Dyslexia: An Ounce of Prevention
“It is a sobering fact: dyslexia affects up to twenty percent of the population and it has very specific symptoms.” Kelli Sandman-Hurley, ED.D., explains that students who have dyslexia “…will Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Wrightslaw
When Can We Add Accommodations to the IEP?
I am a Special Education high school teacher. The special ed administrator will not allow the Team to add an accommodation at the annual IEP meeting. We can only add Continue Reading →
Does FERPA Guarantee Student Confidentiality in the Classroom?
I have two children in a public special ed class who are in the medically dependent children program through the state. They have nurses who go with them to school. Continue Reading →
Pre-Pub Special Ends May 20th! New Book! Wrightslaw: All About Tests and Assessments
At the printer now! Wrightslaw: All About Tests and Assessments by Melissa Lee Farrall, Ph.D., SAIF, Pamela Darr Wright, MA MSW, and Peter W. D. Wright, Esq. Take advantage of Continue Reading →
POLL: Is Your School Doing a Great Job?
The results of the 2013 Nation’s Report Card, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), show that fourth- and eighth-graders made incremental progress in math and reading. The scores show Continue Reading →
Special Education Law and Advocacy Training Specific to Food Allergies
The inaugural FARE National Food Allergy Conference will be held June 21-22, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, IL, gathering the country’s leading food allergy experts and members Continue Reading →
Wrightslaw and the 4th Annual NYC Special Education Collaborative Conference
To Advocate, To Innovate – 4th Annual Education Conference sponsored by NYC Special Education Collaborative. Location: Baruch College, Vertical Campus, Newman Conference Center, 14th Floor, 55 Lexington Avenue at 24th Continue Reading →
Limited Access to Gifted & AP Programs for Kids with Disabilities
In March 2014, for the first time in nearly 15 years, The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released the first comprehensive look at civil rights data Continue Reading →
William & Mary Law Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA)
Graduating Class ISEA 2013 ISEA, a five-day training program, scheduled from August 3-8, 2014 will be hosted by the William & Mary School of Law and co-sponsored by PELE Special Continue Reading →
IEEs: Parents Have the Right to Select an Evaluator of Their Choice
The school evaluated my child and I don’t agree with the results. What can I do? Will I have to pay for another evaluation? Who will do the evaluation? If Continue Reading →
