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  • Parent’s Guide to What is Rigor?

    What is Rigor? The definition of rigor curriculum from IGI Global: Publisher of Timely Knowledge retrieved from https://www.igi-global.com/dictionary/rigorous-curriculum/75491#:~:text=A%20curriculum%20that%20challenges%20a,for%20college%20level%20course%20work states, “a curriculum that challenges a student’s critical thinking skills to produce high academic achievement outcomes in preparation for college-level course work.” A curriculum is really a guide that directs the teaching of a subject. Please note…

  • Children’s Behaviors

    Behaviors are output from a reaction that a child experiences. Society and adults label behaviors as positive or negative. Children will have an input and output of behavior with any experience. Everything can be a behavior. Eating is an output behavior because the child is hungry. Behavior is a cause and effect. Children have been…

  • Parents express the needs of your child and get what they need from school

    This blog is about how you as parents need to tell the school what your child needs whether if he/she has special needs or not to get what they need. My youngest son was starting a new school and during the application process, I went to the school and filled out the paperwork and I…

  • Retention in a Certain Grade or not Parent be aware

    Parents you should be aware that now is the time that schools start discussing the idea for a child to be retained. Many schools and states have rules /laws about student retention. Retention is not making significate progress in the student’s grade. The focus usually starts in third grade because of the importance of state…

  • The Difference of RTI and MTSS

    What is the difference between RTI and MTSS? RTI (Response to Intervention) is an evaluation system to provide academic support to all students. RTI (Response to Intervention) is a part of the 2004 reauthorization of the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).  MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) is a comprehensive program usually for the whole…

  • Navigate what the medical professionals are really saying

    This blog is about the frustration I had at an emergency room with my youngest sitting there for over 8 hours and being mostly ignored by the staff. Our youngest son had febrile seizures in the past. Febrile seizures are a seizure caused by a fever.  His first one was two months after we brought…

  • Navi Parents

    Hello everyone this is my first blog for Navi Parent.  Navi Parent came about through several things.  Mostly because as a parent of two international adoptive boys the frustration I had working with multiple agencies (school districts, medical community, and local community organizations) from the employees not having an understanding of the needs and issues…

  • Helping the schools better understand adoptive children

    Helping school systems better understand your child’s adoption experience in their home country prior to bringing them home is helpful.  Set up a meeting with the school system to explain what the child has experienced and what you think is going to be needed is important. Educators do not receive any classes in college on…