Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
Free Reading and Writing Checklists for Parent/Teacher Conferences
Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming soon, so I thought it would be a good idea to go over what is expected of each child in Reading and...
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Oct 23, 2020
- 3 min
Dyslexia or Specific Learning Disability?
National Dyslexia Awareness Month Over the years, I have heard many parents talk to school personnel about concerns that their child may...
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Aug 27, 2020
- 3 min
How to Get Your Child with an IEP Help!
Since the COVID-19 shutdowns, all children have struggled with learning. It was a sorry experience last Spring because the teachers...
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Mar 20, 2020
- 6 min
Suddenly Home Schooling? Here Are Some Tips for Teaching Reading
Strategies to Help your Child with Reading May parents are struggling with school closures. Your child does not need to fall behind when...
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Feb 5, 2020
- 2 min
Phonological Awareness: What is it?
If you ever wondered why your child learned nursery rhymes in pre-school in kindergarten, the answer is these activities teach...
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Nov 14, 2019
- 2 min
How to Get your Child Special Education Services
If you think your child may need special education, send a certified letter to your child’s teacher and the principal requesting a...
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Adrienne West
- Nov 5, 2019
- 2 min
Why have an educational advocate? A parent's perspective. Guest blogger.
What is Advocacy? To me, it’s a partnership. A support person with an extremely diverse knowledge of all things Special Ed/IEP. My...
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Oct 31, 2019
- 1 min
FREE IEP Help
Please come to this presentation to get tips and strategies to get your child help at school!
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Oct 15, 2019
- 3 min
Vocabulary--A Critical Part of Reading
One area of reading instruction that is not talked about much is vocabulary. However, vocabulary instruction is one of the key components...
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Oct 2, 2019
- 3 min
Special Education Pitfalls--And what you can do about them.
What is an IEP? An IEP is an Individualized Education Program. It is a legal document. Law requires the schools to follow it. It is...
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Sep 10, 2019
- 2 min
What Phonics your Child Should Know Grade by Grade
For the next few weeks, I will do a quick review of the components of good reading instruction. This week, I’m focusing on phonics....
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Sep 10, 2019
- 2 min
What Phonics your Child Should Know Grade by Grade
For the next few weeks, I will do a quick review of the components of good reading instruction. This week, I’m focusing on phonics....
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Sep 2, 2019
- 2 min
Schedule an IEP Meeting Now!
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...
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Aug 29, 2019
- 2 min
Why should you donate to your child's classroom?
Recent research shows that teachers buy $500 worth of materials for the students on average every year. To many people, that does not...
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Jun 6, 2019
- 3 min
Summer Learning Loss
Wondering what to do about summer learning loss?
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Jan 10, 2019
- 1 min
The IEP Key
The easy way to understand your child's IEP.
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Jun 20, 2018
- 3 min
Improving Handwriting and Fine Motor Skills
Lately, I have found that a lot of children are having difficulty with handwriting. It seems that teachers are just not focusing on...
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Feb 27, 2018
- 1 min
Rewards for Good Behavior
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...
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Dec 6, 2017
- 3 min
What to Do When Your Child Is Struggling in School?
When your child is struggling in school, it can be difficult to find the help your child needs. You could skip these steps, and get...
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Michelle Mason, Ph.D.
- Oct 31, 2017
- 3 min
Specific Learning Disabilities
Because it is Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) month, I thought that I would review what SLD are in educational terms. In a nutshell,...
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