Top Ten Back to School Tips for Parents Whose Children Have an IEP

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10. Get your child excited about going back to school by talking with them about it. 9. Go school supply shopping with your child and let them choose the school supplies that they want…..within reason of course! 8. If your child receives transportation, make sure it’s arranged in advance and that ...

Special Education Done Right

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When Special Education is done correctly, it is a powerful tool to educate children with a disability. I spend a lot of time writing about special education laws, parental rights, writing IEP’s and non-compliance by School Districts but decided I would spend today writing about some of the most po...

What is Nonverbal Learning Disability (Disorder)

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I was in a Team meeting once and the team chair said “I was surprised that the student with diagnosed with nonverbal learning disability because they talk all the time.” The term Nonverbal Learning Disorders (or NLD) refers to a neurological syndrome believed to result from damage to the...

Test your IEP Knowledge

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How well do you think you understand the law that governs Special Education? Test your IEP knowledge by answering these ten basic questions regarding IEPs and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). You will find a link at the end of the questions that will take you to the answers....

 

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School Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports consists of four elements, “(a) data for decision making, (b) measurable outcomes supported and evaluated by data, (c) practices with evidence that these outcomes are achievable, and (d) systems that efficiently and effectively support implementation of these practices.

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Once you label me, you negate me

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We live in a society where labels have significant importance and are meaningless all at the same time. This strange paradigm really speaks to the radical changes needed to take place in the world before equality for all can be accomplished. Let’s focus on the significant importance of labels with ...