If you’ve ever opened your child’s IEP and immediately felt overwhelmed, you’re not alone. Some IEPs are 15 pages. Others are 50. I’ve seen them well over 100 pages. And what do most parents do? They ...

The other day I did a post on the OG Approach and I thought that talking about AR Reading Levels would be a good complement to that. Because, in my experience, AR Reading is great and useful tool.

“Nothing else that blinks!” That used to be my household rule. Nothing else that blinks is coming into my house. I have enough creatures to take care of. It actually is still my rule. So what did my ...

Like it or not, tests are a part of school life. Yep, even for our kids with IEPs and 504s. Whether it’s the weekly spelling test, those dreaded benchmark assessments, or state-mandated standardized ...

In my online advocacy training, I do live Q&A sessions on zoom. During a recent session, one of the parents asked, “Well, isn’t that what everyone wants–they want to win that coveted out of district ...

Today really reiterated to me that I need to get back to the outdoors and get my kids outside. I had my son at the eye doctor and she is an expert in her field. She said that they are seeing an ...

I’ve lived near Philadelphia most of my life. Like most local kids, I had the mandatory school trips to the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and the Franklin Institute. (Not all in one day.) As an ...

Over the past couple of years, there have been specific “blackout days” to protest corporate greed, unfair labor practices, and unethical business behaviors. The goal? To send a powerful message to ...