Identifying Children in Parochial Schools
My child goes to private church school. I believe she has learning disabilities, including dyslexia, so I called the local public school to ask for an evaluation. The school told Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Tests & Assessments
Does Your School Use “Aide Assessments”?
I asked for an aide for my son. The school said he would have to have an “aide assessment.” What is that? I’ve never heard of such a thing. We’ve Continue Reading →
IMO, Passing from Grade to Grade Means Little
The district evaluation and our IEE show my 8th grade daughter has regressed and is falling far behind. Reading – 5th grade level. Math – 4th grade level. Verbal score Continue Reading →
Reading Comprehension Programs and Assessments
My son has high functioning autism. He is a middle schooler, reading 2 years below grade level. He has difficulty in comprehension and inferencing, but not decoding. The school uses Continue Reading →
Can an SLP Do an FBA?
My child receives speech therapy services from an SLP. The SLP feels my child’s behavior has an adverse affect on his learning (more so than his speech impairment). His SLP Continue Reading →
Since When is a Parent Required to be “Present” for a Spec Ed Referral?
I am a teacher in the district and feel like I’m being jerked around by our sped director. She says a parent has to be present for a teacher to Continue Reading →
School Plans to Re-Evaluate My Child Without “Testing”
The school district plans to re-evaluate my son entering kindergarten. The re-eval will not involve “testing.” The school says they will only observe him and interview the parents. Does the Continue Reading →
New Reading & Math Objectives for VA are Appalling
Angela A. Ciolfi, Legal Director of the JustChildren Program at the Legal Aid Justice Center, Charlottesville, is concerned about the appalling new AMOs released last week by the Virginia Department Continue Reading →
Day 4, Live Blogging from the Institute of Special Ed Advocacy
Thursday, July 26, 2012 Wrightslaw is live blogging all week. We hope you will join us for Day 4 from the Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA). Day 1 Day Continue Reading →
Live Blogging from the Institute of Special Education Advocacy – Please Join Us!
Wrightslaw is live blogging from the Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA) all week. We hope you will join us! Day 1 Day 2 & 3 Day 4 Continue Reading →
