In this episode your host Theresa Bartolotta speaks with Christine Reilly, who works to help parents advocate for their children with disabilities in the special education space. Christine Reilly is a mom of 4 girls, a teacher of students with Visual Impairments and Assistive Technology Specialist, and an IEP Coach. She has been in the Special Education field for over 20 years and is a lifelong learner. Christine spent time training and volunteering. at the Federation for Children with Special Needs to increase her knowledge in advocating for students with special needs. When she walks into her own children’s IEP meetings - she brings a treat and a thank you. While she’s ready to work with the educators to determine the goals and benchmarks she knows she is the expert of her children. In her work, Christine is making a change to the IEP and 504 process for parents so they do not have to feel lost or like they need a special education degree. It is a collaborative approach, where parents understand the resources that are available for their child, they are seen as the expert of their child, and are an equal member at the IEP table. You can find Christine here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christine.reilly.397
Instagram: @christine4tech
Podcast: SPED Talk: Leveling the Playing Field
Email: Christine@christine-reilly.com
Christine has two free benefits for you - a free IEP Parent Checklist at https://bit.ly/IEP-Checklist and a Free 20-minute Steps to School Success Call https://calendly.com/christine-reilly-ed/20min
Please join our FB group - search Safe Harbor Podcast. We’ve got a good discussion going on. Find me on instagram at theresabartolotta. And email me at safeharborpodcast@gmail.com
I’ll be reaching out with some exciting offers in the near future, so you’ll want to hear what’s happening!!! Please rate and review the podcast- it helps others find us.
Stay well and thanks for listening - I know your time is precious so I send my gratitude to you!
Come share your thoughts in the Safe Harbor Facebook group. And find me on:
Instagram: @theresabartolotta
Facebook: Safe Harbor: A Podcast for Parents of Children with Special Needs
Website: https://www.theresabartolotta.com/
Please rate and review - it helps others find us. And thank you for listening! I know your time is precious and I send my gratitude to you.
In this episode your host Theresa Bartolotta speaks with Christine Reilly, who works to help parents advocate for their children with disabilities in the special education space. Christine Reilly is a mom of 4 girls, a teacher of students with Visual Impairments and Assistive Technology Specialist, and an IEP Coach. She has been in the Special Education field for over 20 years and is a lifelong learner. Christine spent time training and volunteering. at the Federation for Children with Special Needs to increase her knowledge in advocating for students with special needs. When she walks into her own children’s IEP meetings - she brings a treat and a thank you. While she’s ready to work with the educators to determine the goals and benchmarks she knows she is the expert of her children. In her work, Christine is making a change to the IEP and 504 process for parents so they do not have to feel lost or like they need a special education degree. It is a collaborative approach, where parents understand the resources that are available for their child, they are seen as the expert of their child, and are an equal member at the IEP table. You can find Christine here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christine.reilly.397
Instagram: @christine4tech
Podcast: SPED Talk: Leveling the Playing Field
Email: Christine@christine-reilly.com
Christine has two free benefits for you - a free IEP Parent Checklist at https://bit.ly/IEP-Checklist and a Free 20-minute Steps to School Success Call https://calendly.com/christine-reilly-ed/20min
Please join our FB group - search Safe Harbor Podcast. We’ve got a good discussion going on. Find me on instagram at theresabartolotta. And email me at safeharborpodcast@gmail.com
I’ll be reaching out with some exciting offers in the near future, so you’ll want to hear what’s happening!!! Please rate and review the podcast- it helps others find us.
Stay well and thanks for listening - I know your time is precious so I send my gratitude to you!
Come share your thoughts in the Safe Harbor Facebook group. And find me on:
Instagram: @theresabartolotta
Facebook: Safe Harbor: A Podcast for Parents of Children with Special Needs
Website: https://www.theresabartolotta.com/
Please rate and review - it helps others find us. And thank you for listening! I know your time is precious and I send my gratitude to you.