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Special Education Support for Parents Created by Erin N. King, Ed.S., Nationally Certified School Psychologist This site contains information for parents to help promote better understanding of special education procedures and parental rights. The author is a School Psychologist who works in a school system and has been trained in special education laws, disabilities, assessment, and promoting educational and emotional growth in children.
Recent Posts
Promising New Research on Early Intervention for Autism
CNN reports that a study confirms that early autism intervention in toddlers is effective. A study was completed with a program called the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM). This program involves about twenty hours a week in the child's own home. I...
Classroom Observations
Classroom observations occur to document behaviors and to help provide insight to teachers. Teachers are teaching and are typically focused on the overall learning of the entire class. It is not possible for a teacher to catch all of the details of...
Parents Helping to Prevent Bullying
Bully prevention can occur at all levels. There are system wide programs that an entire school system can adopt. There are school wide programs designed to prevent and intervene when bullying occurs. Teacher awareness and prevention techniques can...
Academic Achievement Assessment vs. Classroom Assessment
Tests used in Special Education Assessment to measure academic achievement are quite different than classroom based assessment in several ways. The main differences between the academic achievement tests such as the Woodcock Johnson III or Wechsler ...
School Counseling vs. In-Depth Psychotherapy for Children
This article was written by a guest blogger from www.goodtherapy.orgOne of the staples of elementary schools across the country and around the world is the school counselor, a typically friendly and approachable figure who offers a space to talk abou...
Triennial What?
This word gets thrown around in Special Education. If your child is in special education, you need to know what a triennial evaluation is and what it means for your child.What is a Triennial Evaluation?Every three years a committee must convene to d...

