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Neuro-Educational Science Supports the
Call to Social Justice
Special education advocacy, particularly for students with learning disabilities, represents a critical intersection of social justice and cutting edge research in neuro-educational science. At present, there's an alarming disconnect...
ADVOCACY'S COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH
Education advocates recognize and understand that education is not solely about the acquisition of knowledge and skills but also about fostering a student’s holistic well-being and fulfillment. By promoting a comprehensive, interdisciplinary,...
EDUCATION ADVOCACY IS FOR EVERYONE
IT IS AN ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE
When I think of education advocacy I see Batman’s utility belt, but instead of gadgets, it endows parents with superpowers to fight for their children’s education rights. You could think of it as a mix of...
Should An Education Advocate Run For The School Board?
There have been several cases where a person with special education advocacy experience has run for the school board. There was, of course, hue and cry on both sides of the issue any time it presented itself.
Some people were afraid that the...
PLAYING NICE IN THE SANDBOX
MANAGING DISAGREEMENTS
Managing disagreements and ineffective interactions is a core skill of professional special education advocacy. We must choose whether we want conflict or peace. Learning peace comes from getting out of the inner conflict of attack...
How to Appreciate the Eye of the Advocate
As this first day of a New Year begins, I would like to focus on what happens when someone finally develops the eye of an advocate. What does that really mean and does that process of developing the Eye of an advocate have any impact on your...
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...
Please Tell Me That You Walk on Water
This could be the entreaty of those parents who have the distinct feeling that, at the IEP table, their comments are magically heard by team members only in a foreign language. Another common perception is that all comments by parents will be met with...
Provocative Language provides information on the interface between psychological practice, applied behavioral analysis, and social cognition training in an area that affects the education and welfare of children with specific disabilities like Autism, ADHD, TBI, and Tourette Syndrome. It provides...