Category: Special Education
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Disability Benefits and Supports for Children in Ontario: A Parent Guide
A practical Ontario parent roadmap to Access 2, SSAH, ACSD, OAP, DTC, Child Disability Benefit, RDSP, assistive devices, school supports and transition planning.
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Community Service: How Yan Zhou Works with Families and Youth
An overview of Yan Zhou’s community service in education, youth civic engagement, faith, health care and volunteer leadership.
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Ontario Bill 33 Is Now Law: What School Families Should Know
A fact-checked parent guide to Ontario’s Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025, including school board oversight, audits, police access and school naming.
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Ontario School Board Oversight and Local Trustee Representation
A balanced guide to Ontario’s stronger school board oversight powers, the continuing trustee system and what provincial supervision means at YCDSB.
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How to Prepare for a Successful Transition Meeting: A Parent’s Guide for Grade One and Beyond (YCDSB)
A practical transition-meeting guide for students moving between grades, classrooms, programs or schools, with preparation questions and follow-up steps.
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Raising Twice-Exceptional (2e) Children: A Parent’s Comprehensive Guide to Nurturing Strengths and Supporting Struggles
A balanced parent guide to twice-exceptional learners, combining appropriate gifted challenge with accommodations, assessment and emotional support.
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What Does Scribing Look Like in an IEP? A Parent’s Guide
A parent guide to scribing as an IEP accommodation: what a scribe does, what the IEP should specify and when speech-to-text may help.
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Can outside professionals work in schools?
How schools can consider reports and requests from outside psychologists, therapists and other professionals while protecting privacy, safety and instruction.
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A Parent’s Roadmap: What to Do If You Suspect or Have a Diagnosis for Your Child’s Special Needs
A practical Ontario parent roadmap for suspected or diagnosed learning and developmental needs, including school meetings, assessment, IEP and IPRC.
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Checklist: What to Bring to an IEP Meeting (YCDSB Parents)
A focused IEP meeting checklist for YCDSB parents covering documents, questions, student input, evidence, agreed actions and review dates.