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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...
Amy Langerman
Sep 4, 202124 min read
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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...
Amy Langerman
Aug 24, 202113 min read
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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...
Amy Langerman
Aug 20, 20217 min read
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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...
Amy Langerman
Aug 20, 20218 min read
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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,...
Amy
Sep 11, 20176 min read
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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...
Amy Langerman
Apr 3, 20177 min read
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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...
Amy
Jan 27, 201718 min read
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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...
Amy
May 14, 20169 min read
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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...
Amy
Feb 3, 20168 min read
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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...
Amy
Jan 17, 20167 min read
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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...
Amy Langerman
Jan 16, 201610 min read
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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...
Amy
Aug 8, 20149 min read
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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...
Amy
Nov 1, 20135 min read
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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...
Amy Langerman
Mar 16, 20138 min read
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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...
Amy Langerman
Sep 21, 20128 min read
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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...
Amy
Sep 20, 201212 min read
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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...
Amy
Sep 18, 201210 min read
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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...
Amy
Sep 17, 20125 min read
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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...
Amy
Mar 28, 20129 min read
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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...
Amy
Mar 27, 201211 min read
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