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 the sit now is just so much better than it was in 2015. The old post […]
What every parent needs to know about signing away FAPE.
What every parent ought to know about signing away FAPE. “My district wants me to sign away FAPE! Why would I do that?!?!” I often get emails and messages with this question and quite often the moms are in a panic. I get it–I mean, after all, you fought so long and hard for your […]
Working Memory: IEP goals | Strategies | Accommodations | Ideas for Improving
Working Memory: IEP goals | Strategies | Accommodations | Ideas for Improving Do you know what working memory is? Ok, remember these? I’m dating myself a bit, I know. But these are a great example of how we exercised our working memory. If you wanted to make a call, you looked up the number. You […]
School Absences, Truancy and IEPs: What Parents Need to Know.
IEPs and Truancy: What Parents Need to Know. I looked at the mom/client sitting next to me in the courtroom and gave her hand a squeeze. She looked up and gave me a slight smile, our only communication since we did not speak the same language. I leaned over to the caseworker on her other […]
Should I receive a copy of the IEP before the meeting?
Should you receive a copy of the IEP before the meeting? “Well, Mrs. Lightner, we are not going to be making any changes to this IEP today.” Oh lordy. Do I remember that day! Kevin was still a baby and it was one of my first IEP meetings. That woman really tapped a sleeping bear. […]
{Thrifty Thursday} what really happens when you disconnect cable to save money
Are you fed up with your cable TV bills? We were! And with technology it seemed like disconnecting your pay cable service and using just internet options seemed viable. After all, we have not had a land line in our house since 2002. We gave up the house phone with merely a blip on our […]