If you are reading this you suspect your child could benefit from special education services. Maybe you read our learning disabilities signs and symptoms or maybe it is something you picked up on your own. Either way, great job for seeking out help! Let us help you with this first process. 1.Write a Request Write a letter to your child’s school principal or directly to the special education director of your district. We have included a free sample here. If you wish to write it on your include … [Read more...]
Top 3 Things to Look for On Your IEP Meeting Notice
A meeting notice is one of the first IEP documents you will receive. It is very important that you double check your notice to make sure everything that needs to be there is! Here are our top 3 things to look for: 1.The Date Make sure as a parent you are able to attend the meeting. It is very important that either you or another parent or guardian is able to attend the meeting. Without you the meeting cannot take place. If you cannot attend the meeting date offered let your child’s case … [Read more...]
IEE Facts
IEE Facts A great tool used in getting your child appropriate services. Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE) are requested from Parents when the evaluations conducted by their districts are not comprehensive enough. As a Parent you have the right to request an IEE at the District’s expense if you do not agree with their evaluation. Once you have made the request the District has two choices; to approve and fund the evaluation and to deny it and file for a due process against you. Here are a … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Make The Holiday Season Educational
10 Ways to Make the Holiday Season Educational This holiday season try some of these ways to make Christmas fun & educational. Finding fun ways to incorporate learning can go a long way! Your kids will be so happy to help they won’t even realize they are building their math, writing, & reading skills. 1. Write place cards -This will help your child work on his/her handwriting skills 2. Write a letter to Santa -Let them write it on their own. If they have difficulty … [Read more...]
What is Response to Intervention (RTI)
What is Response to Intervention (RTI) Hello everyone! As you know we are always working to bring you the most up to date information regarding special education. One of the most recent articles we came across was one on the negative effects of Response to Intervention (RTI). RTI is sometimes used by schools to delay and in some cases prevent students from being evaluated for special education. New research by the U.S Department of Education is showing how those students who are receiving RTI … [Read more...]