Spring Break with Kids with Disabilities: How to Keep the Fun Without Losing the Structure
For many families, spring break is something kids look forward to all year. But if you’re the parent of a child with a...
Tag: IEP
5 Tips for Ending the School Year on a Positive Note
It's hard to believe that the school year is gone already. For some parents, there's still another week or so, and for...
Ugh! Standardized Tests! Now What?
We are in the height of testing season. It seems like every school I walk into, all I hear is chatter about the FAST, STAR...
Envisioning an Improved Continuum of Services
As many parents are participating in their child’s matriculation meeting at this time of year - transition meeting from...
Figuring Out What’s Worth Fighting for
ad·vo·cate According to Webster’s Dictionary, the word advocate has been around since the 14th century. The...
Don’t Miss Asking these Questions at Your Matriculation Meeting
As matriculation meetings will be starting soon (they typically begin after Spring Break), it’s important to know and...
Special Education Checklist for Parents
According to IDEA, Special Education is “specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique...
Understanding the Eligibility of ESY
If your child's annual IEP is in the springtime, chances are good that someone at your meeting will say something like,...
7 Things You Can Do to Change Your Child’s Future
At the CARD (Center for Autism) conference that was held in Orlando this weekend, I spoke about “Navigating the Cliff”...
To Resolve or Not to Resolve
There are tons of influencers out there who are very focused on the benefits of New Year's resolutions - and a growing...