Back to Basics: What is IDEA and RTI?
A question in the Wrightslaw inbox that caught us by surprise. We sometimes forget the basics. Can you tell me what these mean? IDEA and RTI Based on your question, Continue Reading →
Reminder – Wrightslaw Training in Overland Park, KS…Just Outside of Kansas City, MO
This Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is being sponsored by the Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City and the Continue Reading →
Inflexible School Policy… “We Do NOT Retain! Not Ever!”
My 8th grader is deaf, has dyslexia and a language delay. Her current center-based deaf ed program has a teacher of the deaf and peers who all communicate directly with Continue Reading →
Pete’s Comments: Pat Howey’s Post & the Decoding Dyslexia Flap
In December 2014, advocate Pat Howey published a post on the blog entitled “Wake Up Folks! You are Being Sold a Line of Goods about Dyslexia.” Her post generated a Continue Reading →
Destination…Warwick, Rhode Island – Just Outside of Providence!
Join Pete Wright, Esq., and sponsor, Parent Support Network of Rhode Island on March 24, 2015 for this one-day Special Education Law and Advocacy Training in Warwick, Rhode Island. Conference Continue Reading →
School Refuses to Provide Assessment Results – Not Educational Records??
We started the process months ago and still have not had our IEP meeting! 1. The school has decided that legal timelines are unimportant. 2. I requested assessment results before Continue Reading →
Wrightslaw Returning to Albuquerque, NM on March 10, 2015!
Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, a Wrightslaw training program featuring Pete Wright, Esq., is being sponsored by Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs. This March Continue Reading →
Action Alert Virginia! Your Help is Needed Today!
The Virginia General Assembly is addressing the use of restraint and seclusion of students. Your action is needed today! The Virginia Senate voted to regulate (SB782) the use of seclusion Continue Reading →
Can I Insist on an Evidenced-Based Reading Program?
I have a quick reading question. My 5 year old has Down syndrome. I’ve read the research about an evidenced-based intervention program designed to teach reading and language skills to Continue Reading →
Down Syndrome Directions: New Research Plan Released
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the release of Down Syndrome Directions: The National Institutes of Health Research Plan on Down Syndrome. (December 2014) You will find the full Continue Reading →
