Tutoring as a Direct Service in IDEA
The definitions in IDEA and Section 504 support tutoring. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Related services
How to Avoid Having a Related Service Downgraded to RTI
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 →
School Says “No Related Services on the IEP”
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 →
Great Case from the 9th Circuit (May 13, 2016)
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 →
Requesting a 1 to 1: Be Careful What You Wish For!
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 →
OT Services in the IEP: Handwriting
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 →
Is the School Required to Provide Social Skills Training?
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 →
Transportation in IEP Not Provided: “Sorry – We’re Short Staffed”
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 →
When is PT a “Medical Issue” – and NOT the School’s Responsiblity?
My 3 year old son has Angelman’s syndrome and has just started walking independently. He has a one-to-one aide in the school-based prek program. The school is saying they do Continue Reading →
Does the District Need to Make-Up Therapy Sessions?
Since we signed my daughter’s IEP, she has missed 6 sessions of weekly OT. The therapist was absent for two of the sessions. She missed four sessions on ‘Delayed Start Continue Reading →
