On Tuesday, February 25th, 2014, Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley and Tracy Block-Zaretsky presented Dyslexia and the IEP: How to make sure your IEP is in tip top shape, a webinar hosted by Learning Ally. Continue reading
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Dear IEP Team
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Dear IEP Team:
Wow. That was a heck of an IEP meeting, right? I know having an advocate at these meetings always makes the meetings a little (or a lot) longer and if you are anything like me, you are exhausted when they are done. I hope you don’t take the presence of an advocate as a signal that there is a ‘fight’ to be had or that we intend to play the blame game with the school.
Infographic: Navigating the Special Education Process
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This flowchart is a visual aid to help a parent and/or advocate of a child with dyslexia navigate the special education process. It is meant only as a general guide. It has been adapted from the forthcoming book: Dyslexia: Decoding the System by Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley of The Dyslexia Training Institute.
Dyslexia and the Dad
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by Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley
I love a good success story about a child with dyslexia as much as the next person. Unfortunately, my job is to fix wrongs and I spend most of my time with my mouth hanging open and my hand covering it. I spend my time in total and utter disbelief at either what I am reading on an IEP, school testing or listening to yet another story about the downright negligent behavior by the schools when educating of a child. I sit in IEPs silently while I allow the school to showcase their lack of training about dyslexia and patiently wait my turn. If you’ve ever met me you know I am not a particularly loquacious person, so I keep my comments short and sweet, but meaningful and I try to show little to no emotion. Today was different. Today I was moved to tears and moved to share the story of one family with you so that you can begin to forgive yourself or lend support to a parent who is struggling with this process. Continue reading