'Enjoying The Hi-5's of Autism - A Family Experience': Wrightslaw

Hi5! We are still just as excited about our 5 year old as the day when the doctor pronounced,"You're Pregnant!" Yep, we're still jumping for joy,and so is he! We are sharing our joy,disappointments,successes and challenges as a family with a child touched by AUTISM-a neurological condition considered a developmental disability.If you care to share, please do.Join us on Google Blogger/Reader/Buzz/orkut,hi5, digg,Facebook,Twitter,Yahoo!Buzz,YouTube,MySpace, holiday WordPress.ENJOY!KBJCosse'Family

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Finding Evidence Based Programs for Reading and Math

As a special education teacher and tutor, I would like to know what are good reading programs up to high school level?
What about programs for math and writing through all the grades?
We recommend Orton-Gillingham based programs. These programs have over 60 years of research that supports their effectiveness and they work for everyone.
It’s hard to understand why schools resist using them.
Orton-Gillingham

based programs include Wilson

and Slingerland

. Lindamood-Bell

is also good.
Direct Instruction

has a good track record. This website contains information on Direct Instruction’s extensive and broad research base.
We have a topic page on Wrightslaw about Reading and Writing here: http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/read.index.htm
Here’s a “one stop shopping” resource that will answer some of your questions about evidence based reading and math programs at different education levels.
Find out which educational programs have been successfully evaluated in valid research

.
http://www.bestevidence.org/index.cfm

Not many math programs have solid research to support them.
If you go to the Best Evidence site, and click Reading and “Beginning,” you’ll see 3 programs that have “strong evidence of effectiveness.”

PALS
Reading Reels
Success for All

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

8 Steps to Better IEP Meetings: Play Hearts, Not Poker - Wrightslaw

Continuing with the 'I am the "I" in the IEP' series:
Advice for Parent IEP Team Member during the Students Individualized Education Program Meeting from Wrightslaw

8 Steps to Better IEP Meetings: Play Hearts, Not Poker - Wrightslaw

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'Enjoyable School Year :-)'

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Graduation-Wrightslaw!

Hi5!

Graduation-Wrightslaw!

Yes, We are coming to the close of another school year! But, for Parents of a Student with Special Needs, we must stay active, alert and advocate for our son, even throughout the summer break.

Likewise, although our son is only 5 years old, we are laying a foundation for his future. Now, is the time for us to steer him on a graduation track that will hopefully lead him to a high school diploma, higher education(college/vo-tech), an internship and a career of his choice.

This is why we subscribe to Wrightslaw. They inform us about diploma options and requirements. Yes, we know that the school system does this too. But, Wrightslaw shares on a professional Parent level that we can understand and relate to as Parents of a child receiving a Free and Appropriate Public Education(FAPE)via a Special Education Services with a Local Education Authority (LEA) in a Least Restrictive Environment(LRE) that incorporates Inclusion methods with 'typical peers' in General Education classes that considers his Autism and Sensory Processing Integration(SPI) needs.

Throughout the year, Wrightslaw emails us their newsletter 'Special Ed Advocate'. 'SpED Ad', as we refer to it, keeps us abreast about issues that impact our son's life. Today, we received an email entitled, 'Certificate Program v. Regular Diploma? No Way!'. You must read about this issue and form your opinion. Go to

To subscribe to the Wrightslaw 'Special Ed Advocate', go to 'Special Ed Advocate'. This Wrightslaw newsletter is listed as ISSN: 1538-3202 with 85,030 Subscribers as of May 17, 2011!

Wrightslaw has a publication for kids that you can list your business, organization and special needs services in for others to learn and request your help. We are listed under NEW LEVEL Consultants & Affiliates,LLC as 'Planning Successful Events!", an Events Planning & Strategic Training company that focuses on 'People with Disabilities are ValueABLE!'

ENJOY!