Howard Margolis and Danielle Foley

Howard Margolis has been a special education teacher in urban and suburban areas and a professor of special education at the State University of New York (SUNY) and a professor of Reading Disabilities and Special Education at the City University of New York (CUNY). His upcoming book, “Negotiating Your Child’s IEP,” was co-authored with Dr. Gary Brannigan, Prof. Emeritus of Psychology at Plattsburgh State University of SUNY.

Danielle Foley is both the mother of a child with disabilities and a special education teacher in southern New Jersey. She believes that the combination of quality parenting and special education can dramatically improve the lives of struggling learners.

Articles by Howard Margolis and Danielle Foley

• Improving in-person and remote instruction: Critical elements

  Monday, September 28, 2020

  Remote teaching alone cannot easily and fully create and sustain many of the critical elements needed to meaningfully advance struggling learners’ academic, social, and emotional progress. These elements include listening and acting with empathy; helping parents successfully address COVID-19’s anxiety producing obstacles and dangers; understanding how to help struggling learners achieve their IEP or section 504 goals; and helping them take well-earned credit for their efforts and accomplishments.