California Dyslexia Guidelines

The California Department of Education (CDE) recently posted online guidelines to assist teachers and parents in identifying students with dyslexia and to plan, provide, evaluate, and improve education services. The goal of the California...

It is critical to know the protections that are available for your child if facing disciplinary action from his or her school. Special education students are protected under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) when facing discipline in their school...

Under the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), students with disabilities have the right to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) tailored to their unique needs, which includes special education and related services.  (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400(d)(1)(A) & 14...

A twice-exceptional (2e) child is exceptional for having high intellectual capabilities and for also having a learning disability, or other learning challenge.  As a parent of a 2e child, it is important to identify the suspected disability as early as possible. 

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