kristina@partnerstx.org, Author at Partners Resource Network

5 06, 2018

Teaching Social Skills to Kids Who Don’t Yet Have Them

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:35:46-05:00

Do any of these comments sound familiar? “I tell him to stop doing that, but he keeps on doing it. This kid must have been raised by wolves!” “That kid knows how she is supposed to behave. She CHOOSES to misbehave.” “I ask him what he is supposed to be doing and he can tell me. He knows better, so why isn’t he doing it?” Yep. Some kids know “intellectually” what to do, but they’ve never “physically” done it before. It’s difficult for all of us to all-of-the-sudden display a completely different behavior than we’ve been showing for years. Changing a [...]

Teaching Social Skills to Kids Who Don’t Yet Have Themkristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:35:46-05:00

5 06, 2018

Prior Written Notice of Refusal

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:35:56-05:00

Prior written notice of refusal, often referred to as PWN, is frequently mentioned on parent forums and advocacy sites. This post will address what prior written notice of refusal (PWNR) is and how it can assist parents in dealing with public schools to promote the provision of appropriate and required services for their child. Prior Written Notice (PWN) is a procedural safeguard provided in the federal law for parents and is actually broader than PWNR. The IDEA regulations at 300.503 say that a school must give written notice “to the parents of a child with a disability a reasonable time before [...]

Prior Written Notice of Refusalkristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:35:56-05:00

5 06, 2018

Comments that Parents Hear: “Your Child will Not Receive Recess or Lunch with Peers”

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:36:10-05:00

Recall the law: Districts “must take steps, including the provision of supplementary aids and services determined appropriate and necessary by the child’s IEP Team, to provide nonacademic and extracurricular services and activities in the manner necessary to afford children with disabilities an equal opportunity for participation in those services and activities. (b) Nonacademic and extracurricular services and activities may include counseling services, athletics, transportation, health services, recreational activities, special interest groups or clubs sponsored by the public agency.” 300.107 […]

Comments that Parents Hear: “Your Child will Not Receive Recess or Lunch with Peers”kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:36:10-05:00

1 06, 2018

Be Like the Cool Kids

kristina@partnerstx.org2025-01-08T10:55:39-06:00

Image matters, or at least we think so in high school. From the stars of the most recent Netflix series to the kids that sit at the “cool kid table” in the cafeteria, image matters. Although many of us as adults recognize that being cool is not everything, to a teenager it is. But what happens when it’s impossible to find cool kids like you? Is it possible to be both disabled and cool? Or, in order to be cool, do we need to “pass” as nondisabled? Growing up, I was never one of the cool [...]

Be Like the Cool Kidskristina@partnerstx.org2025-01-08T10:55:39-06:00

31 05, 2018

Child with a Disability | Key Definitions in IDEA

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-11-14T14:29:41-06:00

The definition of “child with a disability” explains how and why children are found to be eligible – or ineligible – for special education and related services under IDEA. A “child with a disability,” as defined by IDEA, is entitled to a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet the child’s unique needs.

Child with a Disability | Key Definitions in IDEAkristina@partnerstx.org2019-11-14T14:29:41-06:00

30 05, 2018

Special Education | Key Definitions in IDEA

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-11-14T13:39:13-06:00

Special education is at the core of how schools address the needs of students with disabilities and support them in achieving the annual goals stated in their IEPs as aligned with the state’s academic content standards. Accordingly, how this term is defined in law and implemented in the real world is extremely important to students, families, and schools.

Special Education | Key Definitions in IDEAkristina@partnerstx.org2019-11-14T13:39:13-06:00

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