Like all parents, service members often need help to pay the high cost of college tuition. Fortunately, many scholarships, tuition assistance programs and benefits exist just for the children of service members. But finding the right programs could feel like being stuck in a rainforest without a guide. To keep you on the right path, you need to know about: • Where to start • Types of scholarships • Military-specific scholarships and loans • Other […]
REPRINTED FROM EXCEPTIONAL PARENT MARCH, 2012 By Anastasia Somoza Several years after EP Magazine featured the Somozas as its cover story, Anastasia Somoza has graduated from Georgetown University and is now headed for the prestigious London School of Economics. But not before sharing a significant experience with others that just may make a big difference in their educational lives. My name is Anastasia Somoza and I am 28 years old and live in New York […]
BY JUDITH CANTY GRAVES AND CARSON GRAVES An IEP is your child’s roadmap to an appropriate education. No map can help you, however, if you don’t know your starting point. That is why the IEP must contain objectively measured assessments of your child’s abilities before it can be an effective educational roadmap. There are two places where clear descriptions of your child’s current level of performance should appear in an IEP: 1. In the curriculum […]
BY PEG GRAFWALLNER, M.ED. We adopted our daughter, Ani, from a Bulgarian orphanage when she was six years old. At the time, her deficits were so severe and so overwhelming, we were lost on how to help her or even where to start. Ani came to us without language, without social skills and without curiosity. One thing that Ani did bring with her was a warm, determined spirit. She refused to give up on anything […]
BY MICHELLE BOUDREAU On September 1, 2016 Grace will walk into James Memorial High School in Madison, WI with her best friends, Luke and Nicole, and enjoy all the perks that come along with being a senior in high school.” ~ Grace’s mother Shannon As the summer is coming to a close and we move into fall, one thing that is certain and comes every year at this time is kids going back to school. […]
