Special Education Law and Advocacy
“My 11 year-old daughter is blind and language impaired. She has been in a public school for the blind. As part of her triennial re-evaluation, the team insists on doing Continue Reading →
Parents must be able to convert test scores into easily understood numbers! Use this Checklist to help you measure and monitor your child’s educational progress. You will be knowledgeable about Continue Reading →
My daughter is a 5th grader, reading at the 2nd grade level. The school has finally agreed to test her for services, but said we had to sign some kind Continue Reading →
Has “child find” been part of the federal special ed law since the original, in 1975? Yes. 1. Download the original Public Law 94-142, passed by Congress in 1975. http://uscode.house.gov/statutes/pl/94/142.pdf Continue Reading →
I am a special education teacher. There are only 35 days of school left and I have gotten 4 requests for initial testing. There are only 45 days including weekends Continue Reading →
My son Sam has autism. He just turned three. For the past 10 months, he received ABA therapy and made good progress. We recently moved to a new town. Our Continue Reading →
When a child is struggling at school, you need to find out why. Wrightslaw: All About Tests and Assessments, 2nd Edition will explain how. Learn more about the new Second Continue Reading →
My district recently tried to wriggle out of its legal obligation to provide my child with his documented related service by moving him “up” to Response to Intervention (RTI). Here’s Continue Reading →
If you have a child who receives special education services, you’ve probably received a copy of a psychological report on your child. If you are like most parents, you had Continue Reading →
My son is entering 6th grade. His reading skills are at the 3rd grade level. His pediatrician thinks he has dyslexia. The school insists that he is “making progress.” I Continue Reading →
