Navigating Georgia Schools


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Navigating Georgia Schools



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Advocacy in the Public School: What Parents of Children with Dyslexia Need to Know (Sept. 9, 2021)

Dyslexia Forsyth and IDA-GA partnered to bring this free, live webinar outreach event on September 9, 2021. Allison Vrolijk, Esq, presented what parents need to know to advocate for their children enrolled in public school in Georgia. Allison allowed for Q&A immediately following each topic she discussed.  Watch recording.


Parent Advocacy Efforts

AJC Feb. 1, 2022: “Parents urge Gwinnett schools to change approach with dyslexic students”

Dyslexia Day at the Capitol Feb. 21, 2023 (IN-PERSON): https://www.facebook.com/decodingdyslexiaga


GA Department of Education Dyslexia Handbook (Updated Jan. 14, 2022)

https://lor2.gadoe.org/gadoe/file/e6c894b8-f0f8-47c1-a852-1bcc86601a0a/1/Dyslexia%20Informational%20Handbook_1_14_2022.pdfhttps://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Curriculum-and-Instruction/Documents/Dyslexia%20Informational%20Handbook%20Final.pdf


Evaluation and Re-Evaluation

https://www.p2pga.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GaDOE-P2P-Initial-evaluations-for-eligibility-Fact-Sheet-01.2019-final.pdf


IDA Fact Sheets

Fact Sheets and Articles about Dyslexia and Related Issues


Navigating Special Education

Learn more from Judith and Carson Graves’s blog: https://www.makespecialeducationwork.com/blog


Understanding Individual Education Programs (IEP)

The IEP Process: Everything You Need to Know (Dyslexia Help, University of Michigan)


Accommodations and Modifications

Accommodations allow a student to complete the same assignments as other students but permit a change in the timing, formatting, setting, scheduling, response, presentation.  They represent changes in how a student accesses information and demonstrates learning and are used in classroom instruction and assessment.  Accommodations do not substantially change the content, instructional level or performance but provide for equal opportunity (level the playing field).  Common examples are extended time to complete tests, sitting at the front of the class, or use of a computer.

A modification adjusts the expectations for an assignment or test.  It changes what a student is expected to learn and/or demonstrate. Modifications can alter the content or lower the standards or expectations and still allow meaningful participation and enhanced learning experiences (instead of just leveling the playing field, it changes the game).  An example is the substitution of cultural credits for a second language to graduate from high school or college.

Both accommodations and modifications function together in a student’s IEP or 504 plan, but you need to understand how they affect your child’s curriculum and academic progress.  Learn more …


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