Beyond Words: Nurturing Communication Skills in Children with Special Needs
Communication difficulties can be a major barrier to learning for children with special needs. It's important for teachers and other...
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Suzanne Palmer
- Apr 6
- 2 min
Executive Functioning 101: Helping All Students Succeed
Executive functioning is a set of cognitive skills that help us regulate our thoughts, emotions, and behavior. These skills are essential...
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Suzanne Palmer
- Mar 30
- 2 min
Why Waiting is Not an Option: Early Intervention for Students with Special Needs
Early intervention refers to services and supports provided to children with special needs and their families during the early years of...
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Suzanne Palmer
- Mar 22
- 2 min
When Math Doesn't Add Up: Recognizing Dyscalculia
How to recognize the signs of dyscalculia As a parent, it's natural to worry when you observe your child struggling with mathematics....
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- Mar 16
- 2 min
Learning Disabilities and Special Education
What to do if your child is struggling in school As a parent, it can be worrying to see your child struggle with learning. While it's...
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- Mar 8
- 3 min
Introduction to Dyslexia
How to identify reading problems with your child As a parent, it can be worrying to see your child struggle with reading, writing, or...
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- Feb 1
- 4 min
Eligibility Categories for Special Education
If your child has been diagnosed with a learning disability or other educational need, they may be eligible for an Individualized...
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- Jan 19
- 2 min
The Importance of Ongoing Communication and Review: How to Stay Involved in Your Child's IEP Process
This is the final post of the IEP Basics for parents series. Scroll to the bottom for a list of links to the first 4 parts if you missed...
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- Jan 13
- 2 min
Navigating the IEP Meeting: Tips and Strategies for Parents
This post is part 4 of 5 in the series IEP Basics for parents. Click to catch up on part 1, part 2, or part 3. Participating in an...
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- Jan 12
- 2 min
Understanding Your Child's Strengths and Needs: How to Prepare for the IEP Meeting
This post is part 3 of a 5 part series about IEP Basics. Click here to read part 1 or part 2 Preparing for an Individualized Education...
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- Jan 9
- 3 min
The Role of the IEP Team: Who Makes Up the Team and What They Do
This is part 2 of a 5 part series of IEP Basics for parents. Click here for part 1: What is an IEP? The Individualized Education Program...
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- Jan 6
- 2 min
The Basics of the IEP Process: What Every Parent Needs to Know
This 5 part series will cover the basics of the IEP process for parents Topics in series What is an IEP? The Role of the IEP Team...
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- Oct 13, 2022
- 4 min
Do IEP Meetings Scare You?
You are not alone...how to conquer the IEP meeting scaries. Prepare Yourself Knowledge is power and you need all the confidence you can...
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- Sep 22, 2022
- 4 min
Building Bridges
How to have a positive working relationship with your child's school Win-Win Situation Isn't this what we all want? Building a strong...
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- Sep 7, 2022
- 4 min
SMART goals
Why your child's IEP should contain SMART goals What is a SMART goal? Specific Any goal worth having needs to be specific. The only way...
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- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
Let Me Introduce...
Start the school year right by creating a fact sheet for your child's school staff Hit the Ground Running A new school year is upon us...
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- Aug 1, 2022
- 4 min
Back to School: IEP paperwork organization
How to get yourself organized for a successful school year. Back to School time is here and this can either bring cheers or tears for...
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