“Before a student moves from a self-contained special education class to a general education setting in his or her neighborhood school for the first time, the school system support staff will need to initiate a planning process to ensure that the supports and services are in place when the student starts school. The planning process…
The website www.schoolbehavior.com holds a host of resources on multiple diagnoses and their related behaviors. Suggestions for classroom and home abound. Leslie Packer has compiled a valuable list of recommendations for various scenarios and situations related to behaviors based in neurological conditions. Parents and educators, you’ll want to bookmark this one! From Leslie Packer –…
Joe Tulman, Professor of Law at the UDC David A Clark School of Law, makes these recommendations on 10 Things a Judge in Delinquency or Criminal Court Can Do Under IDEA Regarding People with Education Related Disabilities Gather relevant stakeholders and clearly divide what should be handled by whom. Ensure the child is evaluated for…
Understanding Dyslexia: A Guide for Tennessee Parents and Educators The department frequently receives questions from parents and educators regarding dyslexia and its relationship to specific learning disabilities. Additionally, several recent policy changes have precipitated a need to provide further guidance around this issue. In particular, school districts recently began implementation of the Response to Instruction…
Do you have one or more children in your church who have mild-significantly different ability levels than their peers? Have you ever struggled with how to teach your Christian Ed curriculum to them so that they understand and learn? Have you ever wished you knew how to adapt your Sunday School lessons or make…
Individualized Education Account – “the voucher program that isn’t a voucher program”, according to some. I have fielded multiple questions over the last few weeks on the Individualized Education Account. The state has just updated their list of Frequently Asked Questions with the latest info. There is a section for
Check out these NEW Resources from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
“Research has … shown that the minute a youth sets foot in detention or lockup, he or she has a 50 percent chance of entering the criminal justice system as an adult.” – Robert Listenbee, administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. University of Tennessee law professor Dean Rivkin argues that prosecuted…
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Kauffman’s Children Center has created a list of multiple grant and scholarship options are available for families affected by special needs. Some are diagnosis specific. Some are age specific or state specific. http://www.kidspeech.com/services/1032-grants-general-for-special-needs-children.html
