by Cynthia Singleton | Feb 10, 2020 | advocacy, New to special education, special education, SPED process
Things were great with your child at school, until one day they weren’t. You notice that you’re getting emails from the teacher, and possibly odd looks at pick up. Your child is starting to not like school to the point of not wanting to go. She may even start...
by Cynthia Singleton | Jan 9, 2020 | advocacy, special education
It’s a new month, a new year, even a new decade! This is usually the time when people make resolutions to make a change for the better. I’m telling you, one of those intentions should be to get that mess of special ed paperwork, emails, and electronic school...
by Cynthia Singleton | Dec 8, 2019 | advocacy, special education
Parents have the right to record any and all ARD/IEP meetings that we attend for our children in special education. It amazes me how few parents who come to me for help with advocacy seem to know this. Transcribing these recordings used to be a tedious chore, but...
by Cynthia Singleton | Nov 1, 2018 | advocacy, special education
The whole purpose of special education is to prepare children with disabilities for further education (vocational or college), for work and to live independently. IDEA was never intended as an adult employment program for babysitting children with disabilities. Yet...
by Cynthia Singleton | Oct 20, 2018 | special education, Teachers who teach outside the box
Amy Izard teaches in McKinney ISD, and the parents of her students absolutely love her and how she works with their kids. She won the NAA-NT (National Autism Association of North Texas) Angel award for 2018. She is highly respected and loved by her fellow teachers...
by Cynthia Singleton | Sep 17, 2018 | advocacy, parents who advocate well, special education
This post is the first in a series for this blog that I’m calling “Parents Who Advocate Well”. The idea is for parents reading these profiles to get inspired about what is possible when they learn the rules of the special ed process and decide to...
