Special education
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December 2024- Disability Awareness Information
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Guidance and support is offered on the website below. Families should contact their local office for events and programs. International Day of Person’s with Disabilities (IDPD) – December 3, 2024 Photo credit- Karolina Ostrzolek – Pexels Free to Use
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Baby Steps for Back to School
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Baby Step 1 Sleep! It supports great academic skills. While getting extra rest at night might seem obvious for some, it is imperative for the exceptional community because they must over-compensate just to keep up with their classmates. Physically their bones,…
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Public or Private School?
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Originally Published July 2018 Updated: August 2024 Parents are on the hunt; they’re adding “school choice” to this list of supplies for their child’s academic year. Application deadlines loom, and for many parents, school choice is an important decision—and it…
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3 Reasons to Add “Teachers’ Notes” to the IEP and 3 Reasons It’s a Mess
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Originally published: March 22, 2016 Updated: July 26, 2024 This post has been updated as technology in schools, such as “Canvas” and “Blackboard,” have been updated to where students can log on from virtually anywhere to access their lesson assignments…
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Why It’s Important to Take the Emotion Out of Special Education
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Originally published December 14, 2014 Updated: July 11, 2024 Frequently, I hear from parents who want advice on how to handle their child’s teacher and/or the Individual Education Plan (IEP) meeting. Many want to know ideas and strategies to “win”…