Dear Michael,

First, a child with disabilities may qualify for accommodations for the SAT and ACT, but this doesn’t happen automatically.

IDEA 2004 regulations are still quite fluid at this point. The final regulations are due out in the summer of 2006.

Your question addresses the issues surrounding inclusion of children with disabilities in a private school.

Local school districts (as well as State Education Agencies) are expected to play an important role in obligating publishers to submit essential source materials to the NIMAC (the National Instruct

Your question addresses the frequent problem of a child who is bright and working below potential, but at an adequate level according to the school district.

It is important to differentiate the cause of the behaviors; however, the interventions are the same. I would suggest that the first step focus on why school is stressful.

Dear R.B.,

Dear Cynthia,

Dear Jennifer,