Who Can Provide Special Education Services?
The school won’t allow my child to receive direct instruction from a reading specialist. Continue Reading →
IEP Meeting Tips for Parents & Teachers
School has started. Your first IEP meeting is approaching. Both parents and teachers are anxious about what this year will bring. What will happen at the first IEP meeting? What Continue Reading →
How Can an IEP Team Work Together if Key Players Won’t Play?
Have you ever attended an IEP meeting that began well, but suddenly turned into complete chaos? My child’s long awaited meeting to determine eligibility went from fantastic to horrible in Continue Reading →
What To Do When the IEP Meeting Is Too Short
When is an IEP meeting too short? Can an IEP team review and revise a child’s IEP in 25-30 minutes?
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Find Your Dream Job: Know Your Interests
“My son is 21 and attends a local college. He likes computers but has trouble passing the classes required for computer technology. He gets F’s. He seems depressed and lost. Continue Reading →
What’s My Parental Role in Transition?
“I want my son to be prepared to enter the workforce when he leaves school. How can I get the IEP team to develop vocational goals for him?” Good question! Continue Reading →
Is Special Education for Some Children a Waste of Time and Money?
How does an IEP team determine if a student with special needs is entitled to services such as Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy? Is the team allowed to say that Continue Reading →
Tutoring as a Direct Service in IDEA
The definitions in IDEA and Section 504 support tutoring. Continue Reading →
Justice Department Settles with Florida in Class Removals Discrimination Case
On August 3, 2021, the Department of Justice reached a settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Volusia County Schools (Florida) to address allegations that the district punished Continue Reading →
Progress Graphs of Test Data – A Essential Skill that Parents Need to Master
All important decisions about your child’s education – eligibility, special education, and related services in your child’s IEP, educational progress, compensatory education (or “recovery services”) – are based on test Continue Reading →
