WY TeacherCon 2026

"Is That Really True? Common Special Education Misconceptions and Pitfalls"

Over time, special education has acquired some curious misconceptions that can
actually cause poor student outcomes and legal compliance issues. This session will
dispel some of the most common sp ed myths and point out common pitfalls that can
trap the unwary educator, including assistive tech consideration, who can and cannot
qualify as emotionally disabled (ED), extended school year services determinations,
overdoing work-arounds for students with reading disabilities, misleading manifestation
determination questions, independent evaluation myths, behavior plans and their link to
IEP goals, shortened school day lore, and others.