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Are you the parent of a young child, who is receiving specialneducation services, that is conce ed about whether your child has the needed skills, to learn how to read? Are you a parent of an older child with autism or a learning disability, that is conce ed about your child’s reading success. ...
Are you the parent of a child with autism or dyslexia, that knows what educational services your child needs, but do not know how to communicate them to special education personnel? A parent input statement, that is written before the IEP meeting, can help you be an effective advocate for your ...
Are you the parent of a child with autism that has been blamed for your child’s behavioral difficulties? Have you been told by special education personnel that your child’s learning disability or difficulty is your fault? This article will discuss a study of school psychologists about blame for ...
Would you like to learn about 3 important areas where you neednknowledge to effectively advocate for your child? Would you likenresources to find more information on these areas? If you are thenparent of a child with a disability, you need to have information in three different areas to help ...
Are you the parent of a child with autism or a learning disability,who believes that your child needs educational services outside of the school day? Have you been told that your child does not qualify for summer school because there is no proof of regression? This article will discuss the 6 ...
Are you the parent of a child with a disability who thinks that your child needs an educational program during the summer? Do long summer breaks cause your child with emotional disabilities to regress in behavior? Do you think that your child needs before or after school, educational ...
Are you conce ed that your child with a disability is not learningnacademics at a grade and age level pace? Have you thought that you child may benefit from a curriculum of functional skills? Would younlike to learn about a resource that can help you learn more aboutnfunctional curriculums for ...
Are you the parent of a young child that is conce ed about thei development? Does your child, have unusual behavior, delays in speech,nrefuses or is limited in their contact with you and their peers? Thisnarticle will briefly discuss the definition of the disorder,ndiagnostic tools usedto ...
Do you have a child with a disability who receives special educationnservices? Does your child with a learning disability still strugglenacademically, even with the services? This article will give parentingntips on what FAPE is, and how you can help your child receive it. FAPE stands for a ...
Are you the parent of a child with a disability who is looking for information to help you fight for an appropriate education for your child? Would you like to lea 5 easy to use parenting tips that may be used by any parents. This article will discuss 5 practical and easy to use tips that are ...
Are you a parent of a special needs child who has been told things that are not true about your child’s education, by disability educators? Are you a parent who is afraid to stand up to the deceptions? Would you like to learn six disability advocacy tips, for standing up to some educators who ...
Are you the parent of a child with a disability receiving special education services? Did you know that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) required the Office of Special Education Programs to develop 3 model forms? Would you like to know what they are, and how they can help ...
Are you the parent of a child, receiving special education services,nthat thinks your child may benefit from functional skill training? Would you like to know what the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires in relation to functional skills? Wouldnyou like parenting tips on ...
Are you the parent of a child with a disability in special education,nwho would like parenting tips on how to be an equal participant innyour child’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) development? Are younafraid to give your opinion because you are not a professional? Thennthis article is ...
Are you a parent of a child with a disability who would like to writenletters to special education personnel, but do not know what toninclude? Would a short list of things to include be helpful? Thisnarticle will address 7 specific items that should be included innletters to special education ...
Are you the parent of a child with a disability, who is conce ednabout your child’s reading progress? Would you like to know how to use No Child Left Behind (NCLB) to help your child learn to read? Thisnarticle will discuss 5 basic provisions of NCLB that you can use tonadvocate for your ...