by Jolene | Jul 1, 2015 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
10 Summer Reading Tips for Kids with Special Needs The middle of July. The time when the novelty of summer has worn off and getting the kids to read gets harder and harder. These 10 summer reading tips make it easier to keep kids with special needs reading all summer...
by Karen Jackson | Apr 22, 2015 | Advocacy, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
3 Lessons for Special Needs Parent Advocates Karen Jackson is the mother of 3 children, one of whom has special needs. She’s also the director of Norfolk, Virginia’s Faith Inclusion Network (FIN). She has lots of special needs experience and was surprised...
by Jolene | Mar 20, 2015 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
An Annual Review Is Not a Boxing Match This time of year, the special needs blogosphere is awash with posts for parents preparing for annual reviews for their kids with special needs. Some of the posts share excellent IEP and annual review resources. But much of the...
by Sylvia Phillips | Mar 6, 2015 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
Plan Now for Next Year’s Special Needs Homeschooling When March rolls around, parents and kids start counting the weeks until school ends and summer begins. March is also the month when parents who homeschool their kids with special needs make preliminary plans...
by Jolene | Feb 2, 2015 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
3 Great IEP and 504 Plan Resources for Parents Photo Credit: Salvatore Vuono at www.freedigitalphotos.net Talking about annual reviews of IEPs and 504 plans on Groundhog’s Day may seem a bit early. But then again, if you’ve attended enough annual reviews...
by Anna Rodriguez | Nov 26, 2014 | School/Education, Special Needs Parenting
Special Needs Confidence Boosters Photo Credit: www.freedigitalphotos.net Kids need confidence boosters now and then. Guest blogger Anna Rodriguez is here with 6 confidence boosters tailored to the needs of kids with special needs. In order to help some kids with...
