Melinda
Davis-Gillinger
Advocate. Educator. Listener.
01/03
Special Ed Consultant
Her life’s work and passion. She’s navigated the Special Education field for over 30 years, as a parent, teacher, advisor, and advocate. To learn about her advocacy firm, Melinda Gillinger & Consultants, visit: www.mgandconsultants.com
02/03
Speaker and Lecturer
A dynamic and impassioned speaker, Melinda has a story and message that resonates in the corporate world and any space in which teamwork and leadership with empathy are paramount. Learn more HERE.
03/03
Writer and Educator
Melinda uses her many years of experience in the field to conduct trainings for teachers and districts. She speaks eloquently on her method of navigating the journey with confidence.
you want in your child’s corner.
~ Josh Oppenheimer
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Articles and Resources
The Road is Curved for a Reason
I have been blessed to take this journey through Special Education as a Consultant for the past three decades, and to walk my path as a parent with my daughter, Krysta. It has been a long road from when she was newborn, and I was fighting by myself to get someone to believe she was
Advocating For Your Child’s Rights in the Classroom
I will never forget sitting at an IEP with the family of a 6 th grade student. The family’s focus was to boost teacher expectations in the area of Language Arts in order to prepare their daughter for success in High School. Their daughter was functioning at a third grade reading and reading comprehension level.
Navigating The IEP Process
Have you been invited to attend an IEP meeting and did not know the people who were invited to the meeting? Have you ever walked out of a meeting and asked, “What exactly did they just say?” Have you ever asked your IEP team for something that you think is perfectly reasonable under the circumstances
Raising an Independent Child
A Mother’s Perspective: Even after fighting for 11 months to get someone, anyone, to believe me that my baby girl was deaf, confirmation of her profound hearing loss devastated me. I couldn’t understand why I was so sad.. What was wrong with me? I’d been telling them she couldn’t hear, and now they were confirming
