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- Video: How a great teacher helped a student with dyslexia find her path
- Video: Middle-schooler teaches future teachers about dyslexia
- The discrepancy model: What you need to know
- 3 things to say when your child worries about getting help at school
- School vouchers: What you need to know
- IEP personal stories
- 7 tips for talking to your child’s teacher about ADHD
- What can I do if the school is moving too slowly with an evaluation?
- Download: Parent-teacher conference worksheet
- The 13 disability categories under IDEA
- School discipline rights for kids with IEPs and 504 plans
- Tutoring kids with dyscalculia: What you need to know
- When a child has dyslexia and dyscalculia, treat the math challenges separately
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL): A teacher’s guide
- The first assistive technology I recommend to parents
- Nonverbal signals: An evidence-based behavior strategy
- Not an IEP or a 504 plan — it’s our mediation agreement
- After one IEP meeting, my husband and I were finally on the same page
- Teachers weigh in: What I wish parents asked at parent-teacher conferences
- What is differentiated instruction?
- How to help your child get emotional support at school
- Deciding on an evaluation: 5 common questions
- Legal FAQs about IEP meetings
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: What you need to know
- Dyslexia laws: What they are and how they work
- “Stay put” rights: What they are and how they work
- How to consent to some parts of an IEP and not others
- 10 things for teachers to know about English language learners
- How to show empathy to your students with compassionate curiosity
- Pre-correcting and prompting: An evidence-based behavior strategy
- Who ensures schools follow special education law?
- How does optical character recognition help kids with reading issues?
- Download: Anatomy of a school behavior contract
- Download: Sample letters for requesting evaluations and reports
- 5 common misconceptions about IEPs
- 5 myths about English language learners (ELLs) and special education
- What is culturally responsive teaching?
- Lesson planning with Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Positive behavior strategies: A guide for teachers
- Emergency contact information for students: Why it’s important
- Homework is hard for my child. How can the teacher help?
- Classroom accommodations for written expression disorder
- Classroom accommodations for dyscalculia
- The difference between tutors and educational therapists
- The difference between IEPs and 504 plans
- 4 benefits of inclusive classrooms
- Staying on top of your child’s IEP
- How to apply for SAT and ACT accommodations
- State academic standards: What you need to know
- The school evaluation process: What to expect
- 5 options for resolving a 504 plan dispute
- Finding out if your child is eligible for special education
- FAQs about tutoring for kids who learn and think differently
- Special education teachers: A guide for families
- Parent training centers: A free resource in your state
- How to get an IEP
- What’s in an IEP
- How to get a free or low-cost private evaluation
- How to work on your child’s IEP goals over the summer
- 4 challenges of English language learners who learn and think differently
- 6 options for resolving an IEP dispute
- Different types of schools: Know the options
- What to include in a state complaint for IEP dispute resolution
- SAT or ACT? How to know which is best for your child
- Questions to ask about online schools
- 6 myths about 504 plans
- Checklist: What to look for on a grade school visit
- My child is falling behind in school. Now what?
- 5 common techniques for helping struggling students
- How to organize your child’s IEP binder
- Respectful redirection: A behavior strategy for teachers
- 8 places to find free or low-cost tutoring
- Vocabulary words: An evidence-based literacy strategy
- Financial aid and scholarships for students who learn and think differently
- Download: IEP binder checklist
- Download: Sample 504 plan for a child with ADHD
- 5 watch-outs when you’re choosing a school for your child
- 9 tips to help military families navigate the system
- Our community weighs In: Crying at IEP meetings
- 8 tools for kids with dysgraphia
- How assistive technology can help kids with note-taking
- Dyslexia testing results: What they mean for instruction and supports
- 5 questions to consider when choosing assistive technology tools
- 5 conversation starters for discussing an evaluation report with teachers
- 5 conversation starters for discussing supports and services with teachers
- 3 common reasons schools change accommodations
- Classroom accommodations for sensory processing challenges
- 6 steps to request a free school evaluation
- 504 plans and your child: A guide for families
- FAQs about school evaluations
- Navigating IEP meetings
- Download: IEP or 504 plan snapshot for your child
- 7 tips for talking to your child’s teacher about sensory processing challenges
- What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?
- Surprising IEP and 504 plan accommodations to help kids self-regulate and manage emotions
- Do charter schools have to give accommodations to kids who learn and think differently?
- The ups and downs of my son’s 504 plan for ADHD
- Assistive technology: Questions to ask the school
- Understanding evaluation results and next steps
- Speech therapy: What it is and how it helps with language challenges
- 8 steps to advocating for your child at school
- IEP case managers: A guide for parents
- Terms teachers use when kids struggle in school
- FAQs about the GED
- Classroom accommodations for executive function challenges
- What RTI should and shouldn’t include
- 4 worries I had when my son’s IEP ended
- What to expect at a resolution session
- 6 things to do if you’re denied early intervention
- Getting an IEP for your teen
- Early intervention services: Who pays for what
- What is a neuropsychological evaluation?
- What evaluation testing results mean
- 5 tips to learn how to use an assistive technology tool
- Video: 5 myths about assistive technology
- The difference between push-in and pull-out services
- Can my child get an IEP for slow processing speed?
- Can a student have both an IEP and a 504 plan?
- Download: Back-to-school update for families to give to teachers
- Are IEPs different for English language learners?
- What are your rights in the 504 plan process?
- How to get your child help in school without an evaluation
- Surprising IEP and 504 accommodations for note-taking, assignments, and tests
- Toolkit for teachers: Navigating IEPs
- What is social-emotional learning?
- Who’s on the IEP team
- What are your rights in the IEP process?
- What is and isn’t covered under FAPE
- What is a sensory diet?
- Homeschooling kids who learn and think differently
- Who’s on the RTI team
- 7 steps to getting a 504 plan for your child
- How to teach kids with dyslexia to read
- Tutoring options: Pros and cons
- 5 things I learned about 504 plans when my son with ADHD got one
- 4 small and special ways to thank your child’s teachers
- A heartbreaking choice: Should my son have accommodations for lockdown drills?
- 6 strategies for making sure your child’s 504 plan is being followed
- 7 tips for a productive 504 meeting
- 504 plans: 5 common pitfalls
- My child’s 504 plan doesn’t seem to be working. Now what?
- 10 smart responses for when the school cuts or denies services
- Preparing for an evaluation
- Types of tests for executive function challenges
- 5 common myths about early intervention
- 7 tips for developing a good 504 plan
- 9 tips for talking to your child’s teacher about executive function challenges
- Deciding on homeschooling? 3 things to consider
- Video: Elijah Ditchendorf, a high school science whiz who has dyslexia
- 3 questions to ask yourself before your next IEP meeting
- Why kids with executive function challenges have trouble with planning
- 5 reasons parents play a key role in the IEP process
- What are private schools for students with learning disabilities and ADHD?
- Do kids with an IEP have to go back to in-person school this fall?
- How will I know if the accommodations in my child’s IEP are working?
- 10 special education myths you may hear
- 5 things to do after an IEP meeting
- 5 things to do during an IEP meeting
- Evaluation rights: What you need to know
- Who’s on the evaluation team at your child’s school
- Should my child study for a special education evaluation?
- Video: Inside a dyslexia evaluation
- What to do if your child is losing IEP services
- Private evaluations: What you need to know
- My child’s IEP doesn’t seem to be working. Now what?
- Should I encourage my child to go to IEP meetings?
- What to bring to an IEP meeting
- Checklist: What to ask colleges about assistive technology
- Types of colleges and how they differ
- Checklist: Questions about colleges with special programs
- How to write an effective email to parents and caregivers
- Video: Inside a reading intervention
- FERPA: Protecting your child’s records
- Classroom accommodations for developmental coordination disorder
- Prior written notice: Your right to hear about changes to your child’s IEP
- Why second evaluation results may differ from first ones
- What to expect at an IEP eligibility determination meeting
- Who pays for assistive technology? Parents or schools?
- I disagree with the school’s evaluation results. Now what?
- IEP roadmap: How kids get special education
- Why your child’s school may deny your evaluation request
- Different terms you may hear for evaluations
- 6 benefits of having your child evaluated
- Learning about evaluations
- Can I refuse to let the school evaluate my child?
- Are evaluations for IEPs and 504 plans different?
- How to teach using explicit instruction
- What is structured literacy?
- 9 reasons kids might refuse to use accommodations
- How a student with dyslexia changed my teaching career (and my life)
- Distance learning toolkit: Key practices to support students who learn differently
- 3 tiers of RTI support
- What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
- Does my child need to be evaluated to qualify for SAT test accommodations?
- Will the school provide a translator at an IEP meeting if I need one?
- What is an evaluation for special education?
- Elkonin sound boxes: An evidence-based literacy strategy
- Strategy instruction: What you need to know
- Not too late: A high school IEP for my daughter
- Teaching with empathy: Why it’s important
- 9 tips to make the most of your parent-teacher conference
- Someone on my side of the IEP table
- Questions to ask before and during your child’s IEP meeting
- Are my child’s struggles serious enough for an evaluation?
- Accommodations for state standardized tests
- To be Black in America with a learning disability
- What research supports Orton–Gillingham?
- Is online tutoring a good option for my child?
- What is assistive technology?
- 9 examples of assistive technology and adaptive tools in school
- What is special education?
- 6 strategies to teach students self-regulation in writing
- What to expect at a due process hearing
- Extended school year services: What you need to know
- Related services for kids who learn and think differently
- How to use culturally responsive teaching in the classroom
- Understanding IEPs
- Can a student with a 504 plan get a transition plan?
- FAQs about having your child attend IEP meetings
- Charter schools and learning and thinking differences
- Place value disks: An evidence-based math strategy
- 6 phrases to use when asking your professor for support
- Video: A college student with dyscalculia shares her story
- Summer learning programs for kids who learn and think differently
- 6 strategies teachers use to help kids who learn and think differently
- Your child’s rights: Important terms to know
- IEP and special education terms
- 5 things to do before an IEP meeting
- 6 tips for creating your child’s IFSP
- Strengths-based IEPs: What you need to know
- Foster care, special education, and learning and thinking differences: What you need to know
- FAQs about specialized math instruction in grade school
- Independent educational evaluations (IEEs): What you need to know
- What is a 504 plan?
- Wilson Reading System: What you need to know
- What is Child Find?
- A unique IEP solution for our twice-exceptional son
- 10 key procedural safeguards in IDEA
- What to expect at a mediation session
- Paraprofessionals: What you need to know
- How to keep your child’s services in place during a dispute
- What is PBIS?
- What is response to intervention (RTI)?
- What is an IEP?
- Classroom accommodations for nonverbal learning disabilities
- The difference between supports and services in school
- What is a functional behavioral assessment (FBA)?
- Video: Mario Ornelas, chef and college student with dyscalculia, dyslexia, and weak working memory
- What to double-check on your child’s IEP
- How RTI monitors progress
- Questions to ask when hiring a tutor
- What is co-teaching?
- Social Thinking: What you need to know
- The difference between tutoring and academic coaching
- How schools monitor student progress
- What is instructional intervention?
- Individualized instruction vs. differentiated instruction
- What is occupational therapy?
- Special education services in military DoDEA schools
- Types of college accommodations and services
- Questions to ask about your child’s IEP goals
- What is a reevaluation for special education?
- My kids’ experience with special education at Catholic school
- The day I rejected my son’s IEP
- Why I feel invisible at IEP meetings (a dad’s view)
- What is a behavior intervention plan?
- Setting an IEP baseline: PLOP, PLAAFP, and PLP
- 12 questions to ask the school about 2e students
- When choosing apps to help your child with schoolwork, keep this tip in mind
- What happens to your child’s IEP if you switch schools
- How speech-language pathologists work with kids
- 7 things to know about college disability services
- Out-of-district placement: How it works
- Classroom accommodations for auditory processing disorder
- What are remedial programs?
- Unilateral placement: Moving from public to private school
- Setting annual IEP goals: What you need to know
- Video: 8 insider tips on navigating IEP meetings
- What is multisensory instruction?
- What is Accelerated Reader?
- What is an IFSP?
- What are academic modifications?
- What is Orton–Gillingham?
- How to tell if your child’s IEP goals are SMART
- Alternate assessments: What you need to know
- Common accommodations and modifications in school
- What happens when you switch schools during the evaluation process
- Questions to ask about the school’s reading instruction
- 6 steps for requesting your child’s school records
- Printable tools to help manage your child’s IEP
- Informed consent in the special education process: What you need to know
- The most important thing to remember before your next IEP meeting
- Are kids with ADHD covered under IDEA?
- Do IEPs cover extracurricular activities?
- IDEA, Section 504, and the ADA: Which laws do what
- What conditions qualify for a 504 plan?
- 5 examples of Universal Design for Learning in the classroom
- The difference between accommodations and modifications
- Beyond IEP meetings: How I connect with my son’s general education teachers
- Private vs. school evaluations: Pros and cons
- Sample letter: Requesting your child’s school records
- Download: Sample IEP transition plan and goals
- Download: Sample Scripts for Dispute Resolution
- How self-advocacy helped me fight for my rights in college
- How I got over my fear of AP statistics (and passed!)
- How my IEP transition plan helped me start college with confidence
- The difference between the Every Student Succeeds Act and No Child Left Behind
- Questionnaires for connecting with students and families
- The school wants to move my child from an IEP to a 504 plan. How will that affect my child?
- Can I ask for self-advocacy IEP goals for my child?
- The difference between IEP meetings and parent-teacher conferences
- Download: Sample letters for dispute resolution
- Classroom accommodations for students who learn and think differently
- IDEA fact sheet
- The difference between a school identification and a clinical diagnosis
- Does my child need to be evaluated to get a 504 plan?
- Printable: Help families prepare for parent-teacher conferences
- What does it take for instruction to be “evidence based”?
- Printable back-to-school downloads
- My bilingual son has an IEP, and I still don’t know how it will work remotely
- 8 steps to take if your child is facing disciplinary action
- Parent-teacher conferences: How to get ready for your next meeting
- What’s the difference between RTI and MTSS?
- 11 tips on informal negotiation strategies
- Section 504 fact sheet
- Do colleges view 504 plans as better than IEPs when students apply to college?
- Would my child be better off at a charter school?
- Public, private, and charter schools: How they compare
- I can’t take off work to go to the IEP meeting. What should I do?
- Download: FAPE at a glance
- Can you get a 504 plan for anxiety?
- Download: School communication log
- Can an IEP or 504 plan include something about getting emotional support at school?
- 9 steps to take if the IEP eligibility meeting doesn’t work out
- Amanda Morin wants to “level the playing field” for parents
- How to help if English language learners are struggling in school
- The teacher isn’t following my child’s IEP. What can I do?
- Download: IEP goal tracker
- The IEP meeting: An overview
- How occupational therapists help kids who struggle with motor skills
- The difference between interventions and accommodations
- What is IEP transition planning?
- What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
- Accommodations: What they are and how they work
- 8 multisensory techniques for teaching reading
- FAQs about standards-based IEPs
- Educational therapy: What you need to know
- How I’m making peace with my son’s IEP
- What is MTSS?
- 6 things to know about private schools and special education
- Treatment for kids with dyslexia
- FAQs about homework for kids
- 504 plan terms to know
- Download: School contact lists
- The school wants to change my child’s accommodations. What can I do?
- Why I celebrate technology as a go-to for kids with dyslexia
- Download: Anatomy of an IEP
- Is there a standard form or template for 504 plans?
- What is least restrictive environment (LRE)?
- 5 common concerns about getting your child help at school
- 6 tips to make sure your child’s IEP is implemented properly
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