Does Your Child Have a Learning Challenge?
If you or his teachers think so, here's how to be his best advocate.
By Roberta Zarchy
It happens every school year in first and second grade classrooms all over the country. As soon as the curriculum begins to focus on reading, writing and math, parents are called into school to discuss the possibility that their child has a learning challenge. If you’re one of these parents, perhaps you got the call because your child isn’t reading on grade level. Maybe your son has a short attention span and is having difficulty sitting in his seat. Perhaps your daughter isn’t getting along with her peers. Whatever the reason, the teacher is concerned and suggests that you have your child “evaluated.”
Academic evaluations are routinely done by public school at no cost to parents, or may be done privately by professionals specializing in educational evaluations. The latter can be very costly. Either way, the process can be stressful and overwhelming. If your family is in this situation, here are some steps you can take to make things easier. … //READ MORE
