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This page contains links to
reprinted articles on a wide variety of subjects. Just click on the subject
title to read the article. Please email
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ADHD
COLLABORATE, ADVOCATE AND EDUCATE
Executive Functions NOT inattention as the defining trait
Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivi
Does my child
really have ADHD?
Advocating
When do you really need a special needs coach or advocate?
Advocating For Your Child with Disabilities
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates COPPA
Mistakes People Make - Advocates
Allergies
Caring for Students with Life Threatening Allergies
Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Funding Resources for School-Aged Students with Disabilities
Autism
Can Aversives and Restraints Produce PTSD in People with Autism?
Behavior
How to stop your child from arguing with you
Behavior Disorders in Teens Are Focus of New R&D Effort
Bi-Polar Disorder
Red Flags: Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder in Children
My Child Has Bipolar Disorder!
Bipolar disorder comorbid in high-functioning autism
CSE
Child Study Team Maneuvers: Avoid Becoming Intimidated
Curriculum Skills
Check List To Determine Which Curriculum Skills Your Child Has
Down Syndrome
Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about Their Bodies, Boundaries, and Sexuality
Prom king with Down syndrome goes to college
Disabilities
‘Girls bask in their new destiny: Cheerleading’
Twice Exceptional Children 9/24/09
Dyslexia
Reading Recovery, not for the dyslexic or anyone else!
IEP
Transition Planning and Your Child's IEP
How I Got ESY Services After the School Said "No"!
What IDEA 2004 Says about Changing Schools and IEPs
New Hot Button Issue: IEP Inplementation
LIST OF APPROPRIATE SCHOOL-BASED ACCOMMODATIONS AND INTERVENTIONS
Why Methodology Belongs in your Child's IEP. This a long but excellent resource
IEP Meeting Checklist (10/21/09)
IEP on your IPhone or ITouch (1/30/10)
Independent Educational Evaluation
Parental Request for an Independent Evaluation
Mistakes People Make - Independent Evaluators
Independent Living
Least Restrictive Environment
Least Restrictive Environment vs. Mainstreaming
Post Secondary
Reading
"The most fundamental responsibility of schools is teaching students to read."
The American Federation of Teachers 1999
Is your child in remedial reading but not making any progress?
Reading Recovery, not for the dyslexic or anyone else!
Reading Tests: What They Measure, and Don't Measure (10/14/09)
What Education Schools Aren’t Teaching and What Elementary Teachers Aren’t Learning (10/14/09)
Reading at Wrightslaw (10/14/09)
Fifth grader is reading at 2.7 grade level. Should he be tested for Special Ed? (10/14/09)
What Does a Balanced Literacy Approach Mean? (10/18/09)
4 Great Definitions About Reading in NCLB (10/18/09)
How to Tell When “Scientifically-Based Reading Instruction” Isn’t (10/21/09)
Ten Myths of Reading Instruction (10/21/09)
Reading FAQ's from NCLB (10/22/09)
Preventing Early Reading Failure (10/22/09)
CATCH THEM BEFORE THEY FALL (10/22/09)
Multi-sensory Approach (Video) (10/22/09)
Scholastics
Students likely to fail high school exit exam can be identified as early as 4th grade, study says
10 TIPS FOR ENDING THE SCHOOL YEAR FROM PAT HOWEY AT WRIGHTS LAW
Parentally-placed private school special needs students
School Districts
Delaware 1st
state to pass law requiring all school districts to post check registers online
Mistakes People Make - School Districts
Special Education
Is Your Child Making Progress in Special Ed?
Supreme Court Rules on Private School Tuition Reimbursement for Special Education Students
Viewpoint of a mother of a child with special needs
The Most Powerful Advocacy Tool in IDEA 2004: Your State Advisory Panel
Schools Overlook Disabled Students
Ascertaining the adequacy, scope, and utility of district evaluations
Mistakes People Make - Parents
The Paper Chase: Managing Your Child's Documents Under the IDEA
Special Education Success Strategies
Our Special Education To Do List
The Special Needs Parent Coach
Students Rights
Rights and Responsibilities of NYS Students