Apr 11, 2013 Posted by Jolene

8 Tips for Choosing a School for a Child with Special Needs

Parents of children with special needs desire to select schools that will benefit their children. A recent article at Raising Kvell gave parents tips for choosing the best Hebrew schools for their kids with special needs. The questions listed in it are so wise and wonderful, they deserve passing along to parents looking for the best elementary and... read more

May 18, 2012 Posted by Jolene

How to Prepare for an IEP Annual Review, Pt. 2

With IEP Annual Review season in full swing, DifferentDream.com guest bloggers are willing and ready to share the benefits of their experience with you. Yesterday, Ellen Stumbo shared 2 things parents can do to prepare for IEP meetings. Today she’s back with 3 more tips you can put into immediate use. Simple Tips Parents Can Use to Prepare for... read more

May 17, 2012 Posted by Jolene

How to Prepare for an IEP Annual Review, Pt. 1

As was mentioned last week in guest blogger Gillian Marchenko’s post, IEP annual review season is in full swing for parents of kids with special needs identified by the public schools. Gillian shared 5 ways to set a positive tone during an annual review. It’s a hot topic, as proved by the number of times the post was shared, retweeted,... read more

Sep 19, 2011 Posted by Jolene

5 More Articles for the Start of a New School Year

Last Monday’s post featured 5 school articles from about.com blogger, Terri Mauro. This post features the 5 remaining articles that round out Mauro’s back-to-school article countdown. Five through One Here are articles 5 through 1, along with the links so you can go straight to them: Five Ways to Ease School Anxiety Four Things to Send... read more

Aug 24, 2011 Posted by Jolene

Home Schooling a Child with Special Needs, Part 2

Yesterday, you met Amy Dunaway. She’s a mom who’s become an expert in the area of home schooling a child with Down Syndrome. In the previous post, she introduced her family and told about how her blog www.onajoyfuljourney.com came about. In Part 2 of our interview, she encourages parents to persevere as they raise their kids with special... read more