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Parental participation in IEPs
Some parents of children with disabilities readily accept whatever the school’s IEP team members recommend. After all, they reason, these people are the professionals. They know best. Continue reading....
Google Glass May Help Improve Social Skills In Kids With ASD
Researchers say they have more evidence that an at-home intervention using Google Glass boosts socialization and learning in kids with autism. Continue reading...
IEP Meetings Warrant Time Off From Work, Labor Department Says
A new opinion letter from the U.S. Department of Labor suggests that many parents of kids with disabilities are entitled to take time away from work to attend their child’s individualized education program meetings. Continue reading...
5 Ways to Use IEP Meetings to Help Every Student (and Teacher)
Ever wonder why IEP meetings all sound the same even though they’re designed to serve the needs of very diverse students? Let’s change the narrative. Here are five ways administrators can make IEP meetings productive, synergetic, and data driven to give diverse students exactly what they need. Continue reading...
Dyslexia and the English Learner Dilemma
The American educational system has a difficult time understanding dyslexia and an even harder time identifying children with dyslexia in order to provide the correct intervention for students who are native English speakers. Continue reading...
Lawmakers Look To Jump-Start Employment For Transition-Age Youth
The legislation known as the Customized Approaches to Providing and Building Independent Lives of Inclusion for Transition-aged Youth, or CAPABILITY, Act, H.R.3070, would establish six grants to states to support pre-employment transition services for young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism.
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If Your Child Has an IEP, Make Sure You Give Their Teachers This
If your child has an individualized education program (IEP), by the time school begins — aside from the special education teacher and IEP team — it is possible not all of your child’s teachers will have read their IEP. As kids move on to middle and high school, you may find this happening more and more, though it can happen in elementary school too. Sometimes, the only thing teachers know about your child is that they will be in their classroom and whether or not they will have a paraprofessional with them for support. Continue reading...
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