Should my Child take the FCAT?

FCAT FCAT FCAT and what does it mean for our kiddo's? Sunshine State Standards being taught is so much more important with an opportunity to actually learn them, hopefully with the support our student needs, is more important than our kiddo's being able to pass this darn FCAT! If a student fails the FCAT what interventions are in place for your Child if they didn't pass it?  Always ask yourself...what would a 100% general education student receive if they didn't do well on the FCAT? Your son or daughter should receive those same interventions and support as well! Don't settle for the Special Diploma option till your Child has had at least an opportunity to 'fail the FCAT' and receive intensive interventions to be able to pass the next FCAT and the next FCAT and the next FCAT!  Intensive interventions is part of what students receive if they score low on FCAT.

Little Secret:
YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER WILL NOT BE THE FIRST TO FAIL THE FCAT.....MANY NON-ESE STUDENTS FAIL THE FCAT!

See the several articles posted on Tampabay.com blog gradebook
blog Gradebook and you decide if this FCAT is a test we all can feel confident in anymore.

See also this article:
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gradebook/content/fcats-all-right-florida-department-education-suggests

Online Parenting Special Needs magazine

Great online resource! Sign up and see!
http://parentingspecialneeds.org/

The Essence of a New Day!

This is the beginning of a new day.

You have been given this day

to use as you will.

You can waste it or use it for good.

What you do today is important

because you are exchanging a day

of your life for it.

When tomorrow comes,

this day will be gone forever.

In its place is something,

that you have left behind...

Let it be something good...

Author Unknown

This little saying is
something I have used

as my inspiration
over the years,

now let me pass this on

to others to live by.

Have an Awesome Day!

Nancy Linley-Harris

All you ever wanted to know about IEP's

IEP's
(Click to go directly to Kids Together, Inc. link)

Here is really great link about IEP's ~ what they are all about! What to expect at your Child's IEP meeting and what not to accept either! This website is so chock full of great stuff! Share this link with your friends!
BOOKMARK THIS WEBSITE!

This is a website called: Kids Together, Inc. nonprofit 501(c)3 Information & Resources for Children & Adults with Disabilities. http://www.kidstogether.org/

Panel approves removing 'retardation' from laws | Washington Examiner

Panel approves removing 'retardation' from laws Washington Examiner
(click above to go directly to the article)

FINALLY!!! NO MORE "R" WORD! It's a FEDERAL LAW!

All started by a MOM (just a mom) to a little girl with Down syndrome who is 9 years old now, her name is Rosa....this is being called "Rosa's Law". I love HaPpY endings!!

GREAT ARTICLE TO READ!
PASS IT ON!!

Unnecessary segregation of individuals

Forced Institutionalization of People With Disabilities Is Illegal - DiversityInc.com
"In the Olmstead case, the court recognized that the unnecessary segregation of individuals with disabilities stigmatizes those individuals as unworthy of participation in community life," stated Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Thomas E. Perez. "By supporting Ms. Haddad in this case, we seek to ensure that individuals with disabilities can receive services in the most integrated setting appropriate, where they can participate in their communities, interact with individuals who do not have disabilities and make their own day-to-day choices."