Georgia Dyslexia Identifier: Screening and Reading Intervention

10/03/2022

For your avid book reader!

Old drawer turned into a book chair. This is genius!

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04/26/2021

https://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/right-brained-math/

Choose the best homeschool math curriculum for a struggling student or a right-brained learner based on learning style. By using right-brain learning strategies

09/23/2020

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-technology/assistive-technologies-basics/the-difference-between-audiobooks-and-text-to-speech

Audiobooks and text-to-speech can both help kids with reading issues like dyslexia. But they're not the same thing. Learn the key differences between audiobooks and TTS.

08/28/2020

This website has good info and I’ve recently gotten questions about how to get more testing when schools have not tested for 5+ years. Colleges that I’ve worked with usually want documentation to be current within 0-4 years to be approved for accommodations as an entering freshman.

Wrightslaw. Com
SMART IEPs: A Tactics and Strategy Session
with Pete and Pam Wright
"As an LDA President, I coach parents about how to use present levels of academic and functional performance to write goals for their child's IEPs.

"Some schools resist. They want to use subjective teacher observations' instead of objective information from tests. Does it matter if the IEP is based on objective measurable data?

SMART IEPs: A Tactics and Strategy Session teaches you to ...

clarify present levels of academic achievement and functional performance;
write IEP goals that are SMART -- specific, measurable, active, realistic, and time-limited;
identify appropriate accommodations and modifications;
work with educational evaluators, consultants, advocates, and tutors; and
resolve disputes with the school without starting WW III.

Broken link at Wrightslaw

08/14/2020

Check out NCLD’s equitable education chart.

07/30/2020

Wrightslaw has a helpful IEP tool.

Do You Have Questions about IEPs?
Check out the IEP Pop-up Tool
It's not unusual for parents, teachers and other school staff to experience periods of confusion during IEP meetings. This often happens when a team member makes an authoritative statement that you believe is incorrect. Perhaps you asked:

"Shouldn't my child's IEP include all the services he needs?"

OR

"How will I know if my child is making progress?"

OR

"My child is mainstreamed in regular ed classes. How can we know if the
accommodations in his IEP are being implemented?"

The IEP Pop-Up Tool answers these questions and many more. Each answer is backed up by the federal law or regulation that supports (or doesn't support) your position.
[ https://www.wrightslaw.com/info/iep.develop.popup.htm ]

How does the IEP Pop-Up Tool work?

The IEP Pop-Up Tool is divided into twelve sections or questions. Each time you click a question, you'll go to a new page that has that question, the answer AND the federal law and/or regulation that supports the answer - and more helpful resources.

The IEP Pop-Up Tool answers questions like these:

Where does the IEP team get information for the Present Levels?
What is a PLAAFP?
How can I ensure the IEP will meet my child’s needs?
My child has behavior problems. How do you make behavior goals measurable?
Should my child's IEP include all the services he needs?
My school says the IEP is based on what is available. Is this right?
What are related services in the IEP?
Do all children with disabilities have a right to transportation as a related service?
What about extracurricular activities in the IEP?
How will I know if my child is making progress?
My child is mainstreamed in regular ed classes. How can we ensure that he has accommodations that meet his needs?
Can we include methodology in the IEP?

If you are a parent, teacher, service provider or other school staff, you need accurate, reliable answers to questions about IEPs.

Take the IEP Pop-Up Tool for a spin at the next IEP meeting. See if it works for you.

To use the IEP Pop-Up Tool, click a question about IEPs and you will get the answer and the federal law that supports the answer.

02/07/2020

Thanks wrightslaw for sharing this.

12/07/2019

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54872/how-dyslexia-is-a-different-brain-not-a-disease

Students, parents, and teachers must understand that the dyslexic’s brain isn’t “broken” or deficient, just organized in a different way. And there is specialized reading instruction specifically for the different brain structure.

03/20/2019

Wrightslaw is a great website for what’s happening in the legal arena involving special education.

In this pop-up you will learn strategies to resolve parent school disagreements, steps to take if you disagree with the school and option you have if unable to resolve disputes.

03/20/2019

It’s good to be focused at the meetings.. these may help with staying on target.

Download this printable parent-teacher conference action plan to help focus the conversation and get what you need from your meeting.

10/30/2018

I used to have a workbook for each of my MI/MO students with everythiing from letters to trace, to tracing sentences, to free writing depending on their level and they would start each day with 5-10 minutes in their workbook. Some had to use fat pencils or warm up with some fine motor skills but all were able to 'do' cursive and sign their names by the end of the year.

Why does handwriting matter for literacy and learning to read? Dr. Sheldon Horowitz explains the unexpected connection.

10/30/2018

Remember to focus on the childs needs and show documentation from prior grades of the effect the right mix made.

Learn how to request a specific teacher for your child with learning and attention issues. Find out what to say and what to avoid when requesting a certain teacher. An expert explains.