IEP Tools at Your Fingertips
IEP Tools at your fingertips There is no question that getting ready for an IEP meeting can be a stressful and intimidating experience. The amount of information that parents must...
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Real Moms Share: Julie Jones Rolling on with a Positive Attitude!
Julie Jones is a mother and blogger who contributed to this issue’s “Real Moms Share” section. We asked her to give us an insight into herself, as well as into...
ASK Angie ASL – Communication Plan
Communication Plan VIDEO DEMONSTRATION: “IDEA 2004 Section 300.324 The IEP team must consider the communication needs of the child. In the case of a child who is deaf or hard...
2014 Cover Winner: Sebastian
Sebastian Meet Sebastian who attended a Miami Children’s Museum Sensory Saturday. Here he is discovering, and exploring, clay. One Saturday of every month, MCM hosts yoga, art, music and other...
How Mom and I Grew in Self-Confidence Through My Summer Camp Experience
How Mom and I Grew in Self-Confidence Through My Summer Camp Experience Here are snippets of my mother’s published writings between 1956 and 1958 about how we both grew in...
Sharing “I CAN!” attitudes: Jordan Obrecht
Jordan Obrecht Living Life to the Fullest My son, Jordan, faces many challenges in life. He is blind, cognitive impaired, mild CP, and has epilepsy. In 2011, his teacher entered...
Want to Help Your Child with Reading? Ask These Two Questions!
Helping your student with learning differences read better.
Valentine’s Day Craft: Dragonflies or butterflies you decide?
Homemade Valentine Cards are fun to make and give, but for children with special needs, sometimes crafting can be difficult. We created a Valentine giveaway that can be adapted and modified
Patricia Moody’s PATH to Success
Patricia was starting high school out of our district at SrHS. The students did not know her. Would they accept her? We approached high school with trepidation. But, we had...
2014 Cover Winner: Cheyenne Emily
Meet Cheyenne Emily Tatiana Schaefer, 6, who has been diagnosed with ASD (Atreil Septal Defect: wherein a hole between the chambers of the heart causes recycled blood to keep flowing...
