Special Ed Parent Coach
September 14th, 2009 at 09:34am
Under Teens/Tweens
Since school is pretty much in full swing throughout the country… the emails and phone calls have begun again. Parent’s are picking up where they left off in working with their child’s schools to insure that their child with special needs (or yet to be identified) is receiving the services that they are legally [...]
Continue Reading We don’t Test for Dyslexia… Part III
Tags: Dyslexia, Learning disabilities, Special Ed, Special Ed Parent Coach, special needs
By Susan Epstein
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 financial meltdown of [...]
Continue Reading We don’t Test for Dyslexia… And Other Stupid Things School Say
Tags: Dyslexia, Special Ed, Special Ed Parent Coach
By Susan Epstein
April 14th, 2009 at 07:17am
Under Children+ Teens/Tweens
Since writing my last blog, “What’s ADD got to do with it?” I’ve been fortunate to hear from many parents around the country. They shared their trials and tribulations of parenting a child with ADD/ADHD and working with their child’s school to get the services that they are entitled to. In fact since there was [...]
Continue Reading The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Special Ed & The Law
Tags: ADD, ADHD, Federal Special Ed Law, IDEA, Special Ed Parent Coach
By Susan Epstein