Accommodation vs. modification is one of those special education topics that sounds more complicated than it needs to be. Here’s the short version. An accommodation changes how a student accesses ...

Handwriting can become a barrier for students who know what they want to say but cannot efficiently get it onto paper. And this is where I see an unnecessary either/or situation all the time. Either ...

IEP meetings are an important part of the special education process. These meetings are held to discuss, develop, and review a student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP). An IEP is a legal ...

IEP guidance and resources, and advocacy-informed tools to support stronger IEPs and better outcomes for students. Created from years of real-world experience in IEP and 504 meetings.

A 504 Plan for anxiety may include accommodations for testing, assignments, breaks, transitions, presentations, attendance, classroom participation and communication. The right accommodations depend ...

One of the biggest misunderstandings I see around private school and special education is the idea that a parent can simply pull a child from public school, enroll them in a private school, and make ...

IEP goals for anxiety should address the specific skills a student needs to access and participate in school. That may include self-advocacy, emotional regulation, asking for help, starting tasks, ...

Remember this? If you’re a Gen X’er like me, you probably do. And yes, while you were shoving those little yellow shapes into the Tupperware ball, you were practicing fine motor skills. When I was ...

My grandmother had the most beautiful handwriting. Perfectly formed cursive letters and so consistent! Of course, she went to school in an era when kids were smacked across the hands with wooden ...

Space is one of those themes that works for almost everything. Science? Obviously. Reading? Sure. Math? Yep. And apparently it can also convince kids that counting to 61 is considerably more ...

Women’s History Month deserves more than a fill-in-the-blank worksheet about Susan B. Anthony and a quick craft project that may or may not survive the ride home in a backpack. Women’s History Month ...

Scissor skills take practice, and handing a kid a pair of scissors and hoping for the best usually isn’t much of a lesson plan. These free scissor skills worksheets give kids a fun way to practice ...