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Unsharpened pencils, new backpacks, and stacks of writing paper. Yes, it’s back-to-school time! Although a fresh stock of supplies is important, what’s most important is a fresh and optimistic start to your partnership with your child’s teacher. These tips will help support a positive classroom and learning experience for your child.
Standards-based Individualized Education Programs (IEP) —Podcast and New Advocacy Brief In this 20-minute podcast, Dr. Margaret McLaughlin, Professor of the Department of Special Education and the Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children and Youth at the University of Maryland, provides listeners with general information about what standards-based IEPs are and how parents and educators can use this approach for "changing the academic expectations and outcomes we have for students with IEPs."
Our Advocacy Brief, "Understanding the Standards-based IEP" presents a detailed look at how linking the IEP goals to grade-level standards can help your child make significant gains and it offers additional information and resources.
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There are all sorts of ways technology can help students to build sklls and knowledge, by enabling them to use their strengths to work around their disabilities. For example, students who struggle with reading but who have good listening skills might benefit from listening to books on tape.
The use of technology can be tremendously helpful in reinforcing effective classroom instruction and strengthening your child's skill development. It is not, however, a one-size-fits-all solution that "fixes" LD. Learn what AT can and cannot do to support your child's learning.
Your home is where your child will get his or her first experiences with books and reading. Especially if you have a preschooler or kindergartner, now is the time to review your home environment. Is it literacy-friendly? Download this free form from our Get Ready to Read! Web site and use it to think about how literacy is "demonstrated" in your home.
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If your child is in elementary school or junior high, visit our Grades K-8 section for additional information.
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