Special Ed on Special Ed
This podcast offers essential insights for parents of children with disabilities, covering topics from advocating for your child’s rights through the special education process to innovative interventions and practical support strategies. Each episode features conversations with experts, empowering you to confidently navigate your child’s unique educational journey. Join me for guidance, inspiration, and a supportive community on your path.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 72
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Now You're the Advocate
Today I'm speaking with John Flanders, a special education attorney and former Executive Director of Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC), about why learning how to properly advocate for your ch…
Where I Lay My Head
Today I speak with Marc Bonaguide about residential placements. Marc is the Clinical Supervisor at The Glenholme School based in Washington, Connecticut. The Glenholme School, also known as Devereux …
Language is the Doorway to Wisdom
In this episode, I speak with Jeff Bravin, Executive Director of the American School for the Deaf (ASD) in Hartford, CT to discuss the importance of a literacy and language rich environment (their ve…
Droppin' Knowledge!
Today we talk to Mandy Favolaro & Missy Alexander about the Annual COPAA Conference. COPAA stands for Council of Parents Attorneys and Advocates, an organization dedicated to protecting and enforcing…
Special Ed 101
Special Ed 101 mp3
Thu, 11/19 9:46PM • 40:50
SUMMARY KEYWORDS
child, special education, student, school district, parents, evaluations, education, iep, disability, attorney, iep meeting, mediation, s…
Wonder twin powers ACTIVATE!
Back to School 2020 - What's New?
"Back to school" elicits images in my head of long lines in stationery stores, exorbitant shipping fees for backpacks I forgot to order, and the promise of a great new school year. None of that, how…
What's for dinner?
Being a mom is hard on a good day but just because something is hard doesn't mean it can't bring you joy!
Today I talk with Meredith Masony, a work-from-home mom of 3, helping other woman through one…
LRE: Now what?
What is the least restrictive environment? The one that is appropriate! And which one is that in the world of hybrid models where no one even knows what regular education looks like? Great questions.…
Are we talking about the same thing?
As parents contemplate their options for Fall 2020, the terms "online learning" and "virtual instruction" have become more commonplace than "unprecedented." Many students struggled to access their ed…
What is Autism in Black?
Raising a child with Autism can be difficult for anyone, however, in the Black community there are additional challenges that may affect you. Although early intervention is key, African American chil…
Wanna HANGOUT? I know just the SPOT!
Where are your kids hanging out these days? Are they learning the social skills they need to navigate the world in-person AND online? To be a friend? To get a friend? To maintain a friend? And, what …
Diversity, INCLUSION, belonging... oh my?
Amy Pleet-Odle is an inclusion coach and founder of Inclusion Focused Coaching. She brings nearly 50 years of experience in education to her coaching work. She's been an English teacher, special educ…
So, what are you doing this summer?
ESY, or extended school year, provides students with services beyond the end of the school year for those who need it. While these services typically happen in the summer, they are not summer school.…
What traumatic event? Who has anxiety?
Schools closed due to a global pandemic. If that's not enough to trigger you, what about having to stay home, having to go out, having to work, not working? And the cherry on top? You now need to ove…
Transition Skills, Assessments, and IEP Goals: Should they stay or should they go?
The purpose of transition goals and objectives is to prepare your child for life after high school, whatever that may be for them. So now, all you need to figure out is what life after high school wi…