May is a very busy month for educators! May marks Better Hearing and Speech Month and the week of May 7-11 we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week. Today we want to highlight speech-language pathologist Ashia Fayne. Speech-language pathologist’s (SLP’s) are the professionals who engages in clinical services, prevention, advocacy, education, administration, and research in the areas of communication and swallowing across the life …
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IEP Season is here! Are we prepared? As special education advocates we get questions from parents about how to prepare for IEP meetings.We know that individualized education plans (IEP’s) are developed all year round. However between the months of February-May we have several parents calling wanting key points and tips before going into their …
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Communicating with your child’s school is extremely critical especially if you are a parent of a child receiving special education services from the school. Messages and information will be exchanged from “parent to school” and from the “school to parent”. This exchange in communication can be both formal and informal. Email messages, phone calls, comments in …
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“The empowered and equipped parent will ALWAYS have everything they need right at their fingertips.” Today, it’s almost impossible to miss an appointment or event with all the new and creative technology right?. Well, maybe not..but, it’s so much easier these days to manage our personal and work schedules by tracking them in our Blackberry, …
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October marks disability history and awareness month. As parents and educators of children with special needs we are constantly involved in special education and the childs disability. Life never stops for us, however, there are others who are not aware of the changes in legislation affecting people with disabilities. Looking back over the history, we know progress …
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Many times parents who are new to the special education system are eager to call us and really don’t have a clear understanding of special education or “the process“. We are asked to define what will happen “if” their child is diagnosed. Parents are not quite sure how all of “this” works. They have …
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September 12th-16th, 2011 is Parent and Family Involvement in Education Week! HOUSE BILL NO. 221394TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3161L.02T; designation of parent and family involvement in education week. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows: Section A. Chapter 9, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to …
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Empowered: 4 Tips for Parent advocates By: Roshonda Franklin-Epps, MS 3E Special Education Advocacy & Consulting, LLC Having a child with a developmental or learning disability can be quite challenging. It’s important for parents to keep in mind that although they may retain the services of an advocate to help get them through a specific …
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Bookstores and library shelves are full of books on special education. Some are perceptive and helpful, others not so much. So how’s a parent to choose? Let’s Talk Special Ed is here to help narrow down the field and suggest some of the top picks for parents and advocates. Early Intervention Games: Fun, Joyful …
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Top Ten Tips for Transitioning from Summer School (ESY) to the Regular School Year Roshonda Franklin-Epps, MS, 3E Special Education Advocacy & Consulting, LLC The Summer ESY (Extended School Year) has ended and now its time to gear up for the 2011-2012 School year. This school year brings on new changes for your special needs …
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