Who’s the Bus Driver? You’ll Want to Remember this Riddle?
Today, I want to share this riddle with you because I think it is perfect and maybe even a fun way to help you understand YOUR SIGNIFICANCE during IEP meetings...
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Three Tips for Highlighting and Color-Coding Your Child’s Draft IEP
We suggest that once parents have requested evaluations and draft IEPs before scheduled school meetings, they read through the documents and then highlight in various colors any questions they have...
Requests Prior to IEP Meetings: Eval Reports and Draft IEPs
Request Eval Reports and Draft IEPs As you are getting ready for your upcoming eligibility or IEP meeting, have you requested a copy of the evaluation reports or a draft...
Be Prepared…
Be Prepared Fifteen years ago, we had no voice …. and didn’t even know we needed one! Boy, were we wrong! Not knowing the IEP process, the verbiage, or our...
Rock Your Next IEP: Tips for a Successful IEP Meeting
Tips for a Successful IEP Meeting If you are like me, you begin stressing weeks prior to your IEP meeting! Then the anxiety sets in – where is my child...
When Conflict Arises What Steps Can You Take?
Conflict, according to Merriam Webster, is a competitive or opposing action of incompatibles: antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons). I am sure some of us...
What Is the Purpose of Least Restrictive Environment?
Navigating the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) in the IEP Process As parents sit at the IEP table, the team comes to the part of the meeting where they discuss the...
Calm Your Nerves – Know What To Expect At An IEP Meeting
Know What To Expect At An IEP Meeting IEP MEETING … Just those two words can send a parent into a state of fear, anxiousness and worry, including the most...
How Can Parents Prepare for an IEP Meeting? (Part 3)
Part 3: We’re talking now about, “After the IEP meeting, how can you stay on top of your child’s IEP and goals?” What if you don’t think your child’s IEP...
How Can Parents Prepare for an IEP Meeting? (Part 2)
Part 2: We’re talking about actually attending an IEP meeting; what types of questions to ask at the IEP meeting, and should you bring (or NOT bring) cookies to the IEP...