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Let’s Talk About: School-based Physical Therapy (PT)
October is Physical Therapy Month! So let’s talk about it. Physical Therapy services can be provided in the educational environment....
Dr. Mary Jo Ray-Jewett


Let’s Talk About: FAPE
FAPE this, FAPE that, children with special education deserve FAPE… but what is FAPE??? FAPE stands for “Free Appropriate Public...
Dr. Mary Jo Ray-Jewett


Let’s Talk About: Dyslexia
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. So, let’s talk about dyslexia, its impact on education, and possible school accommodations. One in...
Dr. Mary Jo Ray-Jewett


Let’s Talk About: Class Sizes in Special Education
The Georgia Department of Education (GADOE) has a law (160-4-7-.14) that specifies class sizes by program for special education. Maximum...
Dr. Mary Jo Ray-Jewett


Let's Talk About: Acronyms
“A B C, it's easy as 1 2 3, as simple as Do Re Me, A B C, 1 2 3…” (That’s a song from the Jackson 5 if you did not know. And I’m dating...
Dr. Mary Jo Ray-Jewett


Let’s Talk About: DeafBlind and Deaf/Hard of Hearing Eligibility
I decided to write about the DeafBlind Eligibility and Deaf/Hard of Hearing Eligibility categories in the same post. The Georgia...
Dr. Mary Jo Ray-Jewett


Let's Talk About: IEPs vs. 504 plans
You may have heard, “IEPs are better than 504s,” “504 is a light IEP,” or “504s are a waste of time and paper.” The truth is that an IEP...

Dr. Jewett


Let’s Talk About: Speech-Language Impairment Eligibility
Speech-language impairment (SI or SLI) eligibility is the second largest eligibility category according to the National Center for...

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Let’s Talk About: SMART Goals
IDEA requires your child’s IEP to include “a statement of the child’s present levels of academic achievement and functional performance,...

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