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We don’t Test for Dyslexia… And Other Stupid Things School Say

June 22nd, 2009 at 12:42pm Under Children+ Teens/Tweens

Mindy Mazur- Special Ed Parent Coach Every time I think I’ve heard it all, someone in a school (usually a teacher) says something that makes my jaw drop. I don’t have any scientific proof but I would say that school year 2008-2009 was especially jaw dropping. I believe it could be attributed to the [...]

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Tags: Dyslexia, Special Ed, Special Ed Parent Coach

By Susan Epstein 10 comments

Father’s Day Is Coming….Where are the Fathers?

June 16th, 2009 at 02:17pm Under Teens/Tweens

With Father’s day coming up this Sunday I started to think about the many families I have coached and advocated for over the last few years. Many of the families were single parent families, all of them were single moms. These are families where the father is not present or involved at all. They are [...]

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Tags: fathers special needs children, parenting, single parenting

By Susan Epstein 5 comments