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Special Education
The thought of special education can be scary. I get it! The assessments, the acronyms, the professionals staring at you from across the...

Sarah Tira
Aug 20, 20191 min read
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IEP Versus 504
Is an IEP or 504 better for your child? Both have their benefits and drawbacks. Interestingly, IEP’s actually have a 504 plan “embedded”...

Sarah Tira
Aug 15, 20191 min read
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Social Skills
Think IEP’s are only for academic skills? Think again! IEP’s can also be used to help students learn valuable social skills and coping...

Sarah Tira
Aug 8, 20191 min read
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Happy Independence Day
Happy Independence Day! Independence is something many of us take for granted. Did you know there is a section of the transition plan in...

Sarah Tira
Jul 3, 20191 min read
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Happy Father's Day!
I hope all the dads out there felt loved and appreciated this past weekend! Special needs dads in particular have an incredibly important...

Sarah Tira
Jun 19, 20191 min read
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What is Advocacy?
What is it that I do? Good question! I support you and your family in pretty much any way you need me to. I want to help YOU help your...

Sarah Tira
Jun 11, 20191 min read
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Goal Met
How do you know when your child has met their IEP goals? Are they observable and measurable? Have you been able to see the data? Does it...

Sarah Tira
Jun 5, 20191 min read
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My Inspiration
These ladies right here (plus quite a few others over the years) are the reason I do what I do! At the age of 16 I was introduced to the...

Sarah Tira
May 30, 20191 min read
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Summer is Coming
The saga of summer is one of the joys of parenthood! Kids may have all the toys in the world, but there’s still “nothing to do.” Even my...

Sarah Tira
May 20, 20191 min read
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Early Intervention is Key!
When it comes to supports and services, the earlier you start them, the better! Children can be assessed and served by the school...

Sarah Tira
May 13, 20191 min read
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Are your child's IEP goals SMART?
ALL IEP goals should be “smart.” As a special education teacher, my district took extra care to emphasize that concept with other...

Sarah Tira
May 10, 20191 min read
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Your Child's Voice
Adaptive and Augmented Communication Devices (AAC) can be as low tech as a pencil and paper, or as high tech as a computer system...

Sarah Tira
Apr 25, 20191 min read
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Coping Strategies
While many of these self regulation coping strategies may seem like second nature to us, our kids need our help to learn strategies of...

Sarah Tira
Apr 11, 20191 min read
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Caroline's Cart
This is a shout out to the Target off of Sports Arena for having a Caroline's Cart! When I was teaching moderate/severe special...

Sarah Tira
Mar 18, 20191 min read
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Behavior is Communication
Is your child acting out in school? Throwing tantrums at home? Withdrawing from social experiences? No matter how your child is behaving,...

Sarah Tira
Mar 11, 20191 min read
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Dear Special Needs Parent
Dear Special Needs Parent, You may have hard days. You may feel discouraged. You may feel like progress is slow moving or non existent....

Sarah Tira
Mar 6, 20191 min read
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Outnumbered?
Outnumbered?

Sarah Tira
Feb 27, 20191 min read
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