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 PREVENTING TRUANCY ISN'T WORKING &

COST IS HIGHER THAN YOU THINK

 

HISTORY OF TRUANCY LAWS

The establishment of compulsory attendance laws in the 1800s marked a pivotal moment in educational history, reflecting society's shift towards valuing education and child...

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Education Advocates Fill in the Blanks aac accommodations advocacy assistive technology collaboration goals monitor progress needs assessment sgd speech generating device speech&language professional Jan 26, 2024

Key Advocacy Techniques for AAC/SGD Implementation

Welcome back to our blog series on Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) and Speech Generating Devices (SGDs). As advocates we are always filling in the blanks looking for the needs missed, incompetence presumed, challenges not...

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SLPs Drive the Success of ACC & SGD Implementation

Welcome to the final part of our blog series on Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) and Speech Generating Devices (SGDs). In our last post, we delved into the key responsibilities of speech and language pathologists (SLPs). Now,...

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The Role of Speech & Language Pathologists in ACC/SGD Implementation accommodations assessments assistive technology cognitive development communication data collection educational equity fluency functional communication functional outcomes social skills speech generating device training Dec 15, 2023

Welcome back to our blog series on Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) and Speech Generating Devices (SGDs). Now that we have debunked the common myths surrounding AAC/SGDs, let's move on to understanding the roles and responsibilities of speech and language pathologists (SLPs).

The...

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ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS & EDUCATION ADVOCACY SKILLS accommodations advocacy child focused cross training documentation education advocacy evaluations functional outcomes iep development parent concerns parent participation in iep progress monitoring Dec 16, 2022

EDUCATION ADVOCACY SKILLS

"ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTION IS OFTEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN HAVING AN ANSWER. A RIGHT QUESTION CAN LEAD TO THE RIGHT ANSWER."

Marie Lewis PhD, BCEA

The world of Special Education leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to transparency and direction.  Some of that...

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Making Transition Work accommodations iep goals post secondary education self advocacy transition Oct 16, 2021

Self Advocacy Makes Transitions Work

If the truth be told, when it comes to transition, parents are frequently in the dark as to all of the areas that transition covers and just how comprehensive the umbrella of transition can be for their student. When there are inexperienced teachers, or other...

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GIFTED IEP accommodations advocacy gifted iep development Jan 18, 2021

GIFTED IEP DEVELOPMENT FOR

Professional Education Advocates

Learn effective and professional IEP development approaches.

Discover other's errors in approach and transform a student's life!

Improve YOUR Professional Education Advocacy Skills Now!

 

A gifted student’s identified...

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5 IEP CURRICULUMS #3 Expanded / Functional accommodations iep development modifications parent concerns Nov 02, 2020

5 IEP CURRICULUMS  #3 EXPANDED / FUNCTIONAL

Usually, parents do not think of accommodations or modifications as part of an actual curriculum.  It does help to look at things from a different perspective because each of the 5 curriculum areas complements each other so that the child can...

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5 IEP CURRICULUMS #1-Core & #2-Extracurricular accommodations curriculums research based instruction Oct 31, 2020

5 IEP CURRICULUMS

Surprise, surprise, its not just reading, writing and arithmetic that we address in the IEP. The purpose of the IEP is to come up with a plan that will allow the child to access all of their education. That means that  the accommodations and modifications that can be...

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IEP VS. A 504 ACCOMMODATION PLAN accommodations iep section 504 Oct 17, 2020

IEP VS. A 504 ACCOMMODATION PLAN

The Section 504 plan is NOT an IEP and that is the only part that is clear. Understanding the differences can be critical. If you have a child who should have an IEP and you are given a 504 accommodation plan instead, you will not be able to get the supports...

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