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Bridging Partnerships in Education Specializing in
Bridging Partnerships in Education Specializing in
coaching - training -advocating
coaching - training -advocating
Bridging gaps between administration, teachers, and parents to work toward identifying goals of the child.
Bridging gaps between administration, teachers, and parents to work toward identifying goals of the child.
To see the world through 'rose-colored Glasses' has always meant in my mind to be open to an optimist view - as found in Collins Dictionary. Some may say that I could be that optimistic person - while others see me as going against the grain. My journey that lead me here is not just my story to tell. I pushed my way through educating myself on learning difficulties with reading in order to advocate for my children. On this journey I have found there needs to be a balance between realism and optimism. NOT Negative-ism. Realism - to see that there is a problem - identifying your child's area of difficulty is the biggest step. But taking those concerns and visualizing them in a positive light will find your true balance. Sometimes taking a step back and looking through the optimism - helps to find the path you need to take. My path with Dyslexic Advocacy started back in 2009... but the real beginning started much earlier than that...
JLW 7/7/19
Summer is the best time to catch up with family, R&R and school ... believe it or not. People don't realize that the districts administration work through the summer. If you have any questions regarding your program now is a great time to reach out to your Case Manager to ask questions that you have on your IEP. A lot of folks wait to get into doctors offices during the summer. It is good to keep the schools up to date on any additional reports or testing that you have done. Email is the best form of communication in order to keep track of your timelines. Always good to remember that you can still submit questions and information to the school - even though it is summer. So enjoy your time, stop into the library to keep reading through the summer, but keep the schools in on any updates you may have.
Summer is the best time to catch up with family, R&R and school ... believe it or not. People don't realize that the districts administration work through the summer. If you have any questions regarding your program now is a great time to reach out to your Case Manager to ask questions that you have on your IEP. A lot of folks wait to get into doctors offices during the summer. It is good to keep the schools up to date on any additional reports or testing that you have done. Email is the best form of communication in order to keep track of your timelines. Always good to remember that you can still submit questions and information to the school - even though it is summer. So enjoy your time, stop into the library to keep reading through the summer, but keep the schools in on any updates you may have.
~ JLW 7/11/19
~ JLW 7/11/19
A bridge can only happen if both sides are open for the bond... the joint partnership is essential for trying to affect change in the progress of a student's learning strategies. Bridging relationships on all levels is very difficult to achieve while looking at the business of the district or the pain the family is going through. I have found my niche within the walls of the problem - pushing for focus on the true issues that need to be brought to the surface: every child needs to learn how to read - we just need to find their tool box to get them there.
~JLW 9/11/19
There are a lot of individuals that are having a hard time - that don't understanding their rights. There are General Education teachers that need training - in order to assist our dyslexic children. There are administrators that are not taking into consideration the true elemental factors that are missing from children's education. The system needs mending. The people in the systems - on all ends - need help. Communication and understanding of the underlying trouble a student has in a CLASSROOM, with HOMEWORK, with finding RESOURCES, learning to ADVOCATE and COMMUNICATE for themselves is the big picture. Its not the time... the money... or a personal conflict between individuals that should be the focus. Emotions, which are effortless, can get in the way of peeling apart the layers to see the main trouble a student is having within the school.
There are a lot of individuals that are having a hard time - that don't understanding their rights. There are General Education teachers that need training - in order to assist our dyslexic children. There are administrators that are not taking into consideration the true elemental factors that are missing from children's education. The system needs mending. The people in the systems - on all ends - need help. Communication and understanding of the underlying trouble a student has in a CLASSROOM, with HOMEWORK, with finding RESOURCES, learning to ADVOCATE and COMMUNICATE for themselves is the big picture. Its not the time... the money... or a personal conflict between individuals that should be the focus. Emotions, which are effortless, can get in the way of peeling apart the layers to see the main trouble a student is having within the school.
"Allowing a student with a hidden disability (ADHD, Anxiety, Dyslexia) to struggle academically or socially when all that is needed for success are appropriate accommodations and explicit instructions, is no different than failing to provide a ramp for a person in a wheelchair". I found this quote from Stand Up LD and it hit home. This is the concept that society at large does not understand. Parents, teachers and administrators sometimes feel that it is only in an educational setting that there are issues and concerns that arise or need to be addressed. The problem is deeper. Disabilities do stay at home when we go out the door for work, to eat, to live. The stress of a disability is a way of life and it is finding the best path to take in every instance that can be crippling and deflating beyond words. As I sat in a show - there was a service dog in the end of the row. Someone commented - that "some people just don't want to leave their dog at home - those vests can be purchased anywhere." I quickly responded, looking over at the dog's owner, "...not all service dogs live with the blind. There are many other issues that service dogs can assist with - epilepsy, diabetes, to name a few". The comment was unsettling, as it was not intended to be a mean or nasty comment - they just didn't know. It then occurred to me, there there are so many people who are isolated (and blessed )to not have issues, who do not understand hidden disabilities or medical concerns. You can not get upset with ignorance... but you can educate... you can continue to help those learn and understand the difficulties some people face. ~JLW
The struggle is not realizing Dyslexia is like a Marathon not a race.... its a way of life that can be liberating. ~JLW
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