Author Archives: Janis Arnold

5.17.2020 Texas Special Education Continues to be AWOL

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Janis Arnold

I didn’t write this article, I copied and modified it from the website, educationviews.org The article was written by writers from Houston Public Media and the Houston Chronicle and is based on four case studies of Special Needs children and … Continue reading →

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Gee-Whiz, I Wish I’d Known all this Stuff Back Then

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Janis Arnold

  File today’s post under the heading of gee-whiz, I wish I’d known all this legal stuff back then. From IDEA 2004, (c) Parent-initiated evaluations. If the parent obtains an independent educational evaluation at public expense or shares with the … Continue reading →

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I Thought Mother Teresa Lived in Abject Poverty

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Janis Arnold

In 1995 my writing career appeared to be dead in the water so it came as somewhat of a relief to me when a special education  director from a small town south of San Antonio called and asked if she … Continue reading →

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TEACHER, CAN YOU PLAY WITH ME?

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Janis Arnold

Today is April 18, 2020. I’m only marginally stir crazy as Gov. Abbot announced yesterday that Texas will soon reopen for business, although it is beyond infuriating that the DISTRICT is using the Corona virus as its latest reason to … Continue reading →

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They All Lied To Me

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Janis Arnold

Claire Louise:  They All Lied To Me I’m working on SHADE ISLAND, sequel to my first novel and wondering what people think about this iteration of the Richards sisters twenty years after my readers first met Claire Louise and Macy Rose in Daughters … Continue reading →

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Kairos

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Janis Arnold

I created this video about Kairos, a prison ministry similar to an Acts or Emmaeus retreat  at the request of Valerie Slade who works and worships at my church, AHUMC. I can’t take credit for the powerful testimonies contained within … Continue reading →

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The Loving Service

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Janis Arnold

The Loving Service Committee of AHUMC’s United Methodist Women was organized on January 22, 1974 by Lorraine Horner and her assistant Mabel McCann. Its mission was to provide food and house-sitting services to church families during times of bereavement. Over … Continue reading →

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The Hope Center

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Janis Arnold

Ginger Brewer and Betty Anderson are Monday morning volunteers at AHUMC’s Hope Center. When asked why they spend their time in this manner, they remind me of Matthew 25:40 where Jesus says, “And the King will tell them, I assure … Continue reading →

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I’m Almost About To READ!

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Janis Arnold

June 2018 Update This is one of those good news bad news stories. Aleczander completed third grade at Salem Sayers. That’s good news. For a second year now, instead of crying hysterically as he did during kindergarten and first grade … Continue reading →

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It’s Only Pretend Reading, but It’s a Giant Step in the Right Direction

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Janis Arnold

July 2016 In this video, Aleczander is reading a predictable pattern book. The book was given to him by Miss Shelley, a dyslexia teacher who was employed by Aleczander’s previous school to give him 12 1-1 lessons during the summer … Continue reading →

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