Life Skills I really hate the term life skills. I mean, after all, we ALL need life skills. It’s just that what each person needs to be taught varies greatly. But, if you child has an IEP, and depending on their skill set, a “life skills classroom” or “life skills curriculum” may have been suggested […]
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{The Secret Revealed} How some Moms make this IEP thing look easy.
How to have an easier time during the IEP. “Mrs. Lightner, we’ll add the additional hour of OT to Kevin’s plan, but I want you to know that he is the only child in the county who is receiving more than one hour per week. That’s just not our model.” YES! Success! I did it! […]
Dear IEP Team: Don’t Call Me Mom.
IEP Mom “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt (supposedly) History (and Google Analytics) tells me that if you are reading this post, there’s a greater than 96% chance that you are an IEP Mom. Hey, we have to stick together, right? So do the school staff on your child’s […]
How to Find and Hire a Special Education Advocate for your IEP.
Special Education and IEP Advocates “$2000?!?!” my husband exclaimed. “Do we really need this for him?” “Become an IEP/Special Education Advocate!” the flyer said. We were looking at a brochure that my son’s school had sent home to parents. It was a 12-week course on how to become a Special Education Advocate. It looked thorough. […]
The Special Education Placement Decision Making Process, explained.
Special Education Placement Not only is IEP placement one of the most debated topics among parents, it’s also one of the most contentious issues you will have with your school district. So what are the placement options for learning disabled students? How do I get my child into a private placement? IEP placement is one […]
What Parents Need to Know: IEP Testing and Evaluations | Re-evals | IEEs | Timelines
IEP Evaluations and IEP Re-Evaluations Different variations of questions come up about IEP evaluations all the time. Parents are unclear about timelines, what tests to ask for and sometimes get confused with the IEP re-evaluation process. As a result, after 8 years of this blog, at one point I had a dozen posts about IEP […]