Special Education Private Schools in the Bay Area
Posted by Arya Baskar on June 23, 2011
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ist of Private Schools in Bay Area that offer Special Education Programs
Special Needs Homeschooling 101
Posted by Arya Baskar on June 23, 2011
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n overview of Homeschooling options in California from a Special-Needs context,
List of Public Charter Schools in California which offer Homeschool Programs
Posted by Arya Baskar on June 23, 2011
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ne of the ways to homeschool your child is through a Public Charter School. This website gives a comprehensive list of the public charters schools in California that offer homeschool programs.
Math Curriculum - Thinkwell vs Teaching Textbooks
Posted by Arya Baskar on June 22, 2011
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hether you are fully homeschooling or just teaching them as an addition to school, our kids enjoy the challenge and often can more than match their typical peers. This is a parent perspective on two of the available Math Curriculum, Thinkwell and Teaching Textbooks.
Things to Think About As Your Child Approaches Adulthood
Posted by James Elliot on June 22, 2011
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any of the parents I work with become very anxious as their child approaches impending adulthood. Typically around age 17, I like to sit down with a client and their family and run through a few items it is important for them to consider as the “magic number 18” approaches...
Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Posted by Vani Kumar on May 13, 2011
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ndividuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) guarantees all children with disability from birth through 21 years of age to a “free appropriate public education”.
This article highlights the process of acquiring special education services for children age 3 or older. (For children less than 3 years of age, please refer to the IFSP). More specifically, what is an IEP, who can be involved, and how to develop a good individual education plan. We have extensively used the Parents Helping Parents Training for IEP and “Educating Children with Disability” booklet by Channing L. Bete Co., as our source of information along with some personal experience.