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Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: Understanding Your Legal Rights
...charter school for your...at the school just told...considered other schools in the..."specialize in special education."...that the school may be...Charter schools are public...public schools that receive...public school in the...charter schools must accept...charter school is discouraging...when a school violates...governs special education...public schools. It applies...charter school that receives...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
Managing MS Fatigue in Children: What Parents and Schools Need to Know
Your child comes home from school exhausted. Not the kind of tired that follows a...of rest seems to fix. You know it's the MS. The school thinks it's behavior. MS fatigue is the most common...for their peers. What MS Fatigue Looks Like at School. Teachers often miss it. The signs don't look like...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
School Accommodations for Children with Multiple Sclerosis
...exists. Why MS Symptoms Often Go Unsupported in Schools. Most educators have never encountered pediatric...roughly 3 to 5 percent of all MS diagnoses, and many schools go years without a single case. When your child's...When your child's symptoms are invisible, the school's default assumption is that your child is capable...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
You spent high school with extended time on tests,...covers K–12 students because schools must identify and support students...Changes When You Leave High School. Under IDEA, your school was...High school. Under IDEA, your school was required to evaluate you,...process was driven by the school. In college, you own the process....
Social Engagement > Dating and Relationships
A Parent's Guide to Supporting Your Teen with Special Needs in Their First Relationships
...parents take for granted. First relationships are no different. Most of those other frameworks had guidebooks: pediatricians covered the milestones, schools covered the curriculum, the internet had a forum for whatever else came up, and this one rarely does. Teaching consent, managing safety, creating space...
Global Insights > Education
Inside Inclusive Classrooms: What Co-Teaching Models Actually Look Like
...educational research on collaborative instruction. Schools implementing inclusive practices train teachers...helper." What it looks like when it fails: The special education teacher sits in the back correcting papers,...mainstream room. Red flag during observation: The special education teacher intervenes only with students...
Education > K-12
FAPE and LRE Explained: A Parent's Guide to Your Child's Rights Under IDEA
...arrive early in your special education journey:...can ask for and what schools are required to provide....federal law governing special education. Schools...special education. Schools must provide both...assume FAPE obligates schools to maximize their...v. Douglas County School District (2017), requires...imaginable standard. A school can meet FAPE even...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: What Parents Need to Know
...charter schools and you...handle special education....Maybe a school tour guide...that the school "doesn't...charter schools are public...public schools, and they're...federal special education...district schools. That...public school to accept...Charter schools can't...charter schools have been...Charter Schools Are Bound...Charter schools operate...public schools in areas...governance, but special education...charter schools must:...
Education > Online Learning
Universal Design for Learning: What Parents Need to Know About Accessible Online Education
Your child's school announces a new online learning platform. The brochure...parents from evaluating whether platforms and schools are implementing it. When a vendor says "we follow...framework developed by CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology) built on three principles: Multiple...
Education > Special Education
The 13 Disability Categories Under IDEA: Who Qualifies for Special Education
...your child qualifies for special education. Then you meet...Then you meet with the school, and they say your child...medical diagnosis and special education eligibility...categories cover and how schools determine who qualifies....in a way that requires special education, not just accommodations....both parts of the test. Schools evaluate educational impact...
Therapies > Occupational
Occupational Therapy for Children with Special Needs: School, Private, or Both?
Your child's school says they provide...on top of school services, or...message to the school. Here's what...the system: school-based OT and...time. What School-Based OT Is...Under IDEA, schools must provide...functional one. School-based OT focuses...can complete schoolwork without...support, the school isn't required...isn't the school being difficult....a ceiling. School-based OT...
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
IDEA Rights for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Public Schools
...Act (IDEA) includes specific protections for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, and they're legal requirements, not suggestions. Here's what schools must provide and how to make sure your child gets it. What IDEA Requires for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. IDEA covers all students with disabilities,...