To me, it’s a partnership. A support person with an extremely diverse knowledge of all things Special Ed/IEP. My “go-to” for answering all my questions and my sounding board for ideas to help my children. Having an Advocate alleviates confusion and...
An IEP is an Individualized Education Program. It is a legal document. Law requires the schools to follow it. It is intended to protect the child with a disability to ensure that he or she is getting access to appropriate educational services, accommodat...
If you have read my notes in the IEP Education Binder, you know that I recommend that you have two to three IEP meetings a year. I can imagine all the groaning people will do once they read this. I know that no one wants to go to even one IEP meeting a year, but I have...
Lately, I have found that a lot of children are having difficulty with handwriting. It seems that teachers are just not focusing on teaching handwriting anymore. This is concerning because research indicates that people’s abilities to write stories and essays are negat...
I am doing a presentation on Homework Strategies and Techniques tomorrow (February 28) at 6:30. I thought I would put up the content of one of the slides. Here are some ideas of things that work for rewarding children and teens for hard work and good behavior.