The playlist for all the twists and turns of your Special Ed journey.

Special education SuperD!ville

We’re going to SuperD!ville

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April 28, 2021

Happy IEP season! Today, special education attorney Laura Henneghan joins Lisa Lightner and A Day in Our Shoes to discuss Compensetory Education for services missed due to the global pandemic.

A Day in Our Shoes on COVID and Comp Ed

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April 17, 2021

Is your child with special education needs college bound? What do they need to get there? And where is there? Today, Special Education Attorney Laura Heneghan shares her journey helping her children navigate transition skills for college and what questions to ask.

We’re college bound!

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March 24, 2021

With IEP season comes IEPs and with IEPs comes Goals and Objectives, the heart and soul of your child’s IEP. So it is critical that your child’s goals and objectives are Smart, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound. Today, Special Education Advocate Stacey Tié and I talk about what you need to know to make sure your child has SMART goals and objectives!

How SMART are your goals?

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March 17, 2021

Today I speak with special education Attorney Laura Heneghan and non-lawyer special education Advocate Stacey Tié about what parents can do to put themselves in the best position possible to be an equal member of the IEP process.

Beware the Ides…

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March 10, 2021

Today I’m speaking with John Flanders, a special education attorney and former Executive Director of Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC), about why learning how to properly advocate for your child is so important.

Now You’re the Advocate

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March 3, 2021

Today I’m speaking with Kate Pearce, of Kate Pearce Educational Services, about reading deficits, assessments, and the importance of proper reading instruction.

Cna yuo read tihs too?

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February 24, 2021

Today I speak with Marc Bonaguide about residential placements. Marc is the Clinical Supervisor at The Glenholme School based in Washington, Connecticut.

Where I Lay My Head

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February 19, 2021

Jeff Bravin, Executive Director of the American School for the Deaf

Language is the Doorway to Wisdom

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February 10, 2021

In this episode, I speak with Jeff Bravin, Executive Director of the American School for the Deaf (ASD) in Hartford, CT to discuss the importance of a literacy and language rich environment (their version of LRE).

Language is the Doorway to Wisdom

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February 10, 2021

An Unconventional Librarian

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February 3, 2021

An Unconventional Librarian

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February 3, 2021