The Special Education Advocacy Blog

Often, conversations between myself and parents may sound as follows: PARENT: "Why does the special education process make it so difficult?" ADVOCATE: "The guidelines and the laws are fairly simple and well established; it's more of the human condition that gets in...

Sometimes within the context of school and learning, the focus leans heavily into conversations about "meeting standards", "grade level achievement", and "progress monitoring"; all within the context of DOING. But then, as I attend meetings everyday, it's the deeper...

No matter how one looks at education, the never-ending - always ever present needs of students today push into the following more so than ever before: RELATIONSHIP - REGULATION - RELEVANCE. SImply stated, classrooms must be founded upon these three pilars of support;...

ALE, or better known as the Alternative Learning Experience program in WA State may be exactly what you are looking for. Here's how OSPI (The Office of Public Instruction) describes it: "The Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) is public education where some or all...

It is often stated, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”; especially if the “cure” creates misunderstanding, division, and conflict. This is true for most events which have a high stakes impact on one’s life as well as our childrens’ lives. And this is...

I truly believe in the notion of "inclusionary practices". For I believe, like so many others, that access to and through the general education classes often presents the best setting for learning. However ... I attend meeting and after meeting as an education...

We live in a very complex world and at the same time, a number of us experience the world from a hyper-sensitivity perspective. As a result, ANXIETY is a natural response when we are overwhelmed. And the default systems kick in as needed. Some call this a symptom of...