107 Tips for School Survival 1-25

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107 Tips for School SurvivalFrom Terri Mauro,Your Guide to Parenting Special Needs.FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now#1-25: Homework, Special Education, Therapies

It's

not just kids who dread the school routine: the homework struggles, IEP

wrangling and therapy monitoring that goes with it doesn't rank high on

most parents' lists, either. Tips #1-25 will help you cope with all

that schoolwork.

Homework

1. Maximize learning, minimize frustration.

2.

Use study buddies to make facts stick.

3. The right tools make all the difference.

4. Need more cool tools? Check here.

5. Start a reading routline.

6. If your child hates Harry Potter, try one of these series.

7. Sneak a little learning into family game night.

8. Try broken crayons or scented pens to make coloring assignments easier.

9. Let educational software tutor your child.

10. Find happiness in your child, no matter how the homework goes.

Special Education

11. Get your IEP questions answered.

12. Learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act.

13. Check these points before signing an IEP.

14. Investigate inclusion.

15. Read "Inclusion: 450 Strategies for Success."

16. Learn about learning disabilities.

17. Study up on standardized tests and children with special needs.

18. Worry about the ways zero tolerance policies target students with special needs.

19. Read more about zero tolerance policies and school violence.

Therapies

20. Look into speech therapy.

21. Understand auditory processing.

22. Read "Childhood Speech, Language and Listening Problems."

23. Check out other child-related therapies.

24. Read "How Does Your Engine Run?: The Alert Program for Self-Regulation."

25. See if your child needs any special equipment.

#26-47: Socialization, Stress Reduction, Readiness

#48-68: Meetings, Head Lice, Vaccinations

#69-86: School Behavior, Home Behavior, Communication

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Thank you Carol. I have a meeting tomorrow and will surely share all of these tips with the other parents.Carol in IL <ps1272000@...> wrote: 107 Tips for School Survival From Terri Mauro,Your Guide to Parenting Special Needs.FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now#1-25:

Homework, Special Education, Therapies It's not just kids who dread the school routine: the homework struggles, IEP wrangling and therapy monitoring that goes with it doesn't rank high on most parents' lists, either. Tips #1-25 will help you cope with all that schoolwork. Homework 1. Maximize learning, minimize frustration.2. Use study buddies to make facts stick.3. The right tools make all the difference.4. Need more cool tools? Check here.5. Start a reading routline.6. If your child hates Harry Potter, try one of these series.7. Sneak a little learning into family game night.8. Try broken crayons or scented pens to make coloring assignments easier.9. Let educational software tutor your child.10. Find happiness in your child, no matter how the homework goes. Special Education 11. Get your IEP questions answered.12. Learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act.13. Check these points before signing an IEP.14. Investigate inclusion.15. Read "Inclusion: 450 Strategies for Success."16. Learn about learning disabilities.17. Study up on standardized tests and children with special needs.18. Worry about the ways zero tolerance policies target students with special needs.19. Read more about zero tolerance policies and school violence. Therapies 20. Look into speech therapy.21. Understand auditory processing.22. Read "Childhood Speech, Language and Listening Problems."23. Check out other child-related therapies.24. Read "How Does Your Engine Run?: The Alert Program for Self-Regulation."25. See if your child needs any special equipment. #26-47: Socialization, Stress Reduction, Readiness#48-68: Meetings, Head Lice, Vaccinations#69-86: School Behavior, Home Behavior, Communication#87-107: Perspective, Books, Reclaiming Your Life Carol in IL AIM doihavtasay1Mom to seven including , 6 with TOF, AVcanal, GERD, LS, Asthma, subglottal stenosis, and DS.My problem is not how I look.

It's how you see me. Join our Down Syndrome information group - Down Syndrome Treatment/ Listen to oldest dd's music http://www.myspace.com/vennamusic Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Games.

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