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...
by Cynthia Singleton | Sep 7, 2018 | special education
Whew!! The first weeks of school. Getting supplies. New schedules. Meltdowns. New teachers. New bus routes & drivers. New stacks of school paperwork. Pat yourself on the back—you did it!! But WAIT—you’re a parent to a child with a disability, which means...
by Cynthia Singleton | Aug 21, 2018 | advocacy, special education
Welcome to the wonderful world of special education. As in all government funded and regulated endeavors, there are a TON of acronyms. In order to help new parents feel less overwhelmed, I’ve prepared this list of the most commonly used ones here as a sort of cheat...
by Cynthia Singleton | Sep 29, 2017 | advocacy, special education
The PLAAFP is one of the many acronyms from the alphabet soup of special educantion-ese that you will run into during an IEP/ARD meeting, but it is crucial that you understand what it is. P: Present L: Levels (of) A: Academic A: Achievement (and) F: Functional P: ...
by Cynthia Singleton | Sep 29, 2017 | special education
In addition to the usual back to school routines getting the school clothes getting the supplies filling out the back to school paperwork there is one more routine every parent of a special needs child needs to add–regardless of whether your child is in a...
