{"id":12829,"date":"2015-07-23T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=12829"},"modified":"2015-07-09T13:00:26","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T17:00:26","slug":"self-study-week-2-read-one-book-a-month-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/self-study-week-2-read-one-book-a-month-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Study Week 2: Read One Book a Month Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Self-Study%20Week%202%3A%20Read%20One%20Book%20a%20Month%20Plan\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float: right; margin-left: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/bs\/man.smile.study.library.jpg\" alt=\"Man reading at the library\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/>So you want to be an advocate for your child!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What do you need to learn?<\/li>\n<li>What skills do you need to acquire?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Parents are far more likely to succeed when they negotiate for special education services when they &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>1. are knowledgeable about their children\u2019s rights (and their own rights and responsibilities)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>2. know how to use tactics and strategies<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read everything you can find about special education, disabilities, and how children learn.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you follow the <em>Book a Month Plan<\/em>, you&#8217;ll have the necessary knowledge and skills to be an effective advocate before the year is out.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Book a Month Plan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Try to read one book a month.<\/li>\n<li>Select books in areas where you do not have expertise.<\/li>\n<li>Select books in areas where you feel least knowledgeable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bkstore\/bks_index.htm\">Advocate&#8217;s Bookstore<\/a><\/span>, you&#8217;ll find recommended reading selections and more information about our <em>Book a Month Plan<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Must Reads &#8212; <\/strong><\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bkstore\/bks_index.htm\">the Best Sellers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Or, select another topic &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bkstore\/bks_law.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Legal Rights<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bkstore\/bks_disability.htm\">Learn about Disability<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bkstore\/bks_educate.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Effective Education<\/span> <\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bkstore\/bks_tests.htm\">Tests &amp; Progress<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bkstore\/bks_iep.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">IEPs<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bkstore\/bks_tactics.htm\">Tactics &amp; Strategies<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bkstore\/bks_negotiate.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Negotiating<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bkstore\/bks_parents.htm\">For Parents<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bkstore\/bks_kids.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">For Kids<\/span> <\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bkstore\/bks_gifts.html\">Gifts<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Selections can be purchased at a discount price on Amazon.com. Just select a book in the Advocate&#8217;s Bookstore and click the title <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bkstore\/bks_index.htm\">link.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget! You will find <em>The Best of Wrightslaw<\/em> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw Store<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><em>Time to Review<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Self-Study Advocacy Program for the New Parent &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=12815\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">the 7 &#8220;Ps&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=12821\">Week 1<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Your Advocacy Game Plan<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you want to be an advocate for your child! 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