Virginia SpencerJun 13, 20192 minRelaxing on the beach?So the school year is over and you may already be on vacation. Are you enjoying a complete mental break from the grind of ensuring services in your child's I...
Virginia SpencerSep 17, 20173 minThe 504 Plan: Should you want one for your child?Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a civil rights law that protects all children with disabilities from discrimination in programs that are pub...
Virginia SpencerAug 26, 20173 minBack to School Series: 3) Goals and the dynamic IEPWait, let's back up. All plans have starting points so that they aren't built on thin air. Before we can write any goals we need to know what data needs to b...
Virginia SpencerAug 13, 20173 minBack to School Series: 2) Transition Planning, Is the ITP good enough?When the ARD/IEP team talks about writing a transition plan, they are not referring to attending a new school or becoming a High School Freshman. Instead, a ...
Virginia SpencerAug 3, 20172 minBack to school Series: 1) Checking the Box? Is the IEP good enoughOver-reliance on mass generated forms Parents of children with disabilities can become used to the 'same old' IEP form. Year after year, it looks the same wi...
Virginia SpencerJul 25, 20172 minDo we need the Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support in Texas?The text of House Bill 23 has some worrying verbiage- and not just the lines that contradict IDEA protections. Should parents be worried about programs desig...
Virginia SpencerJul 17, 20173 minADHD, issues with this spectrum disorderWhat you can see and what you can't "Bobby looks fine. He was watching the teacher and doing classwork for the entire period" However, Bobby doesn't think so...
Virginia SpencerJul 9, 20173 minDyslexia and your child's choice"Jimmy is choosing not to read." Jimmy is a smart little cookie, but he throws his books at the bedroom wall. Mom calls a parent-teacher conference to discus...
