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Survey Findings – Your Questions Answered

Did you miss our data release with Easterseals’ Candid Conversations? Did you attend, but not see your questions answered? Watch the recording and/or read the answers we compiled with the help of our panelists, Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission (MIC3) and EFMP Coalition partners …

We Heart Data & the Podcast Is Back!

Is it obvious? We heart data, but stories complete us. Season 2 of our the Disruptive Storytelling will feature military organizations that collect data on military families with a focus on sharing the data via storytelling to bring information to families and decision-makers via a one-stop data…

Partnering with Your Child’s Special Ed Teacher

Growing up I always had this need to help others. I knew at an early age I wanted to be a teacher. I loved teaching others and working with younger children and was very fortunate to have my dream come true! I became a special ed teacher in 2006, teaching first and second-grade. I was bless…

Culture Shock: Active Duty to National Guard

By Carolyn Chase Having spent my childhood as an Air Force brat, I grew up understanding the life of a military dependent. I loved it so much that when I graduated high school I decided to continue the adventures by enlisting in the Air Force. It was exhilarating seeing life as a military mem…

Navigating the Special Ed Evaluation Process

Going through the special education evaluation process can be an overwhelming time, full of questions and concerns. Who can initiate an evaluation? What does the process look like? How is eligibility determined? Does my child qualify for special education services? And what if I disagree w…

Disruptive Storytelling Podcast Is LIVE!

Trailer Episode 1: Military Stigma – Tough Conversations Worth Having Partners in PROMISE Executive Director Michelle Norman shares how stigma has impacted her family since her daughter was born with cerebral palsy and how she navigates the special …

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Trust Your Gut – Month of the Military Child Series

Sometimes we just don’t know. We look at our child with such love and remind them for the one hundredth time to “sit back down and finish their broccoli.” Or there are other times when we hear them reading and notice that they keep skipping over or mispronounce words that they should know. …

The ABCs of Military Special Education

Table of Contents Special education is complex, military jargon is prolific, legal terms require precise language that you have to “get right.” Because you have enough to worry about, Partners in PROMISE created an exhaustive list of terms and definitions. Bookmark this page, print it out for…

Is 8 the Magic Number for Dyslexia?

Table of Contents An eight year old with a new dyslexia diagnosis may spend 2.5 hours a week at one-on-one, year round remediation. The same work only takes 30 minutes for a kindergartener and can be done in the general education classroom. In classrooms all across America, general educati…

How to Trust Your Gut – A Mom’s Guide to Diagnosing Dyslexia

By Hilary Laxson Table of Contents Author Hilary Laxson with her daughter in San Diego, California. When you’re a parent sometimes you know something is up. Does your child struggle to read? Do they have trouble spelling? Is it even difficult for them to spell their own …

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