Advocating for Your Child

Question/Issue	Link to resources
Assemble Your Toolkit	The best tools are records and documentation Using Low Tech Tools to Create Paper Trails The Paper Chase: Managing Your Child’s Documents Under IDEA Believe Nothing That is Said: Watch What’s Happening and Look for Real Evidence Writing a Portrait of Your Child
Document, Document, Document If it isn’t written down, it didn’t happen and it wasn’t said.	Paper Trails, Letter Writing & Documentation Keeping a Communication Log Communicating with Your Child’s School Through Letter Writing Using Storytelling in Letters 12 Rules for Writing Great Letters The Art of Writing Letters
Understanding School Culture, Perspective and Attitudes Schools and parents do not have the same goals or measures of success	Learning About "The School" Learning the Rules of the Game Gatekeepers - Their Job is to Say "No!" 10 Reasons Why Schools Say No! How Principals View Children with Learning Problems The Blame Game: Are School Problems the Kids’ Fault?

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Science of Educating Conference - National School Mental Health Association - 21st Century Learning Initiative - World Futurist Society - PBS: New Science of Learning - Future of Learning Keynotes for Apple - New American Schools Design Team - National Technological University - California Education Summit - Dalian Medical University (China) - International Dyslexia Association - Nebraska School Psychologists Association - South Carolina Education and Business Summit - Scientific Learning’s National Circle of Learning - Lindamood-Bell Conference - Carus Foundation - Contra Costa Literacy Coalition - Convocation for New Britain Schools - Burnaby School District - JP Associates - University of Greenville SC - ACE of Florida - Michigan Council for Exceptional Children - Florida State Literacy Coalition - United Way - Rotary International - National Center for Family Literacy - Fundamental Learning Center - Wyoming State Education Leadership

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