Wrightslaw: From Emotions To Advocacy by Pam and Pete Wright - Advocacy

"A good education is the next best thing to a pushy mother." - Charles Schulz, cartoonist

Good special education services are intensive and expensive. Resources are limited. If you have a child with special needs, you may wind up battling the school district for the services your child needs. To prevail, you need information, skills, and tools.

"On your journey from emotions to advocacy, you will learn about your child's disability, educational and remedial techniques, educational progress, Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs), and how to artfully advocate."

"You will learn how to present your concerns and problems in writing, prepare for meetings, and search for win-win solutions. You will learn how to use your emotions as a source of energy and power, and how to focus on getting an appropriate education for your child." (From Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition- The Special Education Survival Guide by Pam and Pete Wright).

In Chapter 2, you learn about master plans, independent experts, and support groups.

Here are links to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), introductory articles about advocacy, planning, and managing your child's special education, and some good sites.

Advocating for Your Child - Getting Started. Good special education services are intensive and expensive. Resources are limited. If you have a child with special needs, you may wind up battling the school district for the services your child needs. To prevail, you need information, skills, and tools.

Special Education Self-Help Advocacy Tutorial. In this tutorial by Dr. Leslie Packer, you learn about the personal qualities of an advocate, legal rights under the IDEA and Section 504, Eligibility, Evaluations, Eligibility Meetings, Components of an IEP, Procedural Safeguards (designed to protect your and your child's rights), and discipline. The tutorial includes sample letters and forms, a glossary of terms, and links to other information for parents. Links for new parents.

International Dyslexia Association (IDA). For information about educational methods and techniques designed to help children with language learning problems, contact the International Dyslexia Association (formerly the Orton Dyslexia Society).

Next, you should read the articles in Advocacy 101. Learn about "the rules of the game", obstacles to success, including school culture, emotions, parent-school conflict, and how to deal with a crisis.

Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition

Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition- The Special Education Survival Guide (ISBN 1-892320-08-8) by Pamela Wright and Peter Wright is published by Harbor House Law Press.

Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition has hundreds of tips, strategies, references, warnings and Internet resources. This practical, user-friendly book includes:

Sample Letters & Logs
Checklists and Forms
Worksheets and Agendas
Companion website at www.fetaweb.com

In this comprehensive, easy-to-read book, you learn to:

Develop a master plan for your child's special education
Organize your child's file
Work with consultants and evaluators
Write SMART IEP goals and objectives
Use test scores to monitor your child's progress
Resolve parent-school conflict early
Write effective letters and create paper trails
Use parent agendas to improve meeting outcomes

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