Now that my 11 year old son is able to participate in more community activities, I am often asked, “Do you have any tips for working with Louie?” As the population of children with special needs continues to grow, more and more scout leaders, soccer coaches, religious education instructors, librarians, music teachers and other adults [...]
A young girl with curly brown hair and a beaming smile looked up at me and handed me this letter: Der mis fre I So LiKe TO. WerK Wef. You. And automatically my stress of the day was erased and I was reminded yet again how good it is to have my job. I was [...]
I am not new to testing, both as a teacher and a parent. I was a certified middle school teacher and was familiar with the MEAP test. I have a ten year old who has experienced all kinds of neuro-psychological testing since he was two years old. We have assessed his IQ, academic achievement, speech, fine [...]
Some back-to-school suggestions for parents with students who have special needs.
Starting a conversation with “Please don’t take this the wrong way” or “I hope this doesn’t upset you” doesn’t mean that you can then go on to be cruel, insensitive or intolerant. It just means that really you know you are about to make a wrong decision but haven’t bothered to find an alternative. Now [...]
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