Is My Child Receiving FAPE?
You know the acronym – FAPE. But do you know what it means? Do you know what it means for your child? Spelled out, FAPE is a Free Appropriate Public...
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Bookshelf Essentials: Life Skills Books
Life Skills Books Moms Move Mountains by Susan Magers and Donna Spencer: With over 20 years experience in Special Education, the authors have compiled strategies for addressing issues from the...
2016 Cover Winner: Madison & Dane
Madison & Dane This month’s cover features Madison Elliot, 9, and her younger brother, Dane Becker who is seven. They also have a “newest addition” to their family with Nathan,...
Mommy’s Timeout: Out in the Woods Fall Leaves
Take a time out and use visualization meditation to relax. Imagine yourself standing amongst the warm colors of the fall leaves. Enjoy nature’s shapes, light, and beauty. Take a...
Strategies for Great IEP Meetings
I have attended countless IEP meetings and worn various hats: mother, friend, advocate, and professional. The most difficult were, without a doubt, those IEP meetings for my (now 20-year-old) daughter....
Tips from a Tutor About Reading
Reading When we think about educating our children, special needs children included, there is no more important skill than being able to read. Reading helps us understand the world around...
Wellness: Breakfast for Champions
Breakfast for Champions How many times have you heard, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day?” The word “breakfast” means breaking the fasting period of the previous night....
Did You Know? Special Ed Classrooms Get Cameras, College or Technical Scholarship Available, & Healthy Vision Checklist
Special Ed Classrooms Get Cameras A new mandate in Texas says that Special Ed Classrooms will get cameras. The cameras are intended to ensure the safety of students with disabilities...
Your Aura and Its Connection to Alternative Medicine
In 2006, I resigned my faculty position at the medical school where I had worked for twelve years. I felt strongly that there had to be a better way, a...
Language and Literacy Learning: Success With Technology
Language and Literacy Learning: Success With Technology The playing field for emergent language and literacy learning may be more level than ever for children with complex communication needs. Technologies designed...
