Alyssa Skolnick

Alyssa Skolnick graduated cum laude from the University of California, Irvine in 1994 with a B.A. and from Loyola Law School in 1997. She has worked as a lawyer in the area of child welfare for the last 16 years and is an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School. Skolnick has fraternal twin boys who are 10 years old, one of whom has central auditory processing disorder. Skolnick has learned how to navigate the Los Angeles Unified Public School system to make sure her son receives all the services he needs.

Articles by Alyssa Skolnick

• What I learned about the IEP transition from elementary to middle school

  Monday, November 14, 2016

  Transitioning from elementary to middle school can be difficult for even the most successful student and seasoned parent. For a student with an IEP, the transition can be daunting. For me as a parent, it was downright traumatic.

• 8 tips for navigating the IEP process

  Monday, May 16, 2016

  ​I am the mother of 10-year-old twin boys. One of my sons has central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) and has had an IEP for the last three years. Along the way, I have learned a few tips and tricks that have helped me make sure my son was getting everything he needed.

• The IEP tests said my son was fine

  Monday, April 25, 2016

  When my son "Z" was in kindergarten, I started noticing he wasn't on the same level academically as his fraternal twin brother. He seemed to have trouble with reading. He couldn't remember certain words even after having seen them repeatedly. He kept reversing certain letters, such as b and d. He couldn't pronounce certain sounds, such as r's and p's. And while reading, he kept adding letters to words that weren't there.