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| AFASE at school Advocate For Appropriate Special Education |
How to Ensure That an Effective IEP Is Developed
and Implemented
Reference and Education: Special Education•Published: December 28,
2011
What frustrates parents the most about dealing with the school in relation to
their special needs child? When parents call me to say that they need help to
advocate at a school meeting, it is because their child's educational needs
aren't being met at school and they don't know what they can do to change
things.
Alternative Treatments for Children With Autism
Health and Fitness: Autism•Published: August 5, 2011
"That alternative treatment is unproven by medical science. Don't waste your
money until the research has been done and published in peer reviewed
medical journals." That's easy for you to say...
Summer Academic Loss - How to Prevent It
Reference and Education: K 12•Published: August 5, 2011
Are you concerned that your kids aren't learning anything new or practicing
any cognitive skills to keep their brains stimulated over the summer holidays?
Special Education Language -
10 Acronyms You Should Know
Reference and Education: Special Education•Published: July 27, 2011
The Special Education system in Ontario has a language of its own. If you are
the parent of a child who has been recently identified as exceptional by the
school board, you can get lost in the language during your first school
meetings. There are many acronyms that are used by school administrators
and school staff and most often they don't think about the fact that parents
may not understand their "language".
10 Reasons to Improve Your Negotiation Skills
Reference and Education: Special Education•Published: July 22, 2011
You are in a conversation with the elementary school principal where you are
trying to get him to agree to implement a new instructional accommodation for
your special needs child. He is making all kinds of excuses why it can't be
done and you've made up your mind that you won't leave his office until you
have both come to a resolution...
How to Write a Letter to Your Child's
Elementary School
Reference and Education: Special Education•Published: July 20, 2011
If you have a child in elementary school who has special education needs,
you will need to know how to write letters to the school. You want your letters
to express a desire to work collaboratively for the benefit of your child.
Education and Nutritional Facts
Reference and Education: K 12•Published: July 15, 2011
Are your children's minds like sponges or are they more like leaky buckets?
Your seemingly intelligent children should be getting better grades at school.
But he can't seem to focus on anything long enough to really master it (except
video games), and she seems to be such a good conversationalist (especially
with text messaging) but can't write a decent book report.
Special Education Instruction
Reference and Education: Special Education•Published: July 1, 2011
Advocating at school on behalf of children with autism can be so frustrating
that it's like hitting your head against a brick wall. In fact, it's a glimpse into
what it must be like to have autism... you know what you want to communicate,
but you just can't seem to get your message through to the people who need
to hear it.
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