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- 7 questions about testing English language learners for learning disabilities
- My son failed a big test. Here’s how I helped him move forward.
- Download: Find out why your child doesn’t like going to school
- What can I do if my child’s teacher takes recess away?
- Executive function challenges and learning: 6 ways to help your high-schooler
- Executive function challenges and learning: 6 ways to help your middle-schooler
- Executive function challenges and learning: 6 ways to help your grade-schooler
- 9 steps to take if the teacher hurts your child’s feelings
- Signs of bullying in kids with learning differences and ADHD
- 8 common playground problems and how to help
- Download: Parent-teacher conference worksheet
- The 13 disability categories under IDEA
- School was hard for me. Now my child is struggling, and it’s bringing up a lot.
- School discipline rights for kids with IEPs and 504 plans
- My child’s grades are low. Is it worth trying to get him into a four-year college?
- Live video lessons: 5 ways kids struggle and how to help
- Why the school with the highest test scores wasn’t the right fit for my child with ADHD
- First dyslexia, now ADHD: Facing my son’s second diagnosis
- Teachers weigh in: What I wish parents asked at parent-teacher conferences
- Should my child do the hardest homework assignment first?
- Deciding on an evaluation: 5 common questions
- Where to find legal help
- Third-grade retention laws: What you need to know
- What to write in an email to your child’s teacher
- Download: Sample letters for requesting evaluations and reports
- How to break down communication barriers between teachers and families
- 6 strategies for partnering with families of English language learners
- English language learners in special education: 4 things to know about partnering with families
- Families of color and communicating with teachers
- How to find out if kids really had an academic slide
- What to say when kids fail a test
- Surprising news from a parent-teacher conference? Here’s how to handle it
- Video: My experience with dyslexia and bullying
- 6 estrategias para colaborar con las familias de estudiantes multilingües
- Types of school discipline
- Video: My experience with ADHD in school
- My child with ADHD is being disciplined at school for things they can’t control. What can I do?
- Download: Homework contract for your child
- The difference between tutors and educational therapists
- The school evaluation process: What to expect
- 6 options for resolving an IEP dispute
- What’s in an IEP
- How to work on your child’s IEP goals over the summer
- 4 challenges of English language learners who learn and think differently
- Where to find free assistive technology tools for reading, writing, and math
- The challenges of twice-exceptional kids
- 7 myths about twice-exceptional (2e) students
- How to get a free or low-cost private evaluation
- Checklist: What to look for on a grade school visit
- Checklist: What to look for in a private school
- My child is falling behind in school. Now what?
- How to find a special education advocate
- 5 watch-outs when you’re choosing a school for your child
- My sixth grader is anxious about school. What can I do?
- 7 tips to keep tweens and teens from “checking out” at the end of the school year
- 5 ways to avoid homework battles with your grade-schooler
- 7 ways to help your grade-schooler develop good study habits
- 5 conversation starters for discussing an evaluation report with teachers
- Conversation starters for teachers to use with families
- 5 conversation starters for discussing supports and services with teachers
- Conversation starters to use with your child’s teachers
- Writing trouble: Conversation starters to use with your child’s teacher
- Math trouble: Conversation starters to use with your child’s teacher
- Reading trouble: Conversation starters to use with your child’s teacher
- 6 steps to request a free school evaluation
- 7 locker challenges for kids and how to solve them
- How to decode what teachers say about your child
- Assistive technology: Questions to ask the school
- Understanding evaluation results and next steps
- 8 steps to advocating for your child at school
- Experts weigh in: Learning and thinking differences in the Hispanic community
- Two Black women talk about the teen with ADHD put in juvie for not doing homework
- 5 ways executive function challenges can impact math
- 5 ways executive function challenges can impact reading
- What is cyberbullying?
- What is a neuropsychological evaluation?
- 7 reasons kids with ADHD often rush through homework
- The 3 types of self-control
- ADHD and cheating
- The school says my child needs to repeat third grade. What can I do?
- New challenges kids face in middle school
- New challenges kids face in high school
- How can I get my child’s teachers to recognize processing speed as a real issue?
- Can the school require my child to take ADHD medication?
- Why kids struggle with estimating quantities
- Needles on my brain dyslexia art
- Second-grade math: Why it’s hard for kids
- Why kids have trouble understanding math symbols
- The changes in teaching between third and fourth grade
- 9 important terms to know for school visits
- 7 tips for building a good relationship with your child’s teacher
- Homework anxiety: Why it happens and how to help
- 8 tips to help middle-schoolers cope with test anxiety
- 9 tips to keep grade-schoolers from “checking out” at the end of the school year
- 5 things not to say to your child about dysgraphia
- Tutoring options: Pros and cons
- How competence anchors can help kids overcome fear of failure in school
- Why teens and tweens may be frustrated with school — and what you can say to help
- School refusal: How to help kids cope
- 10 smart responses for when the school cuts or denies services
- Preparing for an evaluation
- Types of tests for executive function challenges
- My child just got expelled. What happens to the 504 plan?
- Why fourth grade can be hard for kids
- Why kids with executive function challenges have trouble with planning
- 10 special education myths you may hear
- Evaluation rights: What you need to know
- 8 steps to take if your child is being bullied at school
- 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
- The difference between teasing and bullying
- I disagree with the school’s evaluation results. Now what?
- 9 reasons kids don’t finish their reading homework
- 6 steps for breaking down assignments
- 6 self-advocacy sentence starters for grade-schoolers with ADHD
- For ELL families: Why and how to partner with teachers
- How to rebuild self-esteem in the new school year
- What to bring to an IEP meeting
- Should I encourage my child to go to IEP meetings?
- How to get your child to talk about school
- STEM stars who learn and think differently
- I’m letting go of the shame I felt about my ADHD and learning disabilities
- How to help your child seek out support for common problems in college
- Video: Actor Bex Taylor-Klaus on being kicked out of school and embracing “different wiring”
- 6 self-advocacy sentence starters for grade-schoolers with DCD
- 5 ways the principal or school counselor can help with your child’s challenges
- 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
- 6 ways kids might respond to an evaluation result
- Why your child’s school may deny your evaluation request
- 6 benefits of having your child evaluated
- Learning about evaluations
- Video: Should I get my child evaluated? Advice from a mom (and expert)
- Do private schools have to evaluate kids for special education?
- Are evaluations for IEPs and 504 plans different?
- 5 tips for teacher collaboration when students struggle
- Perspectives: Is it OK to let kids fail?
- 7 surprising ways to boost your child’s confidence before a test
- Treatment for kids with dyscalculia
- 9 reasons kids might refuse to use accommodations
- How kids can succeed even when they fail
- What are your favorite DIY classroom fidgets?
- Preventing meltdowns before they happen: A classroom guide
- 7 common myths about discipline
- Does my child need to be evaluated to qualify for SAT test accommodations?
- Specialists who work with kids who learn and think differently
- 6 unexpected signs that your child is frustrated at school
- 4 ways kids use self-monitoring to learn
- 8 tips to help middle-schoolers slow down on homework
- 5 tips to help high-schoolers cope with test anxiety
- School discipline: The rights of kids without an IEP or 504 plan
- 7 study group tips for kids with social skills challenges
- The difference between discipline and punishment
- Dyscalculia or math anxiety? Compare the signs in kids
- 6 ways to help grade-schoolers get schoolwork done on their own
- 5 steps to work with your pediatrician when your child is struggling
- What is an evaluation for special education?
- Why pediatricians want to know how your child is doing in school
- 5 stress factors for teens who learn and think differently
- When the IEP team focused on my strengths, it made all the difference
- The best question I’ve asked at a parent-teacher conference
- 12 signs it’s time to talk with your child’s teacher
- 9 tips to make the most of your parent-teacher conference
- 5 things I want teachers to know about my (special education inclusion) child
- Are my child’s struggles serious enough for an evaluation?
- 8 tips to help grade-schoolers slow down on homework
- 5 things not to say to your child about going back to school
- Social and emotional trouble in school: 7 things to ask your child’s teachers
- Retention: Why kids are held back
- 5 ways social challenges can play out at recess
- What your child is expected to learn in high school
- School trauma and the fight, flight, freeze response
- What pushes your buttons?
- Resources for parents coping with their own difficult school experiences
- Building self-compassion skills
- Families weigh in: What I wish teachers knew before parent-teacher conferences
- What can teachers say when families raise concerns about their child?
- Perspectives: How to make sure families of color are heard by the school
- Topics to talk with teachers about early in the school year
- Why kids don’t hand in their work (even if they did it)
- 13 questions to ask before hiring a private evaluator
- Delaying kindergarten: Experts weigh in
- 7 tips for jump-starting the second half of the school year
- How to help your grade-schooler handle school cliques
- School refusal: What it means when kids won’t do schoolwork
- Dyslexia and anxiety in kids
- Montessori preschools: What you need to know
- Fourth-grade math: Why it’s hard for kids
- Independent educational evaluations (IEEs): What you need to know
- How to talk with your child about signs you’re noticing
- What is Child Find?
- A unique IEP solution for our twice-exceptional son
- Understanding why kids struggle with writing
- What to say when your child doesn’t want to go to school
- Why some kids clown around in class
- 8 study tips to help middle-schoolers with dyslexia
- The difference between tutoring and academic coaching
- 10 steps for creating a smooth transition to high school
- Behavior contracts: What you need to know
- 4 ways kids use organization skills to learn
- How to defend kids from bullies
- What I tell Black parents who worry about labels like “ADHD” for their child
- 10 terms to know if your child struggles with math
- Video: From high school dropout to college student and youth advocate
- Video: Mother and daughter take their dyslexia story to Washington
- Good grades, bad tests scores: My daughter’s story
- Small success: My son with ADHD stood up to a bully
- How to help your child deal with college rejection
- When college professors refuse accommodations: 5 things to know
- Mom’s emotional video about IEP frustration goes viral
- The emotional toll of slow processing speed on my daughter
- The school holiday party that helped me see beyond my son’s reading progress
- Out-of-district placement: How it works
- How to talk with your child’s teacher about too much homework
- Unilateral placement: Moving from public to private school
- Why some kids struggle with math word problems
- Back-to-school stress: Why I believe self-advocacy can help
- 6 steps to prepare your child for changes to routine in middle school
- Why do some kids write numbers backwards?
- The difference between a high school diploma and a high school certificate
- Private vs. school evaluations: Pros and cons
- How to calm first-day-of-school nerves in different grades
- Download: Back-to-school introduction letters
- 6 college students share accommodations that help them succeed
- Download: Sample Scripts for Dispute Resolution
- Pros and cons of disclosing learning and thinking differences in college
- Download: Parent-teacher conference surveys
- The story of my ADHD evaluation in college
- How I adapted to big lecture classes in college
- My college freshman is struggling and wants to leave school. Now what?
- Download: Sample letters for dispute resolution
- Why do some kids daydream so much during class?
- My middle-schooler doesn’t want to talk about dyslexia with teachers. What can I do?
- School health and safety challenges for kids who learn and think differently
- What’s the difference between structured literacy and balanced literacy?
- Printable: Help families prepare for parent-teacher conferences
- How to respond when your child is frustrated about school
- 5 conversation starters for discussing teaching approaches with teachers
- Practice makes perfect for executive function
- My bilingual son has an IEP, and I still don’t know how it will work remotely
- All about twice-exceptional students
- 8 steps to take if your child is facing disciplinary action
- Can the school give my child with an IEP “unofficial” suspensions?
- Parent-teacher conferences: How to get ready for your next meeting
- 7 ways to help kids with slow processing speed take notes in class
- 7 tips for improving your relationship with your child’s teacher
- Would my child be better off at a charter school?
- All about private schools and kids who learn and think differently
- 5 great grade school books about kids who learn differently
- Public, private, and charter schools: How they compare
- Should my child work on school skills over the summer or take a break?
- Why is fourth-grade writing so hard for some kids?
- How often should I contact my child’s teacher?
- Bullying and learning differences
- Bullying fact sheet
- Teacher tip: How to help your child pay attention (just think SLANT)
- When mean girls bullied my daughter because of her learning differences
- What I say to Hispanic parents who feel uncomfortable about ADHD
- Homework challenges and strategies
- The difference between special education advocates and attorneys
- How to help if English language learners are struggling in school
- Last-minute SAT and ACT prep tips
- 10 ways to help grade-schoolers manage sensory processing challenges
- Experts weigh in: “How can I get my young child less anxious about starting school?”
- How to help kids with tricky math homework
- 9 steps to take if your request for evaluation is denied
- Social problems at school: How and when to jump in
- Burning out in school: What it means and how to help
- Signs your child may have too much homework
- Changing teachers mid-year: Experts weigh in
- What ADHD feels like to me
- How my career ambition got in the way of helping my daughter with dyslexia
- 5 ways to avoid homework battles with your teen or tween
- Download: School contact lists
- What is least restrictive environment (LRE)?
- 3 ways to help make field trips go well for kids with sensory processing challenges
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