Have you said thank you? π€¨
Have you said thank you? π€¨
Most public comments get ignored β not because boards don't care, but because most people don't know how to structure what they say.
I made a free checklist on how to give public comment that gets heard.
"It's better for them to register and find out they didn't need accommodations than it is to find out the hard way that they do."
Blogpost title is "Encourage College-Bound Students to Register for Disability Accommodations." Read it on LDadvisory.com.
Research shows why some students with disabilities don't register for accommodations at college. I wrote talking points you can use to persuade them. https://bit.ly/LDBlog114xΒ Β
#EduSky #DyslexiaMom #ADHDParent #LearningDisabilities #SpecialEducation #CollegePrep
Students with disabilities may hear lots of different things about what kinds of colleges they should consider and what they should or shouldn't do when applying to colleges. Experienced consultants Joan Kelleher Casey & Elizabeth Cooper offered their tips:Β https://bit.ly/ECHv11
#CollegeSearch
Article on ADDitude's site is titled "11 Steps to Remedy College Reading Challenges." The opening paragraph is visible. Image taken above a work table covered in open notebooks, Post-It pads, colored pencils and highlighters.
The reading load at college is a challenge for most students. Students with disabilities may have even more struggles with it. Read my tips for tackling it @additudemag.bsky.socialΒ https://bit.ly/ECHAM1
#Dyslexia #LearningDisabilities #ADHD #CollegeSuccess #StudyStrategies
β...no matter what the rationale for reducing the number of problems isβdoing so and grading the student on the basis of that reduced work, as though theyβd completed the whole assignment, is modifying the performance expectations for that student.β Read more on Substack.
Featured post is "Disability Accommodations vs Modifications: A College Transition Reality Check." A page of algebra formulae to solve, with 3 crossed out. A sharpened blue pencil lays across the problems.
Modifications that reduce the amount or kind of work students w/disabilities do may leave them less-prepared for college, since colleges don't have make such changes. Kelley Challen & I explain why terminology used in K12 can be fuzzy and lead to unrealistic expectations: https://bit.ly/LDAdSS18
As your student begins to plan for registration for fall courses, are they looking for those classes that they can breeze through? There are some good reasons why they should be looking for hard courses instead. wp.me/punbM-gn
I forget the golden rule that no good people go on housewives shows.
Just remember β editing can go both ways, as my sister always reminds me. πThen again, I'm very bad at picking someone to root for; I always forget they're all terrible people and whoever I choose will eventually prove herself a monster. π
Right? (See Juliet in previous iteration having somebody just take pictures of her in her own clothes in an attempt to be an influencer.) Clearly Myka's husband pays for a well connected publicist; how else is she getting on the today show. π€¨
Maybe it's all by design? Only possible way to get rid of her?
Anyone else get "Single White Female" vibes off of this relationship?
Middle-aged white woman with shoulder length brown hair looks annoyed when somebody says "is it a porn film?"
Myka is giving me Juliet vibes (derogatory). Also, when she said she trained under somebody in the Queen's staff, I thought...
Wait which one is real housewives? I am not getting another streaming service. π
Middle aged white Women woman with long brown hair looks annoyed as somebody says "is it a porn film?"
I'm going in. But I really want this show to just be British people featured, not Americans. We already have housewives here
Red reading glasses resting beside signed bookplates and copies of "7 Steps to College Success" by Elizabeth Cohen Hamblet.
Contact me for a signed bookplate for your copy, or if you borrowed it from the library, I can send you a signed bookmark: https://ldadvisory.com/contact/
It's the third anniversary of my book's release & it's sold more than 4,000 copies.πΎΒ
It means to me is that more than 4000 people have the knowledge they need to give students with disabilities the proper preparation for college!
See purchase options: https://bit.ly/ECHbook
#CollegePrep #EduSky
Fluffy black cat looks at the camera with her tongue stuck partly out.
Fluffy black cat lays with her eyes closed and her tongue stuck partly out.
Happy #Caturday from Kona.
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βIf a professorβs handwriting is illegible, itβs not just a problem for students with a disabilityβbut for all students who take this professorβs classβand my colleagues didnβt feel this created a need for a disability accommodation.β Read more on Substack.
Read on Substack - "Disability accommodation for a professor's lousy handwriting/use of cursive? Do colleges do this?
Students with disabilities may encounter difficulties at college and wonder what their college's obligations are. For instance, when they can't read a professor's writing, does the college have to provide an accommodation? Read my answer: https://bit.ly/LDAdSS9
At @bookshop.org, you can do a search for a Black-owned bookstore and direct your purchases to the one you choose! I chose Ida's Bookshop in the great Garden State! bookshop.org/pages/bookst...?
I hear you. π Did I miss your thoughts on #RHOP reunion final installment? Anyone else think Karen's dentures were slipping? And Kearna repeating her lame dig when no one heard it the first time?
Anthropic made the right call here, but did you know they are paying out a class action lawsuit they lost for ingesting millions of books without paying for them (to train their LLM)? Interestingly, Google doesn't show news hits on this π€¨ From the Authors Guild: authorsguild.org/news/mixed-d...
Blogpost title is "Are Assignment Deadline Extensions a Commonly Approved Disability Accommodation at College?" Read the post on LDadvisory.com Opening text is visible.
Every month, I like to dive into my data to see what page people found most intriguing. In February, it was a really important guest post about an accommodation rarely approved at college. Read it for yourself and learn why: https://bit.ly/LDblog152x
#EduSky #LearningDisabilities #ADHD #Dyslexia
Kelley Challen fan week continues!
In our talk on college prep Friday atΒ @copaafape.bsky.social, we'll talk about the difference btwn accommodations and modifications. Do you know?
Register: https://www.copaa.org/events/unable_to_register.asp?id=2000258
Watch the whole video: https://bit.ly/KESL2
βEverything from waking up, to going to class, to doing my homework was my choice, and I wasnβt really ready for that...and even if Iβd known where to go for help I didnβt have the vocabulary to advocate for my needs.β - Rae Jacobson, Writer with ADHD and Learning Disabilities.
Post title is "What Can Happen When a Student with ADHD Isnβt Ready for College." Read it on LDadvisory.com.
High school students with disabilities may feel pressure to start college immediately, even though it's clear they're not ready. See if this story helps you recognize the signs: http://bit.ly/LDBlog116xΒ
#EduSky #DyslexiaParent #SpecialEducation #ADHDparentingtip #CollegePrep
Substack post title is "Is Your Student Ready? 31 Must-Have College Readiness Skills" by @KelleyChallenTransitions. Black female student faces away from the camera in front of a wall of windows. She's wearing a white t-shirt and tan leather backpack.
Promotional graphic for the COPAA 28th Annual Conference. Presentation title and featuring headshots of Presenter(s) and their names. Event details include Crystal Gateway Marriott, VA, March 3β8, 2026, with COPAA branding and a U.S. Capitol illustration in the background.
Kelley Challen fan week continues!
We're talking abt college prep Friday at #COPAA26Β @copaafape.bsky.social, so be sure to read her post: https://kelleychallentransitions.substack.com/p/31-must-have-college-readiness-skills
Register: https://www.copaa.org/events/unable_to_register.asp?id=2000258
We're presenting together for the 1st time FridayΒ @copaafape.bsky.socialΒ so it's Kelley Challen appreciation week!
In our session, I'll be talking abt accommodations like this.
Register: https://www.copaa.org/events/unable_to_register.asp?id=2000258
Watch the whole talk: https://bit.ly/KESL2