If you’re looking for something that’s calm, quiet, and still meaningful for MLK Day, this is it. These MLK Day color by ...

You’re reading your child’s IEP, evaluation report, or behavior plan and suddenly you’re stuck on a phrase that feels ...

MLK Day can be fun, serious, educational, and thoughtful. Here are activities and projects for kids to make the day memorable, including “I Have a Dream” speech activities. A quote from Dr. Martin ...

When families start weighing an IEP vs 504 plan, it’s rarely an academic exercise. A child is struggling. Supports aren’t working. And suddenly parents are told that a 504 plan might be “enough,” even ...

Looking for IEP-ready strengths (not personality traits)? This list helps parents and teachers describe student strengths in ways that actually support services and goals. Sometimes we forget to ...

If you’ve been handed the term IEP and told it’s important, but no one really slowed down to explain it, you’re not alone. Parents often hear it during evaluations or meetings and walk away unsure of ...

Here you will find Executive Functioning IEP Goals, executive functioning IEP goals for ADHD, and some IEP Organizational Goals. This is one of the oldest articles on the site and is updated ...

In special education and behavior support, you’ll often hear that all behavior has a function. In simple terms, behavior happens for a reason. This idea is commonly explained using the 4 functions of ...

I’m sure if this has happened to you, it sure felt like a gaslighting moment. You have a child. The child sees various doctors and specialists, some of whom have diagnosed the child with autism. Then, ...

“I don’t know what to ask for on an IEP.” If that thought has crossed your mind, you’re not alone, and you’re not doing anything wrong. Parents search for what can I ask for on an IEP because they ...

Have you heard of the Five Finger Breathing Technique? It’s a fantastic mindfulness exercise for both kids and adults. I love it! Perhaps the best reason why I love it is that almost everyone has at ...

I never intended to become a Special Education Advocate. I took some IEP training because my disabled son was a toddler and I thought that the information would be good to have. Then, the 2008 ...