JoA Collins
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Special Education Advocate Writes Book About Special Education Lies Expert
JoA Collins Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Special Education Advocacy; helping other parents navigate the special education system. Author of book on special education.
- Best Sellers
- Disability Deception; Lies Disability Educators Tell and How Parents Can Beat Them at Their Own Game
- Career Focus
- Author, speaker, special education advocate
I am the parent of two adults with disabilities, and an educational advocate for over 15 years. My book Disability Deception; Lies Disability Educators Tell and How Parents Can Beat Them at Their Own Game is filled with advocacy tips to help parents, advocate for an appropriate child for their child with a disability.
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Special Education Letter Writing; 7 Items Parents of a Child With a Disability Must Include in Letters
Are you a parent of a child with a disability who would like to writenletters to special education personnel, but do not know what toninclude? Would a short list of things to include be helpful? Thisnarticle will address 7 specific items that should be included innletters to special education ...
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What is FAPE, and How Do I Help My Child With a Disability Receive It?
Do you have a child with a disability who receives special educationnservices? Does your child with a learning disability still strugglenacademically, even with the services? This article will give parentingntips on what FAPE is, and how you can help your child receive it. FAPE stands for a ...
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Special Education: 6 Parenting Tips to Help You Assertively Participate In Your Child's IEP
Are you the parent of a child with a disability in special education,nwho would like parenting tips on how to be an equal participant innyour child’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) development? Are younafraid to give your opinion because you are not a professional? Thennthis article is ...
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Special Education: How to Use No Child Left Behind to Help Your Child
Are you the parent of a child with a disability, who is conce ednabout your child’s reading progress? Would you like to know how to use No Child Left Behind (NCLB) to help your child learn to read? Thisnarticle will discuss 5 basic provisions of NCLB that you can use tonadvocate for your ...
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What are Functional Skills, and Why Does My Child with a Disability Need Them?
Are you conce ed that your child with a disability is not learningnacademics at a grade and age level pace? Have you thought that you child may benefit from a curriculum of functional skills? Would younlike to learn about a resource that can help you learn more aboutnfunctional curriculums for ...
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Special Education Model Forms: What Are They, And How Will They Help My Child?
Are you the parent of a child with a disability receiving special education services? Did you know that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) required the Office of Special Education Programs to develop 3 model forms? Would you like to know what they are, and how they can help ...
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Special Education: What Does IDEA Say About Functional Skills, and How Will It Help My Child?
Are you the parent of a child, receiving special education services,nthat thinks your child may benefit from functional skill training? Would you like to know what the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires in relation to functional skills? Wouldnyou like parenting tips on ...
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6 Parenting Tips; How To Successfully Overcome Special Education Deceptions
Are you a parent of a special needs child who has been told things that are not true about your child’s education, by disability educators? Are you a parent who is afraid to stand up to the deceptions? Would you like to learn six disability advocacy tips, for standing up to some educators who ...
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5 Easy Parenting Tips For Parents Of A Child With A Disability In Special Education
Are you the parent of a child with a disability who is looking for information to help you fight for an appropriate education for your child? Would you like to lea 5 easy to use parenting tips that may be used by any parents. This article will discuss 5 practical and easy to use tips that are ...
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Special Education: 3 Areas Of Knowledge, That Parents Must Understand To Help Their Child's Education
Would you like to learn about 3 important areas where you neednknowledge to effectively advocate for your child? Would you likenresources to find more information on these areas? If you are thenparent of a child with a disability, you need to have information in three different areas to help ...
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Parenting Tips: 5 Skills That NCLB State Are Critical To Early Reading Success
Are you the parent of a young child, who is receiving specialneducation services, that is conce ed about whether your child has the needed skills, to learn how to read? Are you a parent of an older child with autism or a learning disability, that is conce ed about your child’s reading success. ...
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What Is Autism, And How Do I Know If My Child Has It?
Are you the parent of a young child that is conce ed about thei development? Does your child, have unusual behavior, delays in speech,nrefuses or is limited in their contact with you and their peers? Thisnarticle will briefly discuss the definition of the disorder,ndiagnostic tools usedto ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from JoA Collins
" The first time I was lied to, occurred in 1984, when my daughter with a disability Angelina was three years old. I was outraged! Why would an educator tell me something that was not true? I bought into the myth that school district personnel cared for Angelina and wanted what was "best" for her. I learned fairly quickly that the only person who really cared about my daughter's education was me."
Parents do not have to cooperate with special education personnel. What they should do is learn to be "assertively persistent" in their fight for an appropriate education for their child.
Contacting JoA Collins
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Feel free to check out my Website at: www.disabilitydeception.com. My book Disability Deception is on sale on my Website as well as at www.amazon.com.
I have been writing free articles on various Web sites including self growth.com, check them out and share with friends. For a wonderful free E newsletter send an E mail to: JoAnn@disabilitydeception.com.