supposed to have a scribe in math also? I was told “no” by a school administrator. I’m Continue Reading →
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 →
It appears I’ve offended some teachers by the post and comments on “Fifth grader is reading at 2.7 grade level. Should he be tested for Special Ed?” Before describing the Continue Reading →
My daughter attended her first IEP meeting today, it was a disaster. Does she have the right to write on the IEP under parental concerns? She wanted to write a Continue Reading →
We received a question from a tutor about testing a child. The real question is “how can we teach him to read?” I am Orton-Gillingham/Project Read trained and tutor a Continue Reading →
