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Special Needs > Dyslexia
4 Tips To Improve Reading Skills Even If You Have Dyslexia (Part 1)
...Common characteristics of those with dyslexia are difficulties with phonological processing (the manipulation...playing a reading comprehension game. Improve writing skills using specially designed graphic organizers....specially designed graphic organizers. Today I'm writing about the first activity...reading fluency. Reading...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
What Exactly IS Dyslexia?
...specific language-based disorder of constitutional origin characterized by difficulties in single word decoding, usually reflecting insufficient phonological...problems in reading, a conspicuous problem with acquiring proficiency in writing and spelling." Dyslexia is very common. It may affect up to 15% of American...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Agency Spotlight: The International Dyslexia Association
Watching a child struggle with reading, writing, and other academic areas can be...treatment of dyslexia and other learning difficulties. The organization estimates that...with dyslexia or other reading and writing difficulties. This unique program...dyslexia or other reading and writing difficulties. This unique program provides parents...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Wynsum Arts: Making Technology Work for Special Needs
...to help a child with autism with communication difficulties, and the iTunes store search on "autism" gets...community. During an excruciating 24-month period on waiting lists to receive a diagnosis for her son, Gluth...well for my son at the time that while we were waiting I started educating...
Special Needs > Visual Impairments
Braille and Technology: Why Your Child with Visual Impairment Needs Both
...software can read anything aloud? Then you hear the opposite from another: Braille is essential for literacy. Audio alone won't develop the reading and writing skills your child needs for school and work. Both perspectives come from people who care about your child's education. Both sound convincing. And you're...
Financial > Scholarships
Writing a Scholarship Essay About Your Disability: What Works (and What Doesn't)
How to frame your disability narrative in scholarship essays to show growth and future contribution, not just diagnosis.
Therapies > Occupational
Why Your Child's Handwriting Struggles May Be an OT Issue (And What to Do About It)
Your child's teacher mentions the handwriting again. Letters are inconsistent, spacing is unpredictable, and writing assignments take twice as long as they should. You've tried practice worksheets at home. You've worked on letter formation every evening. Nothing changes....
Special Needs > General Special Needs
The IEP Process from Start to Finish: A First-Time Parent's Guide
...you're the one making the referral, put it in writing. Send it to the school principal or director of...education services. The school must respond in writing within a reasonable timeframe, typically 10 to...initiates the referral, they'll notify you in writing and explain why they believe an evaluation is appropriate....
Special Needs > Diabetes
Your Child's 504 Plan for Diabetes: A Complete Guide for School Management
...disability discrimination in programs receiving federal funding. Every public school in the country is covered. The plan puts specific accommodations in writing so they can't be walked back when staff change or budgets get tight. Here's what needs to be in it, what schools sometimes resist, and how to push...
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Employment and Asperger Syndrome: Workplace Rights, Accommodations, and Strategies for Success
...instead of verbal directions Flexible hours to avoid sensory overload from commute timing or crowded office hours Clear expectations documented in writing rather than implied through office culture Private space for sensory breaks Modified social requirements, such as...
Social Engagement > Inclusion
How to Write Effective IEP Goals That Support Inclusion
Step-by-step guidance for writing IEP goals that support participation in general education settings, with examples by disability category.
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
Building a Support Network: A Guide for Families Raising Children with Special Needs
...knows how to redirect a meltdown, not just smile nervously and hand them back to you. The kind where you can leave the house for three hours without writing a novel of instructions. That network doesn't happen by accident. It's built deliberately, one specific ask at a time, with people who can flex to...