School Options for Special Needs Students in 2020-21

School Options for Special Needs Students in 2020-21

by | Oct 20, 2020 | Different Dream, School/Education

School Options for Special Needs Students in 2020-21

School options for special needs students have to be examined and addressed as the pandemic continues. Guest blogger Marnie Witters describes school options for special needs students that have worked for her family.

In March of 2020, our high school sons went from attending a brick and mortar school with friends and teachers to writing essays at our kitchen table, exercising in our family room, and fixing their own lunches. As the pandemic drags on, parents of special needs students have to look at the pros and cons of both digital and in-person offerings to see which is a better fit for their children with Individual Education Plans (IEPs). This post highlights a few school options for special needs families like ours. Hopefully, they will help you navigate through the 2020-21 school year.

Virtual School

For families who are at high-risk or have medically fragile children, online learning can be a life saver. I recently became a writing teacher for a new virtual school in the Atlanta area. I have researched schools for more than 10 years and have never found one quite like The Academy Virtual. It offers a multi-sensory curriculum for children with dyslexia, processing disorders, ADHD, ASD, typical students who had a bad experience in school, and children with various learning challenges. All classes are taught 100% online with structured literacy, math, writing, and phonics for students in grades 3-6. The school’s goal is to encourage students so they know how amazing, unique, and smart they are.

Public School

Because of our sons’ needs, we’ve done public school (in-person and virtual), private school, and homeschool. Each option has its pros and cons and each served a specific purpose at certain times in our sons’ lives.

This year our oldest, who is 16, is doing public school digital learning. He started the year in a smaller, private in-person school, but felt like he was missing something. He said he missed his friends, likes online learning, and wants to learn software coding. His school offers support with his IEP. He has speech therapy again and can connect with friends.

Private School

For families seeking smaller class sizes, a Christian curriculum, and less distractions, private schools might be a good fit. Some offer online courses for digital learners. Socializing and interacting with others is important for these students, which an in-person option can provide. Tangible locations like classrooms, cafeterias, and media centers are familiar and what students associate learning with, so learning and interacting might come easier for these types of students. Private schools are not bound to individual education plans (IEP’s), so parents should verify if the school can support their child.

Homeschool

Homeschool is a great option for families looking to cater the curriculum to their child’s specific needs and learning style. Homeschool offerings have expanded over the past 10 years. There are homeschool co-ops for every class and every grade. Choosing curriculum can be overwhelming because there are so many offerings including digital ones.

Homeschooling offers the flexibility to be mobile and learn anywhere. We took our classroom to the park, on vacation, and to their grandparents’ house. Our boys received the one-on-one, individualized teaching they needed when they were younger. It’s why they’ve grown in their faith and can advocate for themselves. My oldest cooks and my youngest cleans–life skills can be a huge part of homeschool curriculum.

While navigating 2020 and the school options for special needs students, try to remember to seek the Lord, to stop and breathe, to be with family, to create new traditions, and to be grateful.

Because, as my late pop used to say, “This too shall pass.”

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Marnie Witters was a technical writer and editor for more than 20 years until she resigned to homeschool her sons when they were young. When they went back to public school, she began to write. Recently she began teaching writing for a virtual school in the Atlanta, Georgia area. She’s been married for 20 years, serves in an amazing church, loves to garden, and enjoys spending time with her family. 

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Navigating an IEP Meeting During the Coronavirus Shutdown

Navigating an IEP Meeting During the Coronavirus Shutdown

by | May 21, 2020 | Advocacy, Different Dream, School/Education

Navigating an IEP Meeting During the Coronavirus Shutdown

Navigating an IEP meeting during the coronavirus shutdown can be tricky, but it’s not impossible. Guest blogger Jessica Temple offers tips parents can use to be on top of their game and remain tearless now and after the shut down ends.

We recently had an emergency IEP meeting, the second one we’ve attended, for our 4-year-old son who has autism. My husband and I were woefully unprepared for the first meeting.  We didn’t know how to prepare, what our rights were, or how to work with the system.

This second meeting came almost 12 months afterwards. I have learned a lot during that year about what goes into IEPs, what to say, what not to say, what rights parents and our special needs children have, and how the meetings are run. I am here to share tips about navigating an IEP meeting during the coronavirus shutdown without shedding tears. The goal is always to get the appropriate IEP for your child. (Bonus tip: Never say best or most, just appropriate.) 

Tip #1: Find Advocates

Find someone who has a great deal of knowledge, and ask, ask, ask! This can be as informal as a friend who has gone through many IEP meetings, contacting the Parent Training and Information Center through your state, or hiring a formal IEP or disability rights advocate. I used the free services through my state. They were kind enough to offer me 3 people to talk to. These individuals provided documents about our rights, important buzzwords, as well as IEP document phrasing and what to say if the team denied an accommodation we deemed necessary. They helped me to create and word several goals and services that would be the most useful to my son at his present age and stage. They also provided snippets of case law should our rights be violated. 

Tip #2: Attend Workshops

Many states have free workshops through their school systems. Different special needs societies also have free workshops dedicated to children’s education, special needs, and IEPs. We attended a workshop a before our IEP meeting. They went through every page of a blank IEP and discussed what services are appropriate when, how to ask for what’s needed, how to have it phrased in the actual document, and what to do if the IEP team pushes back. On top of that, they said our local school system has a free,special needs lending library. They also brought a large selection of books specific to IEPs. 

Tip #3: Read Books about IEPs

I flipped through many of the books at the workshop, and selected the four that I found most useful and relevant. They discussed each component of the IEP, the case law related to the IEP, and step-by-step ways to solve problems. The books had templates for letters to write to the IEP team, examples of questions to ask, instructions for writing effective goals, and strategies to resolve disputes. The four books I recommend are:

The Art of Advocacy by Charmaine Thaner, M.A.
Negotiating the Special Education Maze by Winifred Anderson, Stephen Chitwood, Deirdre Hayden, and Cherie Takemoto
The Complete IEP Guide by Lawrence M. Siegel
From Emotions to Advocacy by Pam and Pete Wright

Tip #4 Attend a Local Support Group

We attended several local autism support group meetings. The individuals who attend these meetings have often been in the special needs world for a long time and have experience with IEPs. They provided tons of handouts, resources, and had another lending library! They were supportive, understanding, and tried to answer my questions. 

Tip #5: Access Online Resources

I have used the internet to find local support groups and Facebook groups. I found local Facebook groups to most beneficial as other ones were either too general or didn’t provide helpful enough information. Websites specific to a specific disability explained what should or could be included in the IEP for that disability.

These websites have copious information related to laws and IEPs: 

Wrights Law 
A Day in Our Shoes
The Wrightslaw Way
National Disability Rights Network
Education Law Center

Tip #6: Listen to Podcasts

I love podcasts that provide useful help with IEPs, important perspectives, and information on disability rights. Here are my favorites:

Don’t IEP Alone by Lisa Lightner
LOMAH Special Needs Podcast
Thriving in The Midst of Chaos with Jessica and Lewis Temple 

Tip #7: Coronavirus and IEPs

Coronavirus has thrown a monkey wrench into IEPs. These resources may be very helpful  for you to learn more about how this may affect your child, what to do in this unprecedented time, and what your rights are:

United States Department of Education California Department of Education American Bar Association 
National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools 
Parent’s Place of Maryland

Tip #8: Coronavirus and Homeschooling

The following resources may be very helpful to keep your child’s IEP and services on track until schools are in session again and help you with homeschooling:

A Day In Our Shoes Homeschooling
Resources School Closure Toolkit
Easter Seal

IEP  meetings are stressful. They are a lot of work, and there is a lot to know. However, if you utilize these resources and arm yourself with knowledge, you will be tearless, successful navigating an IEP meeting during the coronavirus shutdown, and satisfied with the IEP you and your child’s team put together. 

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Jessica Temple, PsyD, ABPP-CN, is a board-certified adult clinical neuropsychologist. She has two children who have special needs. She and her husband, Lewis, host a podcast called Thriving in The Midst of Chaos, where they talk about all aspects of special needs including getting a diagnosis and treatment, self-care, relationships, transitioning to adulthood, school, and finances. They created Thriving in The Midst of Chaos to offer support to others in the special needs world as well as to provide an easy way to find the most useful resources. They aim to share helpful resources with others, advocate for improvement, change in the special needs world, and offer a different perspective on parenting.    To find out more about how Jessica’s work can help you, contact her at fubarpod@gmail.com or @midstofchaospod on all social media platforms.  

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Annual Review Meeting: 3 Questions to Ask

Annual Review Meeting: 3 Questions to Ask

by | Mar 5, 2020 | Different Dream, School/Education

Annual Review Meeting: 3 Questions to Ask

Annual review meeting time is here, which means you should prepare now in order to advocate for (or with) your child about next fall’s school placement. Dr. Liz Matheis suggests using these 3 questions to determine what next year’s placement and program should be.

Annual review meeting season is upon us, and it’s time to start thinking about your child’s program for next fall. Based on the information you will be gaining from your child’s teachers, case manager, and related service providers, you and the team will be able to make an assessment of the level of support your child needs across his classes, the type and amount of therapy, as well as supplementary services.

Annual Review Meeting Question #1

Have my child’s goals been achieved? If your child has a pull-out resource program in any of her subjects or has been placed in a self-contained class, goals were established at your last Annual Review meeting. Based on progress reports from the last year, feedback gained during parent-teacher conferences, and your observations, assess if your child has made adequate progress with her goals.

If she has, it may be time to create more challenging goals in particular areas of growth. If your child has not made progress, it may be time to assess why that is the case and decide if your child needs greater support in that particular subject or area of development.

Annual Review Meeting Question #2

Does my child’s program need to be more or less restrictive? Depending on where your child is making progress or needs greater support, this is the time to decide where your child’s academic program needs to be more or less restrictive. In other words, does your child need more or less support in each subject? If your child needs the curriculum to be modified because there is a gap in certain skills, then your child’s program may need to be more restrictive with the help of a pull-out resource program. If your child is needs accommodations but is able to keep up with the general education curriculum, then your child may need a less restrictive program with the help of an in-class resource program, or in-class assistance program.

Annual Review Meeting Question #3

How is my child progressing behaviorally, socially, and emotionally? Although this is not a discussion strictly about academics and homework or the ability to take a test, this area of development is equally as important as the conversation about the type of program your child needs to learn and succeed. In my experience, if a child does not have the emotional stability to manage the demands of being a member of the classroom, receiving academic instruction will be very difficult.

Therefore, this is another very important area for you and your child’s annual review team to assess by asking a few more questions. Is your child able to be in a class with other students of varying skill abilities and still comfortably perform at his level? Is your child able to develop and maintain friendships? How does your child respond to feedback? Is your child able to handle disappointment? Can your child handle a change in the routine without becoming too upset?

Annual review season can be a stressful time of the year as you think about and plan ahead for the next school year. But by assessing your child using these questions, you will be able to make decisions and advocate for your child’s program and related services at the annual review meeting and beyond.

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Dr. Liz Matheis is a clinical psychologist and school psychologist in Parsippany, NJ. She offers support, assessments, and advocacy for children who are managing Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, learning disabilities, and behavioral difficulties, as well as their families. She is also a contributor to several popular magazines. Visit www.psychedconsult.com for more information.

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4 Best Education Strategies for our Children with Special Needs

4 Best Education Strategies for our Children with Special Needs

by | May 30, 2019 | Different Dream, School/Education

4 Best Education Strategies for our Children with Special Needs

 Lillian and Catherine practicing best education strategy #4

The best education for our special needs children is important to parents. Guest blogger Lillian Flakes writes about 4 strategies she and her husband employ to provide the best education possible for their daughter, Catherine.

It’s the end of the school year and summer is nearly here. This time of year is marked by so many events – fun field trips, end-of-year performances, field day and of course the final parent-teacher conferences. This conference snapshot is sometimes trying for parents for children with special needs because this is a space where we are looking at the “true” academic progress of our children.

It is a moment of transparency. Yes, many of us know that the goals our children reach are not in line with their actual age or grade level. Intuitively, we also know what our children have achieved, though it is sometimes sobering when you look at it in black and white on paper.

My husband Merle and I have these feelings every year, yet we continue moving forward in a way that gives Catherine the best chance at an education. We believe we can support her education with a few simple steps:

Best Education Strategy #1: Make your benchmark using a genuine view of your child.

My husband and I think of Catherine’s progress a bit differently. We do not look to see if she is progressing at grade level; we look to see if she is progressing at Catherine’s level. In other words, she is her own benchmark. If you try measure against the standards set by a particular school district or the state education board, you could simply go out of your mind. This could potentially derail progress. We take hold of where she is and build from there. Just the other day she mastered buttoning her shirt all by herself. Many children accomplish this task at a much younger age, but we knew Catherine would take longer because of her challenges with fine motor skills. Each morning, she proudly smiles when she completes this task. This satisfaction goes so far with her self-esteem and supports a “can do” attitude.

Best Education Strategy #2: Educate in a creative way.

There are some skills children with special needs will easily consume in the traditional setting. In other cases, we have to be creative to get the job done. Our children may require an extremely high level of repetition before they own a concept. Spelling tests are a challenge for Catherine and the worksheets she receives are a great start for her. To help her with spelling, we started word games where we place the letters on a card and unscramble them to spell a word. She sometimes has to spell a word in the shower or use it as a special password to get access to her favorite things. Most of the time she does not realize she is learning but we know she is. And, she’s having fun at the same time.

Best Education Strategy #3: Select specific tasks to work on over the summer break.

All students encounter a long day during the school year with a number of different subjects and activities. The summer is the best opportunity to conquer at least one skill or concept that your child may not fully absorb when school’s in session. Catherine can identify coins and their values pretty well. Over the course of the school year, her math teacher encouraged us to take her to the store to make an actual purchase. We plan on doing more of that this summer. I call it learning in action. Again, this offers an opportunity to hone in on a specific component of her education in a creative way.

Best Education Strategy #4: Take a much needed break.

Time away will do wonders. We live in such a fast-paced society where we have to overcome the hurdle before us and get to the finish line first. This is difficult as we look at the challenges our children face. Too often, we make the mistake of looking around at other children, both typical and with special needs, and we get distracted or start going down a rabbit trail that leads us nowhere. Summer is the perfect time to grow our children in creative ways. The extra time with family and the lazy time allows them to perhaps discover something they have never tried before.

We all want the best for our children! We just have to remember that we have so many opportunities to educate them in a way that will lead to a productive life and a level of independence.

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Lillian is a wife, mother, primary caregiver advocate, and scientist. She is the proud mom of two girls, the youngest with Down syndrome. Her youngest daughter had a heart defect and other health issues that required 92 days of hospitalization her first year of life. Lillian is a natural problem solver and understands the challenges every caregiver can face with the overwhelming tasks of managing hospitalizations, numerous doctor appointments, medications, insurance claims along with balancing the care of family. As a key component of her blog, Beyond the Waiting Room, she provides a peek into her personal challenges along with resources, tools, new technology and inspiration. In addition, she often speaks to groups in the medical field about CARE (Compassion, Action, Respect and Education) the cornerstone of treatment for all patients. 

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Middle School IEP Meeting Survival Tips

Middle School IEP Meeting Survival Tips

by | May 9, 2019 | Different Dream, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting

Middle School IEP Meeting Survival Tips

A recent middle school IEP meeting led to guest blogger Marnie Witters’ post for today. In it she shares her top middle school IEP meeting survival tips, which every parent of elementary students should read in order to be prepared for what is yet to come.

Middle school. Isn’t there a book titled How I Survived Middle School or I Despise Middle School?

Oh boy, I get it. Middle school is tough!

This has been one of the hardest years of my sons’ life in school. My husband and I recently endured a 2 hour IEP meeting that felt more like 100 Years of Solitude. In the wake of our meeting, I thought I’d share with you what I’ve learned over 10 years of IEP meetings and, specifically, how to survive a middle school IEP meeting.

Tip #1: Stay Positive

I’ve learned to remain positive, even in the midst of my child’s challenges highlighted on a large screen in front of a roomful of people I don’t know. I can’t pay more attention to my son’s challenges than to his supports and goals. I’ve learned that starting the meeting with a positive, prayerful attitude will most likely help the meeting end the same.

Tip #2: Engage in Prayer

In middle age I keep learning over and over how important quiet, still time with the Lord is. I always say I’ll commit daily 20-30 minutes to prayer, but in reality, it’s 10. Remember, though, that the small, quick one-sentence pleas to Him throughout our days count! There is no manual or set of rules as to how long or how eloquent our prayers should be; only that we go to Him daily. When I don’t go to Him, I go to my head, which always gets me in trouble.

James 4:8 says “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” This scripture resonates with me because I’m making the first step. I’m choosing Him. He longs for us to talk with Him and loves His time with us, too!

Tip #3: Do the Research

Over 10 years of advocating, researching, and protecting my son, I’ve done more research than I did in graduate school. However, the research helps me know the lingo, have an idea of middle school goals and supports, and understand middle school supports available to our children. The IEP team is very appreciative of my knowledge, and we work as a team instead of 2 teams going at it, competing. The more I know and can share, the more they understand I want to know and help my child at home.

Tip #4: Speak Up

Our recent meeting was challenging. Middle school supports are very different from elementary school supports.

Remember that.

For example, my son only receives 30 minutes/week of speech therapy. Pushing for 1 full hour/week of speech therapy was difficult because it cuts into his class time. When a therapy cuts into class time, it puts my son behind. This causes him much anxiety and requires extra support from his teachers or co-teachers. However, we decided in order for him to succeed in the higher-thinking, comprehension-driven classes, he desperately needs to work on his pragmatic and inferencing speech.

Be sure to speak up.

I had to reiterate that he still struggles with speech and was receiving one full hour/week before and he needed that again. The team agreed.

Tip #5: Remember that You Are Not Alone

You are never alone.

Out of the blue, I reconnected with a long-time high school acquaintance. We didn’t really know each other in high school and ran with different groups, but thanks to Facebook, we learned of each others’ autism journey, and a friendship kindled! We immediately began messaging, then calling, then texting. Now we check on each other! We pray for each other.

We’re like-minded moms walking through the muck and mire of autism together now. She’s been a huge blessing to me in helping me navigate the waters and I hope I can also be a blessing to her. One or two friends walking the same path will encourage, inspire, and keep you moving!

Tip #6: Your Child is Not an IEP Exceptionality

In the IEP, it listed my son’s exceptionalities as “autism” and “speech delay.” I used to have to come home, drink wine (I quit 7 years ago), and take a long, hot bath while recalling all of the negative things about my child. This year was good in the fact I didn’t have a full-fledged meltdown after the IEP meeting.

A friend who is walking his own challenge said to me just this week, “Your son’s disability does not control him; your son controls his disability and is amazing.” I thank God we have support, I have Him, I have a husband who gets our sons, and we are surrounded by people who care. I still get sad and down, but take it to the Lord a little quicker now.

My son isn’t a challenge, a result of an evaluation, a diagnosis, or a disability. He is our son who loves bridges, can tell me directions to California (highways and all), draws beautifully, laughs uncontrollably, and lays hands on and pray for us when we’re sick.

He’s not going to be identified by what’s in an IEP. 

Children are a gift from God.
They are.
And you are a gift to them.

Power on, parents. You got this!

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4 Tips for Smoother School Transitions for Kids with Special Needs

4 Tips for Smoother School Transitions for Kids with Special Needs

by | Dec 13, 2018 | Different Dream, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting

4 Tips for Smoother School Transitions for Kids with Special Needs

Transitions can be tough for kids with special needs. This fall Marnie Witters devised 4 tips for smoother school transitions when their family moved to a new house and her son who is on the autism spectrum started a new school. Join Different Dream in welcoming Marnie as she describes how preparation beforehand made the move easier for her son and her family.

4 Tips for Smoother School Transitions for Kids with Special Needs

Imagine a toddler who screams when he’s upset, hungry, angry. Ear-piercing screams that cleared out stores and emptied pools. Transitions were physically painful for our son between the ages of 2 and 4. So, he screamed, shut down, and we would leave. Over time, we learned to prep with social stories, introductions, videos, pictures, stories, whatever would help calm him down.

Fast forward a few years and he progresses in his speech therapy, learning conversation, inferences, how to communicate, and how to express himself better. He still struggles with transitions, but has learned to retreat, shut down, or use his headphones.

Fast forward about 6 more years–that screaming toddler, our son, turns 13 years old in December of 2018. And wow, what progress he’s made! He still attends speech therapy and occupational therapy, but the focus is now more self-regulation, socializing skills, self-advocating, and communication skills, all on a higher level. Working with friends, recognizing when someone is being rude, determining cause and effect, laughing at appropriate times, and more.

In November, we made a big move from his childhood home of 8 years. Our family prayed and decided to downsize. We wanted to move closer to our church and to schools that were smaller, more personable, and more inclusive. We were a homeschool/private school family, transitioning to public school. Huge change! Change for anyone is tough, but for a child on the autism spectrum, it can be downright debilitating.

However, over the past few years, we purposefully threw changes at him. As mean as that sounds, it worked. Giving him planned out changes helps him get used to and accept change and transitions. It’s shown him it’s not the end of his world when things veer from his expectations. It’s taught him how to be flexible. Presenting him with “change” situations has prepared him for this huge move, helped him understand what to expect, and familiarized him with his new school and its surroundings.

Tips for Smoother School Transitions

I want to share a few ideas of what we did over the past few months to help prepare. I pray it helps another family facing big life changes!

Research the New School

I sat with my son and visited his new school’s website and Facebook page. I showed him how it was similar to his elementary school. We drove by the school and looked at all the pictures and events going on so he physically could relate the events and pictures to the actual school. These visuals really helped his anxiety about attending a new school.

Prepare the Teachers

A couple of years ago, I started researching the county and schools we wanted to move closer to. Last summer, I began researching the exact school and made connections with the county autism coordinator who really has played an important role in our son’s transition. A few weeks before we moved, I provided his recent individualized education plan (IEP), evaluation, therapy notes, and grades to the new school. Administration and his IEP team thanked me numerous times for being so proactive and providing as much information as possible.

Shadow at School

One of the best things my son’s ever done in a new situation is had a “shadow day” at his new school. The school offered this to us right before Thanksgiving break so Jadon and his brother had an opportunity to follow another student during a school day. My sons were allowed to sit in classes, ask questions, get a school tour, eat lunch in the cafeteria, and then be picked up with the car riders so they would know what to expect the first real day, which was this week.

Use Comparisons as a Bridge

As best I could, I compared my son’s elementary school with this new middle school. I explained there is a cafeteria, media center, hallways where his teachers’ classrooms would be, speech therapy, and occupational therapy. He was able to recall his own experiences and see the similarities in his new school, which eased his anxiety.

If you and your family are facing big life changes, try these ideas. Change is scary, but can be the biggest, most unexpected blessing from God!

“You’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So… get on your way!”
— Dr. Seuss

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