5 Share or save for quick reference. One of the biggest hurdles parents face is this: a child who is clearly struggling at home, clearly working twice as hard as peers, yet still brings home decent ...

Share or save for quick reference. You’ve survived 100 days. Or crawled through them. Either way, that calls for a celebration—and a printable. These 100th Day of School Coordinate Graphing Sheets ...

Parents can certainly assist the IEP team with developing goals. One IEP area that I find parents and teachers struggle with is addressing the skill of writing. And by writing, I’m talking about ...

We spend so much time talking about childhood obesity that we often forget that there is a group of kids out there who need to gain weight. My picky eaters fell into that group. I’m jealous of parents ...

I was at lunch with a local administrator. We were brainstorming some ideas to make the overall climate of special education must less tense. Improve relations. Try to work together. Table of Contents ...

I had this client one time who has a phenomenal memory. I mean it, like nothing you’ve ever seen. His memory and recall were almost savant-like. In fact, he could memorize and recall so much ...

654 Share or save for quick reference. I remember one of K’s early IEP meetings. It may have even been an IFSP meeting. But I remember the person saying that they wanted K to not only be able to count ...

If you’ve been looking for a simple December activity that doesn’t add stress—or sugar—to your month, a Kindness Advent Calendar might be exactly what you need. Instead of toys or treats, each day ...

4.8K Share or save for quick reference. When your child struggles with ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, or executive functioning, the simple act of taking notes in class can become overwhelming. However, ...

In Your IEP Playbook: A Parent’s Guide to Confident Advocacy, disability parent and special education advocate Lisa Lightner delivers a practical guide for parents and caregivers of children with ...

6.9K Share or save for quick reference. As an advocate, I’m always on the lookout for innovative ways to help my clients. That includes being collaborative with IEP teams and bringing ideas to the ...

1.1K Share or save for quick reference. One of the more frustrating aspects of “IEP life” is the perceived lack of accountability as far as parents being able to hold schools accountable. Now, I ...