Parent Survey on Private Evaluations. Interested?
This study defines a private evaluation as one completed outside of the school. If you had a private evaluation for your child completed in the last five (5) years, you Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Independent Evaluations
Attention Parents: We Need Your help!
If you have a child who receives special education services, you’ve probably received a copy of a psychological report on your child. If you are like most parents, you had Continue Reading →
Does Our Private Eval Have to be “Comparable” to the School’s Eval?
We want to get a private evaluation of my child. The school says they are also going to conduct an evaluation of my child, and the two evaluations must be Continue Reading →
IEEs: Parents Have the Right to Select an Evaluator of Their Choice
The school evaluated my child and I don’t agree with the results. What can I do? Will I have to pay for another evaluation? Who will do the evaluation? If Continue Reading →
Can the District Limit What They Will Pay for an IEE?
Can the school district set a predetermined dollar amount as a cap on the cost of an IEE? No. There is no provision in the law that allows districts to Continue Reading →
Day 4, Live Blogging from the Institute of Special Ed Advocacy
Thursday, July 26, 2012 Wrightslaw is live blogging all week. We hope you will join us for Day 4 from the Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA). Day 1 Day Continue Reading →
Adverse Consequences of NOT Knowing the Law
The results of an independent evaluation show that our son had dyslexia and dysgraphia. We asked the district to evaluate our son as well, and they refused. We left the Continue Reading →
Why Parents Should Get an Independent Evaluation
Last week we told parents to find an expert to evaluate your child and make strong recommendations about your child’s communication needs. We also said… If you, a parent says, Continue Reading →
Meeting Your Child’s Communication Needs – AT
Assistive Technology does not have any devices that are suitable for my non verbal autistic 4 year old son in the EC program. I have videotaped him using an iPad. Continue Reading →
Developing a Plan for ADHD – Start with a Good Diagnostic Workup
My grandson has ADHD. He is in therapy and taking medication. He will be going into second grade and the school wants to segregate him into a Behavior Modification class Continue Reading →