Discover which access (and limitations) Maryland homeschoolers have to IDEA and special education services. You’ll also find community-based resources for specific special needs.
By Alessa|2020-04-15T16:09:25-04:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: IDEA, testing|
When any parent - including homeschool and private school parents - suspects their child may have a learning disability, they may request a free comprehensive evaluation through their local public school. The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Read more...
By Alessa|2020-04-14T18:28:31-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: EdD, education degrees, PhD|
It can take a village to help you understand the special learning needs of your child - but not every professional has the same degree or qualifications. Get to know the alphabet soup of advanced degrees in education and psychology, Read more...
By Alessa|2020-04-14T13:59:54-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: memory|
When we talk about Working Memory, we refer to the brain's "whiteboard" - that part of the brain where all kinds of tiny bits of information go for short-term storage. It is in the Working Memory area where the Read more...
By Alessa|2020-04-14T13:56:43-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: attention, executive function, organizational skills|
Students with Executive Functioning Disorder (EFD) have great difficulty self-regulating their behavior and staying organized. A student with EFD may have problems with: Planning and writing a research paper Handing in homework, even when they did it Recalling math Read more...
By Alessa|2023-09-03T15:22:32-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: processing speed, reading, reading rate|
Processing Speed is the time it takes a person to see or hear something - understand what it is - and respond to that information. To understand processing speed a little better, let's take a look at reading, as Read more...
By Alessa|2020-04-14T13:39:29-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: diagnosing, executive function|
Executive Functioning (EF) is a series of thinking tasks that help a person stay organized, such as: Planning Evaluating Choices and Ideas Self-Correcting Strategizing Paying Attention Remembering Details Managing Time Managing Space Asking for Help Read more...
By Alessa|2020-07-18T09:23:33-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: cognitive ability, IQ, traumatic brain injury|
IQ is generally measured through an individually or group administered test of intelligence. Throughout the 20th century, a variety of different IQ tests have been developed, each defining intelligence slightly differently. Critics of IQ tests claim that the tests Read more...
By Dr. Sharon Summers|2020-04-14T11:42:40-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: diagnosing, IDEA, learning disability|
Watching a child struggle to learn how to read can be frustrating for parents. How is it possible, then, for a school to test a child - acknowledge that the child is not reading at grade level - and Read more...
By Alessa|2023-09-03T09:22:02-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Reading, Special Education|Tags: diagnosing, dyslexia, reading disability|
A Common Question We Get From Parents About Reading Concerns "My child taught himself to read at the age of 4. He's now 9-years old and reading at a high school level, but I think he may have Read more...
By Dr. Sharon Summers|2020-04-14T11:35:51-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: diagnosing, dyslexia|
Private educational evaluations are not required to follow federal regulations for diagnosing a learning disability. However, being familiar wtih nationally accepted diagnostic standards helps guide good educational decision making and planning processes. Before dyslexia, or any learning disability, can Read more...
