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Firstborn: Project Read Trained Teacher
I wrote a letter to the case manager regarding the IEP Draft that I had picked up on June 2, 2005 that was the proposed IEP from the May 27th meeting. I had called for another IEP meeting that was … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, assistive technology, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Disability, Due Process, Dyslexia, Education, firstborn, Free Appropriate Public Education, Independent Educational Evaluations, Individualized Education Program, Learning disability, Parental Concerns, Parental Rights in Special Education, Project Read, Raising a child with special needs, SCHOOL RETALIATION, Sensory integration dysfunction, Special education
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Firstborn: It’s all phonetics!
It was June 2005. My son was still in the process of vision therapy. The children’s desks at school were starting to be emptied out and all their work sent home. I received a writing journal that had been kept … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, assistive technology, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Disability, Dyslexia, Education, firstborn, Free Appropriate Public Education, IEP, Independent Educational Evaluations, Individualized Education Program, Learning disability, Parental Concerns, Parental Rights in Special Education, Parenting a child with special needs, Raising a child with special needs, Sensory integration dysfunction, Third grade, Vision therapy
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Firstborn: FERPA
So I decided to contact the Family Policy Compliance Officer at the United States Department of Education in Washington, D.C.. I explained to him how the child study team hadn’t given me access to the teacher’s notes that had been … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, assistive technology, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Disability, Dyslexia, Education, firstborn, Free Appropriate Public Education, IEP, Independent Educational Evaluations, Individualized Education Program, Learning disability, Parental Concerns, Parental Rights in Special Education, Parenting a child with special needs, Raising a child with special needs, SCHOOL RETALIATION, Sensory integration dysfunction, Third grade
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Firstborn: Bully Mom
So you heard a portion of the IEP meeting on May 27th but let me explain some of the other things that happened at that IEP meeting and after wards to give you a better picture. First off I provided … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, assistive technology, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Disability, Dyslexia, Education, firstborn, Free Appropriate Public Education, IEP, Independent Educational Evaluations, Individualized Education Program, Learning disability, Parental Concerns, Parental Rights in Special Education, Parenting a child with special needs, Sensory integration dysfunction, Special education
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Firstborn: Prodigy Child
Despite the fact that I always audio taped my IEP meetings I also sent a letter of understanding as well. Why? Because in the event we headed to due process it is rare that a Judge would listen to an … Continue reading
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Social Networking!
Believe it or not I was really against social networking in the beginning. I was invited to My Space but never joined. Then later I was invited to Facebook but never accepted the invitation till a year or two later. … Continue reading
Firstborn: Transcribed audiotape
It was May 27th. I arrived at the meeting, tape recorder in hand. The meeting was going pretty smooth. We were all playing “nicey nice”. Then we got to the discussion about my son’s writing and the topic of Assistive … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, assistive technology, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Dyslexia, Education, firstborn, Individualized Education Program, Parental Rights in Special Education, Parenting a child with special needs, Sensory integration dysfunction, Special education
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Firstborn: Decisions, Decisions…
A letter from the special education director arrived. I assume trying to cover the case managers footsteps. He stated that the purpose for the IEP meeting was for the team to share their individual thoughts to develop a plan for … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, assistive technology, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Dyslexia, Education, firstborn, Individualized Education Program, Parental Rights in Special Education, Parenting a child with special needs, Sensory integration dysfunction, Special education
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Firstborn: Delay, Delay, Delay…
On May 5, 2005 the case manager sent a letter. It read, “Enclosed are the test results for the assessments completed by our Learning Consultants. The written report corresponds to the results of the WIAT. As discussed one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, assistive technology, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Dyslexia, Education, firstborn, Individualized Education Program, Parental Concerns, Parental Rights in Special Education, Parenting a child with special needs, Sensory integration dysfunction, Special education, WIAT, Woodcock Johnson Test of Achievement
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Firstborn: Equal Participant of the IEP Team
A letter from the President of the Board of Education dated March 5, 2005 arrived at my home. It had been sent to all parents to notify us that a decision was made to retain the Interim Superintendent. It stated … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, assistive technology, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Dyslexia, Education, firstborn, IEP, Individualized Education Program, Parental Rights in Special Education, Parenting a child with special needs, Sensory integration dysfunction, Standardized test, WIAT
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