Understood Question: My child just got an IEP. How will I know if his accommodations are working? Will the school give me updates on how things are going? Answer: Accommodations…
January 21, 2021 Speakers: Beth Benevides, Howard County Autism Society, Hussman Institute Leslie Margolis, Disability Rights Maryland Yvonne Cox, Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Families often mention the lack…
By Amanda Morin Understood It’s not uncommon for students who learn and think differently to also struggle with anxiety. They might worry a lot or be withdrawn at school. They…
The Maryland Assessment, Accessibility, and Accommodations Policy Manual presents a five-step process for use in the selection, administration, and evaluation of the effectiveness of the use of instructional and assessment…
By Christie Timms Maryland Learning Links When child care providers have difficulties with children who have disabilities, it’s often a case of the provider simply never having worked with a…
by Pete Wright Where should we put tutoring for a student on the IEP page? Is tutoring considered a reasonable accommodation or modification?
by Pam Wright Question: What can be included in the IEP accommodations? Can we stipulate in my daughter’s IEP that she will not be required to keep an assignment notebook,…
By Jules Csillag For many children with learning disabilities and differences or attentional difficulties like ADHD, such tools cannot provide an accurate assessment of students’ true learning when children with disabilities…
SECAC Forum Presented by the HCPSS Dept. of Special Education and Student Services and MSDE Division of Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Dec. 8, 2014 The PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for…
Some students with disabilities need accommodations or modifications to their educational program in order to participate in the general curriculum and to be successful in school. While the Individuals with…
