
IEP Team What You Need To Know As A Parent Of A Special Needs Child
As a special education teacher, I have witnessed the overwhelming feeling that parents had when they were first told they needed to attend an IEP meeting. They didn’t know what
As a special education teacher, I have witnessed the overwhelming feeling that parents had when they were first told they needed to attend an IEP meeting. They didn’t know what
When you have a child with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), goal setting is an essential part of the process. But what makes effective IEP goals? When it comes to
Have you ever watched the movie Roxanne with Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah? There is a scene in that movie that I think will help you to understand the difference
Do you live in a community that offers year-round school to public school children? If so, you may initially feel like your child has an advantage over children who attend
Almost nothing about special education is easy to understand. In addition, all of the educational jargon and acronyms make it even harder. So let’s break down one of those terms
The school system is strained… that’s a fact. This strain adds a tremendous amount of work to teachers already drowning in paperwork… To correctly write an IEP, it takes a
Most parents don’t know they have rights in the IEP process. Recently, I had a conversation with a very concerned mother… it went something like this; Mother; “But, I’ve only been
I had been teaching in special education and attended many IEP meetings for nearly two decades when my son was diagnosed with Autism… It was evident to me for a
When we got to the IEP team meeting, I was immediately overwhelmed. There were so many people there, and they all seemed to know each other. We sat down at
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