Navigating Due Process: Steps for Resolving IEP Non-Compliance with Your Child's School
As a parent, discovering that your child's school is not effectively implementing their Individualized Education Program (IEP) can be...
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Stephanie Tsapakis
- May 16
- 2 min
What to Look For in a Reading Tutor
Reading is a fundamental skill that is necessary for success in education and in life. Unfortunately, some children struggle with reading...
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Stephanie Tsapakis
- May 2
- 3 min
The BEST Strategy for Helping your Struggling Reader at Home
Watching your child struggle is heartbreaking. There is no sugarcoating it. Parents often share with us how they have tried to help...
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Stephanie Tsapakis
- Apr 25
- 2 min
Why Apps will NOT Help Your Child's Dyslexia
You've heard it said - "there's an app for that!" While there are certainly apps for phonics skills, and it seems like this would be a...
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Stephanie Tsapakis
- Apr 24
- 2 min
What does my child's MAP Testing Data Mean?
Many public and private schools are implementing MAP testing as a means to track student progress and collect data over time. ...
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Stephanie Tsapakis
- Apr 11
- 3 min
Why You Can't Fix Reading Over the Summer
Believe it or not, summer is quickly approaching, and you have probably recently had spring conferences with your child's teacher. If...
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Stephanie Tsapakis
- Mar 22
- 4 min
Dear Teachers, Please Stop Blaming Parents.
This blog post is one that is specifically written for my fellow teachers, with a sincere and genuine loving purpose. Recently, I have...
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Stephanie Tsapakis
- Feb 22
- 3 min
Making the Case for Explicit Reading and Spelling Instruction for ALL!
Much to the excitement of everyone here on the LD Expert team, the Science of Reading has been a hot topic lately and is gaining...
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Stephanie Tsapakis
- Feb 10
- 3 min
Why is Essay Writing SO Hard for Some Students?
Essays. Some love them, some loathe them. For many students, writing an essay can seem like a cruel form of torture that requires an...
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Stephanie Tsapakis
- Jan 18
- 4 min
Which Books are Best for Teaching My Child to Read?
It was an exciting summer in our home, as our daughter prepared to start kindergarten. Being someone who lives and breathes all things...
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Stephanie Tsapakis
- Dec 9, 2022
- 4 min
What is Tier 2 and Tier 3 Intervention in the Educational Setting?
Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 - these are popular educational terms, but have they actually ever been explained to you? If not, it is...
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Stephanie Tsapakis
- Nov 29, 2022
- 4 min
What do my Students Test Scores Mean? - Interpreting the data and when to get help
Three times per year, our local schools administer the MAP test. We are given a report similar to the one below: (image from...
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Stephanie Tsapakis
- Nov 7, 2022
- 4 min
Prioritizing After-School Schedules: Extracurriculars or Tutoring?
It feels good to be back in the swing-of-things, right? The world is returning to its post-pandemic state, and many of us parents are...
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Chelsea DiMarzio
- Aug 8, 2022
- 3 min
Introducing Your Child's IEP or 504 to New Teachers
As we prepare to send our children back to school, we routinely gather new school supplies and new clothes, but we don't always...
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Jennifer Pinta
- Jul 27, 2022
- 4 min
The Balance Between Expectations and Accommodations
I’ve never hidden the fact that mathematical thinking is not a strength of mine. My brain just does not compute numbers or visual spatial...
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Jennifer Pinta
- Jul 12, 2022
- 3 min
Congratulations, Parents!
July! Along with the sparks of fireworks, the dust of the school year has settled and we’re all going about our summer routines. The end...
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Jennifer Pinta
- Jun 7, 2022
- 3 min
Does a Diagnosis Matter?
If you’ve been on the journey of trying to figure out exactly what is going on with your child when something just isn’t right, you know...
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Jennifer Pinta
- May 17, 2022
- 3 min
The End of the School Year: Academic Competitions and Awards
With the 2021-2022 school year wrapping up, you may have noticed that across ages and grades, a lot of academic competitions and...
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Jennifer Pinta
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
The Benefits of Reading to Your Children: Social-Emotional Development
If you’ve endured a toddler tantrum over which half of the banana is the "right" half (spoiler alert: it's neither), or you can remember...
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Jennifer Pinta
- Apr 20, 2022
- 3 min
The Whole-Child Approach - They're More Than a Diagnosis
One of the biggest challenges a teacher with many students can face is the limited amount of time there is to get to know each student...
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