Inclusion: Combatting the Excuses Used to Foster Segregation (Part four of Amy's five part series).
In Part One of this series, I introduced the concept of Universal Design for Learning. Then, in part Two of this series, I identified the...
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Amy Langerman
- Aug 24, 2021
- 13 min
Inclusion: Writing Goals That Are "Inclusion-Forward" (Part three in Amy's five part series)
So often the primary reason that students end up in self-contained classes with low expectations is that their IEP includes goals that...
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Amy Langerman
- Aug 20, 2021
- 7 min
Inclusion: The Case for Least Restrictive Environment (Part two in Amy's five part series)
Why is it that children are supposed to be educated in general education classrooms with general education students and with general...
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Amy Langerman
- Aug 20, 2021
- 8 min
Inclusion: A Case for Universal Design for Learning (Part one in Amy's five part series)
This week, I want to talk about inclusion but often, before educators will consider inclusive settings, they set arbitrary standards or...
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Amy
- Sep 11, 2017
- 6 min
Are accommodations bad for you?
So, my hairdresser told me today that her son's highschool RSP teacher/case manager told him that "if you want to go to a 4 year college,...
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Amy Langerman
- Apr 3, 2017
- 7 min
STOP MAKING ME LOOK AT YOU!
How many times has your child's school OT proposed a goal that "Billy will look at teacher 80% of the time" or "Billy will attend to...
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Amy
- Jan 27, 2017
- 18 min
Success Strategies for College Bound Students – Teaching High School Students What They Need to be S
I have heard it so many times from high school resource teachers. After a parent complains about a staff member’s failure to provide an...
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Amy
- May 14, 2016
- 9 min
Extended School Year (ESY) – When does a school have to provide summer programming?
I remember my first public school IEP meeting when my son was in kindergarten. Before that, he had been placed in a year round...
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Amy
- Feb 3, 2016
- 8 min
I want more...(fill in the blank)...
Recently, on one of the list serves in which I participate, a parent was asking about how to force her school's speech therapist to add...
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Amy
- Jan 17, 2016
- 7 min
What's in a Label? When a Rose By Any Other Name May Not Be a Rose.
I can't tell you how many times parents spend wasted energy fighting over the label that is used for their child. Then again, I can't...
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Amy Langerman
- Jan 16, 2016
- 10 min
My Son's Principal Just Called to Tell Me My Son Was Referred For Bullying. Where Did I go Wrong
It is the phone call you dread. You see the name of your child’s school on the caller id and you assume the worst. Billy is sick, he is...
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Amy
- Aug 8, 2014
- 9 min
IEE's Revisited: California Department of Education "Dings" San Diego Unified School D
Did your school district provide you with a non-compliant answer to a request for an IEE? Did it unreasonably interfere with your...
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Amy
- Nov 1, 2013
- 5 min
Bullying Revisited
It doesn't go away, does it. No matter how many reports you hear about, how many movies of the month, or how many bully-sides, our kids...
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Amy Langerman
- Mar 16, 2013
- 8 min
Labels Revisited: When Calling It What It Is Really Matters!
I have posted before about labels and when they are or are not an important part of the eligibility and placement determination. And, I...
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Amy Langerman
- Sep 21, 2012
- 8 min
Sample Parental Response to District IEE Limitations ( Part four of Amy’s four part series on IEEs
Yesterday, I told you some of the rules that districts have to follow in responding to a request for an IEE. Yet, many do not follow...
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Amy
- Sep 20, 2012
- 12 min
What Limits Can A District Place on an IEE? (Part three of Amy’s four part series on IEEs)
So, you have requested an IEE and “without unnecessary delay”, you have gotten a response from the district. It turns out that a...
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Amy
- Sep 18, 2012
- 10 min
IEEs: Do I Really Want One? ( Part two of Amy’s four part series on IEEs)
Yesterday, I spoke about the basics of asking for an IEE and when a parent has that right. Today, I will address whether you want to...
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Amy
- Sep 17, 2012
- 5 min
IEEs: The Basics ( Part one of Amy’s four part series on IEEs)
Recently, I have gotten a lot of questions about Independent Educational Evaluations. Many parents think that the IEE is the magic...
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Amy
- Mar 28, 2012
- 9 min
What Can Be Done to Help Schools Become More Anti-Bullying and Pro-Tolerance in Their Teaching and P
Are you thoroughly frustrated yet? Your child has finally reported that he has been bullied, you have gone through the emergency process...
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Amy
- Mar 27, 2012
- 11 min
How Do I Report Bullying to My Child's School and What Should I Do When the Report Ends Up Provi
Any comprehensive response to a bullying incident requires a report to administration. While some of my more creative friends suggested...
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