It's important for parents of children with disabilities to have Extended School Year plans for their child on their radar months before school ever gets out.
Categories: Education & Schools
Learn strategies to create a vision for your child’s future and help them achieve that vision using the Individual Education Program IEP process.
Categories: Education & Schools
There is no truer statement than "You don't know what you don't know." But what is the impact of not knowing? If your child has a disability, the value of knowing what you don't know could be life changing!
Categories: Education & Schools
Planning in advance for your child's Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) meeting may make the process go more smoothly and make you feel more comfortable as your child's school advocate.
Categories: Education & Schools
Our son was having trouble at school. When his dad stepped into the school world to help, it made a big difference.
Categories: Family Support, Education & Schools
Presuming competence means assuming a child with a disability can understand just like anyone else. It means that you don't underestimate the child. Here's why this matters so much.
Categories: Family Support, Education & Schools
Help make your children life-long readers by encouraging reading at home.
Categories: Family Support, Education & Schools
If you're familiar with the Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) process, you know there are certain people who must be invited to attend. But did you know that you, the parent, can also invite people to attend the meeting if they have an educational interest in your child?
Categories: Education & Schools
Even the best thought out plans can go wrong, especially with changes in our children's schools.
Categories: Family Support, Education & Schools
This year, my son’s school field trip was 3 nights and 2-and-a-half days of teaching and activities. Here's how our planning helped make it a success.
Categories: Family Support, Education & Schools