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Tag Archives: Related services

How to Avoid Having a Related Service Downgraded to RTI

Posted on 03/16/2017 by Sophie — 3 Comments ↓

My district recently tried to wriggle out of its legal obligation to provide my child with his documented related service by moving him “up” to Response to Intervention (RTI). Here’s Continue Reading →

Posted in IDEA 2004, Response to Intervention | Tagged Evaluations, OSEP Letters, Related services, RTI, Section 504 | 3 Comments ↓

Tutoring as a Direct Service in IDEA

Posted on 11/10/2016 by Pete Wright — 25 Comments ↓

Where should we put tutoring for a student on the IEP page? Is tutoring considered a reasonable accommodation or modification? I do not see tutoring as either a modification or Continue Reading →

Posted in IDEA 2004, Related Services | Tagged IDEA, Related services, Tutoring | 25 Comments ↓

School Says “No Related Services on the IEP”

Posted on 10/20/2016 by Wrightslaw — 1 Comment ↓

Our Board of Ed told us: they do not have to put the related services on the IEP related services providers cannot have goals added to the IEP the only Continue Reading →

Posted in IEPs, Related Services | Tagged Goals, IEPs, Related services, Related Services in the IEP | 1 Comment ↓

Great Case from the 9th Circuit (May 13, 2016)

Posted on 07/28/2016 by Wrightslaw — Leave a reply

CA Department of Health Care Services sues the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) in a special education due process hearing. May 13, 2016 decision from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Continue Reading →

Posted in Cases, IDEA 2004 | Tagged attorneys fees, IDEA 2004, Related services, Stay Put | Leave a reply

Have You Visited Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities Site Lately?

Posted on 01/04/2016 by Wrightslaw — Leave a reply

On the Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities website, you will find special education schools, learning centers, treatment programs, parent groups, respite care, community centers, grassroots organizations, and government programs Continue Reading →

Posted in General Info | Tagged Advocacy, Learning Disabilities, Related services | Leave a reply

Requesting a 1 to 1: Be Careful What You Wish For!

Posted on 06/04/2015 by Wrightslaw — 1 Comment ↓

When parents request a one-to-one aide or paraprofessional for their child with a disability, they are often frustrated by the school district’s response. Even when the district agrees to their Continue Reading →

Posted in IEPs, Parent Rights & Responsibilities, Related Services | Tagged Aides, One-on-One, Paraprofessional, Related services, Related Services in the IEP | 1 Comment ↓

OT Services in the IEP: Handwriting

Posted on 12/12/2013 by Wrightslaw — 17 Comments ↓

My 8th-grade son’s handwriting is illegible. His IEP includes OT, but no handwriting practice. The school district and OT teacher maintain that handwriting practice is not a function of OT. If Continue Reading →

Posted in IEPs, Related Services, Strategies | Tagged handwriting, Occupational Therapy, OT Services, Related services | 17 Comments ↓

Is the School Required to Provide Social Skills Training?

Posted on 05/07/2012 by Wrightslaw — 10 Comments ↓

My daughter with autism needs help with social skills. Her peers avoid and tease her so she has stopped trying to approach them. She gets 90 minutes of social skills Continue Reading →

Posted in Autism, IEPs | Tagged meaurable IEP goals, Present levels of academic achievement and functional performance, Related services, Social Skills | 10 Comments ↓

Transportation in IEP Not Provided: “Sorry – We’re Short Staffed”

Posted on 12/05/2011 by Wrightslaw — 21 Comments ↓

My 4-year-old has an IEP for ADHD and attention/transition difficulties.  Transportation is written as a related service in his IEP but the school claims they are “short-staffed” and cannot get Continue Reading →

Posted in IEPs, Related Services | Tagged Preschool, Related services, Transportation | 21 Comments ↓

“Unwritten” Policy about Nursing Services = No Policy

Posted on 10/03/2011 by Wrightslaw — 1 Comment ↓

My 4 yr old has atonic seizures that are not fully under control with medication. He has diastat at school with detailed instructions on administration. The school nurse is not Continue Reading →

Posted in Letters, Related Services | Tagged Atonic Seizures, Diastat, Nursing Services in th IEP, Related services, unwritten school policy | 1 Comment ↓

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