Posted on June 22, 2009 by debcny
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here. Life has been crazy… but, good. AC is finishing up 6th grade, his first year of middle school. He’s done remarkably well. We had his 504 plan meeting last week, and basically will just repeat it for next year. The main thing it entails really is the [...]
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Posted on February 24, 2009 by debcny
Apparently, ASL (American Sign Language) is a very popular choice for kids to take at my son’s public school as their “Foreign Language”. So popular, that they do not guarantee any child can take it.
My son, AC , is in 6th grade now and mainstreamed. His school recently sent home a standard form for kids/parents to state preferences [...]
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Posted on December 16, 2008 by debcny
I received the newest WrightsLaw Newsletter – and wanted to share the below article since I hear so many parents fighting with schools about wether their child qualifies for services or not. Too often schools think that unless a child with hearing loss is failing and doing really poorly – they don’t qualify for services. This is NOT [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2008 by debcny
The big brain on my son, that is… (my side ).
I hope this doesn’t come off the wrong way… but, I am pretty psyched and wanted to share. We just got AC’s first report card from middle school today. He got strait A+’s!! . =) We’re so proud of him!!
I thought he was [...]
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