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How To Demystify Special Needs at School

How To Demystify Special Needs at School

by Jolene | Dec 6, 2018 | How-Tos, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting

How To Demystify Special Needs at School 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...
Ministering To and With Those Who Teach Our Children with Special Needs

Ministering To and With Those Who Teach Our Children with Special Needs

by Jolene | Aug 27, 2018 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting

Ministering To and With Those Who Teach Our Children with Special Needs 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...
What Teachers Think About the Week Before School Begins

What Teachers Think About the Week Before School Begins

by Jolene | Aug 23, 2018 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting

What Teachers Think About the Week Before School Begins 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...
Back to School Encouragement for Parents Raising Kids with Special Needs

Back to School Encouragement for Parents Raising Kids with Special Needs

by Jolene | Aug 16, 2018 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting

Back to School Encouragement for Parents Raising Kids with Special Needs For parents raising kids with special needs, there’s no such thing as too much back to school encouragement. To make the encouragement parents need easy to find, the Different Dream gang...
9 Ways to Start the School Year Well

9 Ways to Start the School Year Well

by Jolene | Aug 9, 2018 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting

9 Ways to Start the School Year Well School will soon begin around the country. During my 25 years as a teacher, the parents who used some or all of these 9 tips helped their kids with special needs start the school year on a positive note. Tip #1: Stick to the School...
A Unique Back to School Perspective

A Unique Back to School Perspective

by Janae Copeland | Aug 8, 2018 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting

A Unique Back to School Perspective Janae Copeland is an educator and parent of 2 daughters with special needs. As she and her husband, a school administrator, and their children prepare to begin a new school year. A Unique Back to School Perspective I’m an...
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Jolene Philo is a published author, speaker, wife, and mother of a son with special needs.

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