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An Update On My Chromosomally-Gifted Girl

A few weeks ago I posted on Instagram about my chromosomally-gifted girl’s adventures in color guard costuming. The response was so sweet, it reminded me that for all my personal interests of music and fiction and photography, it’s my daughter you all like to read about the most. It’s been quite a while since I…

Testing (or: when a morale-booster ends up being demoralizing)

By: Kathleen April 30, 2018April 29, 2018

disability, Down Syndrome, education, JuliannaDisability, Down Syndrome, education, Individualized Education Program, Special Education, standardized testing4 Comments

This past week, we got the results of Julianna’s “re-eval.” Now, for those of you who are not immersed in the world of special education, part of the process is that every three years a child must be re-evaluated to make sure they still qualify for special ed. There’s a whole battery of tests, and…

What I Learned From A Kindergarten SpEd Re-Eval

By: Kathleen February 11, 2013February 11, 2013

Down Syndrome, education, Julianna, parentingDevelopmental disability, Down Syndrome, education, Individualized Education Program, Julianna, Kindergarten7 Comments

About a month ago, Julianna’s school finished her “re-evaluation.” This is required every three years under the IDEA, presumably to ensure that kids who are receiving expensive special ed services still need them. Julianna entered the mid-kindergarten eval with a diagnosis of “young child with developmental delay,” a dx that does not carry into the…