Advice for Parents Who Are Getting Started
My extremely intelligent son is dyslexic. Without help from your web site about how to deal with the school, he would still be ignored. The school would still be telling Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Advocacy
VA Educators: PELE Educator’s Forum, Tuesday, March 24, 5-6:30 PM
Just a reminder that the PELE Clinic Educator Forum will be held at William & Mary Law School on Tuesday, March 24 from 5-6:30 PM. PELE (Parents Engaged for Learning Continue Reading →
VA Parents: PELE Parent Forum, Thursday, February 26, 6:00-7:30 pm
PELE, the Parents Engaged for Learning Equality Initiative, will host a Parent Forum on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 6 to 7:30 PM in Room 119 at William & Mary Law Continue Reading →
Don’t Miss This Kick-Off! Earlybird Registration Extended!
For all of you who were in DC or glued to your TVs yesterday and forgot to register for the Williamsburg conference, the answer to your question is Yes. You Continue Reading →
Help! I Need Some Support at the IEP Meeting
Are you anxious about attending your IEP meeting? Would you like someone to attend with you who can help you get quality services for your child. Don’t know where to Continue Reading →
Final Revision of the VA Regs Comes Down to the Wire!
VA Parents: Remind Governor Kaine that parents aren’t asking for more or new rights but only that existing rights and protections not be taken away. Please ask the Governor to Continue Reading →
Walk in the School’s Shoes: Help them WANT to Help Your Child
As a parent, your ultimate goal is to educate school personnel so they want to help your child. The most important ability to use in resolving problems with the school Continue Reading →
WOW! Never Thought my Letter Would Show up in the Special Ed Advocate
I just reviewed your Summer School for Parents: Lesson #4. I am the mom who wrote about the need for a particular type of placement for my son with autism. Continue Reading →
A Parent’s Nasty Email: Cry for Help or Reality Check?
I received the strangest email the other day, and I don’t know why. The email was a very curt response from a parent (I’ll call her Thelma) to a teacher. Continue Reading →
Retention or Promotion? What’s best for my child?
Parent #1: My son wants to be “left behind”. I feel that another year in the smaller, familiar middle school would be less intimidating and give him some time to Continue Reading →
