Who Can Provide Special Education Services?
The school won’t allow my child to receive direct instruction from a reading specialist. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: IEPs
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 →
Identifying and Meeting a Child’s Language Needs
“We adopted our son from another country three years ago. He is now nine years old, in the 3rd grade. He did not speak English when he arrived in this Continue Reading →
Tape-recording IEP Meetings: What Does the Law Say?
Does a teacher or service provider have the right to refuse to be recorded during an IEP meeting? Is there caselaw or code that deals with this? An IEP meeting Continue Reading →
Present Levels in the IEP – Only the School’s Perspective?
The school sent us a “draft” Present Level of Performance for math and told us our feedback was welcome. We wrote our draft and sent it back to the school. Continue Reading →
Summer’s Over – and our ESY Services Never Happened!
ESY services are different from summer school, summer remedial classes, and summer enrichment programs. Be prepared – this problem is not unusual! Don’t let “never happened” impact your child’s ESY. Continue Reading →
Different Kids – Identical IEPs? Using “Pull Down Menu” IEPs
Spring 2019: Thanks to one of our readers who emails a reminder – The school system I work for is changing to a computerized version of the IEP. The Continue Reading →
Teacher: Writing IEPs for Kids I Don’t Teach
My school did not hire a second-grade Special Education teacher for this academic year. The eight special education students in second grade have a long-term substitute who is not a Continue Reading →
Why “No” May Not Really Mean “No”
As a parent, have you asked the school to help your child only to have the school dismiss or deny your request? What did you do? Most parents seem to Continue Reading →
I’m a teacher, and I know IEPs aren’t being followed. What do I do?
“I am a teacher in — and I know that IEPs are not being followed…What do I do? I have already talked to people in the school system. I want Continue Reading →
