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Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
Finding the correct school setting for our son has been challenging. We were so happy to find an online school that works for him.
Categories: Education & Schools
Help get your child’s education back on track when someone overlooks their potential.
Categories: Family Support, Education & Schools
School doesn’t start or end when the bell rings. The student experience should include access to and participation in school-sponsored or related activities. This includes extracurricular and co-curricular activities.
Categories: Education & Schools
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills go beyond academics. Everyday life provides opportunities to apply these skills. During my son’s educational career, a lack of critical thinking and problem-solving skills was often noted in his Individualized Education Plan paperwork. While he may struggle with these skills academically, he solves problems all the time in his daily life.
Categories: Education & Schools, Transition to Adulthood
Has your child lost skills during the pandemic? Learn about compensatory services along with some suggestions on how to get them for your child.
Categories: Education & Schools
You are your child’s best advocate. Prepare for the IEP meeting and advocate for your child as an empowered parent.
Categories: Education & Schools
It’s time for your child’s ARD meeting. This is an emotional time for many families. Here are some Ideas for being prepared.
Categories: Education & Schools
Children – with and without a disability – go to school to prepare for life: continued education, employment and independent living. Do you have a vision for your child’s future? Does your child’s Individualized Education Program or IEP move your child closer or farther from that vision?
Categories: Education & Schools
The Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is the foundation for your child's education and future. You are a very important member of the committee that develops the plan.
Categories: Education & Schools
Through a lot of tears, grace and coffee, we had a good experience with remote learning. Perfect? Absolutely not! But the positives have outweighed the negatives.
Categories: Education & Schools