by Lillian Flakes | May 30, 2019 | School/Education
The best education for our special needs children is important to parents. Guest blogger Lillian Flakes writes about 4 strategies she and her husband employ to provide the best education possible for their daughter, Catherine. It’s the end of the school year and...
by Marnie Witters | May 9, 2019 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
A recent middle school IEP meeting led to guest blogger Marnie Witters’ post for today. In it she shares her top middle school IEP meeting survival tips, which every parent of elementary students should read in order to be prepared for what is yet to come....
by Marnie Witters | Dec 13, 2018 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
Transitions can be tough for kids with special needs. This fall Marnie Witters devised 4 tips for smoother school transitions when their family moved to a new house and her son who is on the autism spectrum started a new school. Join Different Dream in welcoming...
by Jolene | Dec 6, 2018 | How-Tos, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
I am grateful to my colleagues who taught me how to demystify special needs at school. A special education teacher in our building and the guidance counselor wanted to mainstream a child with developmental delays into my third classroom for subjects like handwriting...
by Jolene | Aug 27, 2018 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
The end of August means the beginning of school, a time of year I greeted with equal measures of excitement and dread as a teacher. So my original idea for this post was to shed some light on what teachers think and feel when a new school year rolls around....
by Jolene | Aug 23, 2018 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
Have you ever wondered what teachers think about the week before school begins? I can’t speak for every educator, but based on my thoughts during the 25 Augusts of my teaching career and what my teacher friends and rellies say is on their minds, the 5 statements...
