Have No IDEA?
Use Wrightslaw books and Training CD Rom’s to help. “Parents, want to know you and your child’s rights? – try the advocacy book. Want to know the educational law concerning Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: IDEA 2004
What is the Timeline for Developing a Section 504 Plan?
My 6 year old daughter had her 3 year reevaluation. She has Childhood Apraxia of Speech and fine motor difficulty. She is doing well academically. At the IEP meeting one Continue Reading →
Changing Terms: “Mentally Retarded” to “Cognitive Disability”
As a Special Education teacher and advocate, I was elated to hear a change in terminology from “Mentally Retarded” to “Cognitive Disability” as federal mandate for terminology. It is our Continue Reading →
Don’t Miss the Early Bird Registration Deadline for the Plano, TX Wrightslaw Conference
This Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference, featuring Pete Wright, is being sponsored by the National Autism Association of North Texas and the Autism Society of Collin County. The Continue Reading →
Conference Season Starts in October!
Take the time and check out our October conference schedule – Join Pat Howey in Boulder, CO on October 2 for an Emotions to Advocacy Training. Join Pete Wright in Continue Reading →
IDEA 2004 and Private Schools
I work at a small private school and two of our students have a current IEP. The staff was told that because we are a private school, we are not Continue Reading →
How Can I Fight for a Gifted Child?
We have a child who excels above her classmates and should be a grade/grade & a half above her peers. The school is refusing to adjust her challenges. She is Continue Reading →
We’re Moving! – When Should I Tell the School?
Last year the school really dropped the ball on my child’s IEP. His ‘first year’ teacher left out all the accommodations and modifications. He had his worst year on record. Continue Reading →
We’re Moving! – When Should I Tell the School?
Last year the school really dropped the ball on my child’s IEP. His ‘first year’ teacher left out all the accommodations and modifications. He had his worst year on record. Continue Reading →
“What is the Law about Evaluations?” – a psychologist asks
I am a high school psychologist. What is the law for students who have already been tested 2 times. Colleges and our state Voc/Ed Services tell me I need to Continue Reading →
