Did this help?The IEP and IEP Meeting. Ok, let’s do this. Let’s get you ready for your child’s meeting. I have so many posts about the various components of the IEP process and meetings, I thought it was time to put them in a chronological order. Here is my first bit of advice. If your […]
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How to Talk to {Special Needs} Children about Death.
Did this help?How to Talk to Children about Death “Mommy, can people die from surgery?” I’ve answered that question about 1000x in the past 2 months. Or one similar to it, just switch out that last word to something else. Lately, my non-disabled child is somewhat obsessed with death. It doesn’t appear to be affecting […]
5 {free} Google products that help manage the Special Needs Household.
Did this help?Google Products for your Home and Household Let’s face it, when you have a child with special needs, Moms and Dads become case workers. I’ve never seen one person, let alone a child, generate so much paperwork. Then you add in annual IEP dates, annual and biennial medical appointments, biannual evaluation dates, MA […]
25 Ways to Add Special Needs to your Elf on the Shelf.
Did this help?How to add Disabilities and Special Needs to your Elf on the Shelf. I’ll admit, when Elf first came out, I loved him. Then I hated him. Well, not him, but I hated how competitive it was on social media. Seemed like every mom was trying to outdo all her friends with crazy […]
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{The Secret Revealed} How some Moms make this IEP thing look easy.
Did this help?How to have an easier time during the IEP. “Mrs. Lightner, we’ll add the additional hour of OT to Kevin’s plan, but I want you to know that he is the only child in the county who is receiving more than one hour per week. That’s just not our model.” YES! Success! I […]
How to know if you are ready for your IEP meeting. {free printable checklist!}
Did this help?IEP Meeting Checklist This is a really old post that I have been meaning to update for ages. I see the image show up on Pinterest and I just cringe because I know that the information that is on this site now is just so much better than it was in 2015. The […]
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{Reading Comprehension} Strategies | IEP Goals | Websites | Tests
Did this help?{Reading Comprehension} Strategies | IEP Goals | Websites | Tests 7 Reading Comprehension Strategies Use Visuals. Answer Questions. Predicting. Summarizing/Retelling. Identifying parts of story/text. Make a connection. Active readers. See below for further explanation, as well as links to assessments and other valuable information. If you are here, please make sure that you […]
{Definition of Inference} Examples | Strategies | Worksheets | IEP Goals
Did this help?Inference Definition “Mommy, is that Lady Gaga?” When my youngest was a toddler, he LOVED Lady Gaga. I have no idea why or where it came from, but he did. He would ask me to put videos of her on my computer. So, when we were watching the Super Bowl one year, the […]
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25 Ways to Add Special Needs to your Elf on the Shelf.
Did this help?How to add Disabilities and Special Needs to your Elf on the Shelf. I’ll admit, when Elf first came out, I loved him. Then I hated him. Well, not him, but I hated how competitive it was on social media. Seemed like every mom was trying to outdo all her friends with crazy […]
50 Silly and Simple Elf on the Shelf Ideas {No props, 10 seconds to set up!}
Did this help?Easy Elf on the Shelf Ideas The other morning, when I walked out into our kitchen, my 8-year-old exclaimed, “Mom! Elf is playing Xbox! I bet they’re playing NBA.” It was one of the simplest yet most creative Elf ideas I have ever done. Took me all of 10 seconds to grab the […]
12 Tips to Control Holiday Spending {Simple and Realistic!}
Did this help?How to Control Holiday Spending Every year, the Christmas decorations come out in the stores earlier than the year before. TV advertisers tell us about the “great deals” as soon as Labor Day ends. Families are committed to so many family and school events that details can quickly slip past us. With all […]
A Parent’s Perspective on the IEP Process
One Mom’s Perspective of the IEP Process. I have always made clear that my interest is in my child, his well-being, and his functioning on grade-level – nothing more and nothing less. My goal has always been to advocate for my child so that he could have available to him a free appropriate public education […]