The Special Education Advocacy Blog

Somewhere between the opening day of school and an undetermined moment in late September and October, many students requiring support services, like an IEP or 504 Plan, lose that shiny perspective of the new school year.  Then, you start to see the wheels slowly fall...

I remember as if it was yesterday, when I was in elementary school, the first sign of Back to School TV commercials put me in a spin; I was one of those boys who just wanted to play ball outside for endless hours and the notion of "bed times" and "school nights" was...

For so many of our kids, ending the school year on a positive note is our primary goal following the 180 days of what may have felt like drudgery.  Adding to this, for those kids who struggle with late work, and an endless stream of missing assignments, the end of the...

For so many of our kids, the challenge of reading and writing is truly "a bear". Now, with the whole Common Core movement impacting today's schools, it's all about reading and writing.  So good kids, smart kids, engaged kids, but those with reading and/or writing...

Somewhere between the opening day of school and an undetermined moment in late September and October, many students with an IEP or 504 Plan, lose that shiny perspective of the new school year.  And the wheels slowly fall off the wagon.  For most, it's a slippery slope...

  I remember as if it was yesterday, when I was in elementary school, the first sign of Back to School TV commercials put me in a spin; I was one of those boys who just wanted to play ball outside for endless hours and the notion of "bed times" and "school...