FETA Group Sacramento - Next Meet-Up is December 8, 2013.

Join FETA (From Emotions to Advocacy) Group, Sacramento - The Special Education Survival Guide discussion group for the next monthly meet-up!

Connect with other PARENTS WHO GET IT!!

Often the most beneficial supports a parent of child who receives special education services can have is getting together with other parents. Parents who understand can help each other by sharing their experiences and giving real life examples that will help others in their situations. 

Join the event on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/events/449169331855060/

Sunday, December 8, 2014
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Espresso Metro
2104 11th Ave. (at Freeport Blvd.)
Sacramento, CA 95818
Neighborhood: Curtis Park
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This group is open to the public. There is no cost to participate other than to buy your own book.



Espresso Metro

FETA Group Meeting This Sunday, July 28, 2013 - Connect, Share, Listen, Learn!

Announcing...The Next FETA Sacramento Meeting:

Sunday, July 28

3:00-4:30 p.m.

Starbucks at 1401 Alhambra Blvd. Sacramento, CA

Connect with other PARENTS WHO GET IT!!

Often the most beneficial support a parent of child who receives special education services can have is getting together with other parents. Parents who understand can help each other by sharing their experiences and giving real life examples that will help others in their situations. 

Join the event on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/events/455135177910568/

FETA (From Emotions to Advocacy) Group, Sacramento - The Special Education Survival Guide discussion group monthly meet-up! 

Learning More About Your Child's Rights and Disability!

The end of the school year is approaching quickly. I know many of us are cramming to get in an IEP meeting.

Don't panic. Parents, don't let yourself feel rushed, especially about agreeing on a plan that is not right for your child. It is important to be familiar with your child's needs and rights!

Prepare, prepare, prepare by learning more about your child's rights and disability!

Next FETA Group Meeting - Sunday, May 19 - Planned Activity "About Me" Flyer

FETA Group - Sacramento Meeting

Sunday, May 19 (3:00-4:30 pm)

Starbucks, 1401 Alhambra Blvd. (at N Street)

Sacramento, CA

Join us for a special education study and discussion group meeting for parents and caregivers.

 

FETA Group utilizes the Wrightslaw From Emotions to Advocacy, Special Education Survival Guide. We are on Section 2 - Advocacy 101 (chapters 4-7). Check out the FETA Web on Wrightslaw for additional information and related articles on these chapters. Very helpful! http://www.fetaweb.com/101.htm.

PLANNED ACTIVITY: 

About Me Flyer

As a follow up activity to making a master plan for your child's education, we will work on creating an "About Me" flyer, showing strengths, interests, challenges, needs, and strategies for helping your child to be successful. Keep this flyer handy to present to new care providers, teachers, school staff (e.g., yard duty), and school volunteers. 

Did you know that not everyone at school sees the IEP (Individualized Education Plan). It is essential for parents to take the lead in communicating IEP information with all relevant parties. The "About Me" flyer is a quick reference, but make sure the teacher, and any others who work with your child regularly at the school, have a full copy of the IEP and ask to meet with them to review it.

Goals of the activity: Create a tool to promote greater understanding and awareness about your child. Enable individuals who are interacting with or working with your child to better understand and assist them. May be helpful for utilization in social, recreational, family, and healthcare settings, as well as at school.

FETA online study forum and local Sacramento study group

Dear Parents, Families, Caregivers, and Community,

If you know of anyone who is advocating for a child in the special education realm, please alert them about this new study group in Sacramento, CA and the online study forum!

In this group, we will learn new things and share our knowledge, tips, and strength to help our children receive the free and "appropriate" public education that they are entitled to. Using the  following text as our guide, we will study the material, hold discussions, and ponder the answers to questions to help us complete the follow up research that we need to do, create strategies, and develop action plans that will work in our unique situations. When you talk about doing something, it's an idea. When you write it down and give it a timeline, it becomes tangible and results will happen!

TEXT:  "Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy - The Special Education Survival Guide, 2nd Edition" by Pam Wright and Pete Wright was published in January 2006 (ISBN: 978-1-892320-09-4, 338 pages, perfect bound, $19.95).  Members will need to obtain their own copy of the text to take part in the group.



"Wrightslaw, From Emotion to Advocacy, The Special Education Survival Guide" by Pam Wright and Pete Wright, founders of the Wrightslaw Website

There are possibilities to hold online study forums for each chapter and also have an in-person study group for local folks. Things are starting to take shape! I have begun writing some study questions as I read through and reflect on each chapter. I could use some help reading through the questions to see if they are clear and if they garner what the authors were trying to teach us. The questions should stimulate follow up action to help each person in their advocacy work. Please check out the TABS at the top of the blog, entitled Section 1, Section 2, and so on... Tell me what you think!

I want to be clear that I am not a teacher who is authorized by Wrightslaw or the authors to teach from this book. I am just a parent who wants to learn and help others as well. Parents helping parents! We learn best when we have others to share our experiences and ideas with.

Contact me via comment on this blog, join this site, or email me at corngie@gmail.com for more information. I look forward to hearing from you.

Please pass on this information.

All the best,

Angie

Join our group - FETA Group - Sacramento

Members needed for a new parent support group in Sacramento.

Purpose:

The group will help parents gain knowledge and skills to be effective advocates for their children. As parents learn about the "rules of the game" and SMART IEPs, schools will realize that involving parents benefits them too.

Essentially, it's a study group using the book: Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy - The Special Education Survival Guide, 2nd Edition by Pam Wright and Pete Wright. Published in January 2006 (ISBN: 978-1-892320-09-4, 338 pages, perfect bound, $19.95). We can buy the books through Wrightslaw in bulk for a 40% discount for about $12 for members.

When we obtain enough members, we can establish a meeting schedule and a place to meet that works best.

This group is not sponsored by any public or private organizations. It is member-run.

Contact me if you are interested in learning more. Angie at corngie@gmail.com.

 

How to start a FETA study group: http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/advo.feta.groups.htm.