by Cynthia Singleton | Sep 10, 2020 | advocacy, current events, special education, SPED process
It’s back to school time—2020 style. What. A. Mess. This is perhaps the scariest, most confusing time for parents and teachers that I ever remember experiencing in my life. This new hybrid approach has challenged teachers in unprecedented ways. Behind the scenes, I...
by Cynthia Singleton | Mar 25, 2020 | advocacy, current events, special education, SPED process
These are strange times. Schools have never closed like this before. Thankfully we have technology to help bridge the learning gap. As usual, parents of kids with special needs have an extra challenge. While e-learning is being offered to students in general ed,...
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...
