I.E.P. Individualized Education Program / Plan. Really such a very simple concept…..a written document to support children up to age 21 with special needs in which their services are described and goals and objectives are laid out. There are periodic meetings to determine progress and make modifications. Sometimes these interim meetings are mandated, other times they’re more impromptu. But it really is quite simple on the face of it. …continue reading
I have come to grips with having a child with special needs. I have mourned the loss of the idea of what my son’s childhood would look like, and accepted it for what it is….uncertain, and unpredictable. I suppose this is true for all kids, but in our case, the variances and uncertainties are exponentially greater, and much more visible and immediate. One thing I cannot come to grips with, however, is how complicated and convoluted the educational system becomes when you add the “special needs” label to your child, and the amount of time that I foresee devoting to this part of his life from now going forward. …continue reading
Assessment of educational goals and objectives is, in theory, designed to be pretty straight forward, but sometimes, you notice in your child’s homework/test/project something like this: Directions: Draw four birds on a fence. Now draw
I am a mom of a sensational kid who has a unique perspective and experience with the educational system. First, I work with pre-school kids and have worked with a wide range of special needs
My SensiGirl goes to Extended School Year. She has been attending for the last two weeks. She gets an extra 5 weeks of school over the summer to try to maintain progress she has made
Piper was born three months early. She spent 65 days in the NICU. We live in an area that has a very large, world-class, NICU. That being said, for the first half of the time
We recently had our son’s IEP meeting. We are, from what I can tell from other stories I hear, very rare in our experiences. Our IEP meetings have always been friendly and upbeat. You can
Ballerina and Music Man haven’t even started kindergarten yet, and it’s already dominating my nearly ever waking moment thoughts. Music Man, well, not so much. I worry about bullying for him in particular as he
