Special Education Information: Recent Episodes
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Does Special Education rules, regulations, handling of disabilities, and so much more confuse you? I'm trying to straighten that out.
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Age-appropriate behaviors and activities: what does that mean? It is important for those of us in a child's life to understand it and be able to carry it out as best as we can.
Remember that we are doing the best we can for what we know and where we are at.
The teachers and parents can sometimes get at each other in a negative way. There is so much for everybody to be confused about. Here's a rundown of the basics of the different kinds of meetings that occur related to special education. A few tips and tricks for everybody. I believe I may not have gotten everything, so I'll keep looking.
A bit longer than normal, but Facilitated Communication and Applied Behavior Analysis are covered. Some basic ideas of how to get an ABA plan going are discussed.
You've been taught there is only 5...you were taught wrong. Listen in as I go over the miss ing senses.
The tail end of this is primarily focused on teachers, but you still may find it interesting if you have children and are curious about how they learn the best.
There's more than one part of IDEA? What is Part C? What does IFSP mean? Is there ever an end to it? Is it important? Why?
What's it like to teach special needs students in the classroom? What can we learn from them? How fun is it? How challenging is it? Step into my shoes for a little while.
A bit confusing, admiteditly, but hopefully you'll get something out of it. It's hard to just do vocab.
Also, I used case manager in the middle when I actually meant Program Directors.
Social Skills are so very important for the success of anyone, but our kids with disabilities tend to struggle a bit more with them.
This one is a bit scattered, I admit, but hopefully you can garner a few good pieces of information out of it.
Teachers and school districts get a bad rap, but why? They are some of the hardest-working individuals out there. I throw in a few personal stories just to illustrate life as a teacher. So reach out to a teacher and give them a big thank you and work with the political system to help them get a higher pay rate.
Due process is a legal procedure you can take when you feel your rights are violated. However, it's not that simple.
I refer to books:
-The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child by Attorney Lawrence M Siegel
-The Complete Special Education Guide to Special Education by Linda Wilmshurst, Ph.D. & Alan W. Brue, Ph.D.
-2020 Lawyer's Reference Guide: Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) Regulations as of February 14, 2020 by U.S. Department of Education
Based on the book Teach Me To Do It Myself-Montessori Activities for you and your child by Maja Pitamic
Word problems? They are everywhere in "adulting" life, but as a student we mostly dealt with them when they were given to us by our teachers. When you have dyscalculia, they are even more troublesome. How do you work with that?
What in the world, you might ask? Dyslexia and lexia is language; calculia might be? You got it. Basically it is problems with math. Tune in to learn some stuff you may never have heard of.
How do students typically progress in their reading skills as compared to someone with a learning disability?
Learning Disabilities are considered a "High Incidence" disability, so schools are coming up with ways of helping students before they end up on an IEP.
So much information coming your way all of the time. What to do? Keep special needs child binder. I'll explain.
Least Restrictive Environment. Every child deserves the right to have the least restrictive environment. Listen in as I give some examples.
Goals should keep the future in mind. They need to be something the kids enjoy learning because it directly applies to their life. Ever said to your teacher, "What does this have to do with anything?" Let's not do that to our students.
Do all students need and/or want to go to a university after they graduate? What are their options? How can we help prepare them? When should we start getting them ready?
There is a difference between accommodations and modifications. What is it? How do they help the child with special needs?
How can we help Special Ed teachers stay longer than 3-5 years?
The entire IEP is important, but the goals are what get worked on daily. Here is some information about them.
There's a lot of paperwork. A lot of questions that need to be answered. What is with all of these acronyms? Tune in and, hopefully, I can provide some answers.
The start of gaining some information regarding special education law and some of the tricky areas.