The IEP Is Written… Now What Do I Do?
After the IEP meeting, you may be feeling cautiously optimistic. The IEP was updated and your child will receive more services/time for services. But because of past experiences, you are...
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What Gifts to Give Your Special Needs Child
How to handle gift giving for a special needs child that is functioning at a lower cognitive level than their age? Our son is 4 years old, but cognitively functions...
ASK Angie ASL + Tips: Classroom Tips
Sharing five ASL tips things that you, as a parent or teacher, should look to include with your Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) child this school year.
Child Aging Out? Know the Laws in your Area
Question: What to do as your child is aging out of high school? Advice: This month I have chosen to discuss,” what to do as your child is aging out...
5 Books to Help Celebrate Grandparents Day
We asked speech language pathologist, Becca Eisenberg, from the blog GravityBread, to recommend her favorite children’s books for Grandparents Day. Did you also know that according to the Read Out...
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,...
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...
Real Moms Share: Why Lola Won’t Be Going to School This Year
Today is the first day of school for kids going to school at the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ISBVI). Normally, Lola would be waking up at...
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....
