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One of the Best Kept Secrets in Special Ed: How Schools Can Use Teletherapy to Deliver Therapy Services in IEPs by Pete & Pam Wright Wrightslaw.com Print this page "My child has Autism Spectrum Disorder. Before school closed, he had an IEP and received one-on-one language services, occupational therapy, and one-on-one instructional time." "At a meeting after school closed, the teachers said speech language therapy and occupational therapy could not be delivered face-to-face or virtually." "We are entering the fourth month without the school providing the services he needs. There is a 'window of opportunity' for my child to learn these skills. He is struggling. I'm scared." You and your child should not have to wait. In this issue of The Special Ed Advocate, we will: examine options for children to receive the instruction and related therapies they need, including teletherapy; provide Position Papers, Statements and Recommendations about teletherapy from professional organizations whose members work in schools; demonstrate how you can learn about special ed law and advocacy at home; and provide a "Sample Letter to Document a Problem and Request the Services in a Child's IEP." ************************** 1. One of the Best Kept Secrets in Special Ed: How Schools Can Use Teletherapy to Provide Services in IEPs Parents and school staff need to know that speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, tutoring, behavioral health therapy -- even speech-language and pyscho-educational evaluations -- are provided virtually. Teletherapy has allowed children with disabilities to receive these services remotely for years. If you are distressed about the services your child has not received since the schools closed, read How Schools Can Use Teletherapy to Provide Therapy Services in Children's IEPs includes resource information you can use to support a request. These resources include position papers, statements and recommendations about teletherapy by the professional organizations whose members work in schools. ************************** 2. Learn at Home with Wrightslaw Special Education Law & Advocacy Training Learn in the comfort of your home with Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training. All you need is a computer or device and speakers. Now Available as an MP4 Video! Receive a FREE PDF of the book, Wrightslaw Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, with your order. Earn CEUs (continuing education units). Learn how. Required Books - Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition and Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition. Training and Book Combo - $89.95. If you already own the two required books, you can purchase the Download Training Program separately - $49.95. Check out all Wrightslaw products! ************************** 3. Sample Letter to Request That School Provide Therapy Services in Child's IEP You can request that your school district arrange for school staff to provide your child's instruction and therapy services virtually. If school staff are unavailable or are not trained to do virtual instruction and therapy, you can request that the school provide these services through teletherapy. Before you request that the school provide services in your child's IEP, you must educate yourself. You must assume that your child's school will be reluctant to do anything new. (Read Chapter 21 - "Rules of Adverse Assumptions" in Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy by Pam and Pete Wright. You must also assume that you need to write a persuasive letter. Before you write a letter to request services, please read The Art of Writing Letters to the School. And < a href="https://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/articles/12rules_letters.htm">12 Rules for Writing GREAT Letters You can use this Sample Letter to Request that School Provide Services as a template. Change the facts and details to fit your situation. You will find our comments and suggestions are in blue lettering. Learn more about letters, documenting problems and paper trails. https://www.wrightslaw.com/info/ltrs.index.htm ******************* 4. Special Education in the COVID-19 Era 4. Compensatory Education: Evolution of Case Law by Pete Wright Compensatory education is not in the law (IDEA 2004), the federal special education regulations, or in state laws and regulations. Compensatory education is a concept created and fine-tuned by the Courts as case law. To understand how the law evolved, you need to know the history of compensatory education. In addition to changes to the law by Congress, the other source of changes in special education law are created by the decisions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeal. The law about a child's entitlement to compensatory education is a direct result of three decisions by the U. S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS): Burlington in 1985, this author's Carter case in 1993, and the recent Endrew F. case in 2017. Decisions from the Courts of Appeal caused a major shift and are the focus of this article, Compensatory Education: Evolution of Case Law. Created: 06/08/20 Revised: 00/00/00 The Special Ed Advocate: It's Free! About the Book To Order About the Book To Order About the Book To Order About the Book To Order About the DVD Video To Order   Copyright © 1998-2026, Peter W. D. Wright and Pamela Darr Wright. All rights reserved. Contact Us | Press l Mission l Our Awards l Privacy Policy l Disclaimer l Site Map

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