Nov 29, 2022
Welcome to a little bit of a more casual episode that's PACKED with information and context about the special education process!
Today's guest is Ashley Barlow of The Special Education Advocacy Podcast. A former special education teacher, parent to a child with Down Syndrome, and special education attourney.
In this...
Nov 22, 2022
We talk about how imporatant collaboration is...but it doesn't always work, right?
In this episode, Lisa Baskin-Wright, a general education teacher first, then a parent advocate for her daughter, talks about her own experience with working with her child's IEP team using collaborative methods, what happened when that...
Nov 21, 2022
**LAST DAY FOR GIVEAWAY!!**
I used to think Speech Language Pathologists (SLP's) just helped people to talk more clearly...
...turns out they do A LOT more than that!
In this epispode we discuss:
-Qualifications for SLP's (and a TINY but about SLP Assistants)
-Speech Therapy scope of practice (articulation, expressive...
Nov 17, 2022
Welcome to the 4th week of the IEP Team Bonus Series!
Today we ae talking preschool teachers, and there are 2 different situations!
1) A district hires a preschool teacher who is a general education teacher AND an "itenerant" ECSE (early childhood special education teacher)
2) A district can hire someone who is DUAL...
Nov 15, 2022
We are finally talking about it!
Today's episode is about 1:1 or getting a para for your child and what school team's consider when they are making this decision!
In this episode we talk about:
1) What schools look for when determining if your child has a para need.
2) How to structure your ask!
3) Why you may get...