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The U.S. Department of Education WANTS YOU!!!! NOW accountability collaboration communication consumer rights education equity fape policy in education social justice systemic issues Jul 26, 2023

Special Education Advocates Are Highly Valued -

By The U.S. Department Of Education

  

In a land where coffee flows like rivers and memes reign supreme, there exists a peculiar group known as special education advocates. These valiant warriors of inclusion, armed with stacks of...

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MANAGING IEP DISAGREEMENTS PART II communication education advocacy fape goals iep development parent concerns May 25, 2023

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...

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THE ROLE OF THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ADVOCATE advocacy child focused collaboration communication compliance cross training education advocacy fape functional outcomes iep development parent participation Nov 19, 2022

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...

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WRITE THE IEP RIGHT THE FIRST TIME fape iep development iep preparation parent participation parent responsibilities Oct 12, 2020

 WRITE THE IEP RIGHT THE FIRST  TIME

The IEP is the child's individualized plan to attain functional goals. It makes no difference if we are looking at reading, social competence, or anyone or combination of needs, if they are not addressed in the IEP there will be no focus on them....

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Provocative Language - A Misunderstood Behavior - Autism, ADHD, TBI, and Tourette Syndrome adhd autism behavior criminal justice education advocacy fape idea 2004 iep interagency practice special education tbi tourette syndrome Jan 15, 2019

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...

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