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IEP Goals and Objectives Bank A well written IEP goal is essential to the IEP and special education. How can you monitor progress if you don’t know what you are aiming at? This is another post being done by popular request. So often I get asked, “Can you put together an IEP goal bank?” The […]
Why Your Child Should Attend their IEP Meeting Should my child attend their IEP meeting? In a word? Ab-so-freaking-lutely! Self-advocacy and self-determination is always the ultimate goal! I am genuinely surprised at how many parents struggle with this question. There are many reasons you want your child to attend the IEP meeting. IDEA requires that […]
5 Ways to Support and Advocate for People with Mental Illness Mental health, depression and suicide are all the chatter following Kate Spade’s death. In honor of that, I am updating a post from 2012 that talks about assisting friends and loved ones with a mental illness. It doesn’t have to be complicated or time […]
You should tell the media about this!It's a really common piece of IEP advice. And, I get it. Our kids are treated horribly sometimes. They get … [Read More...] about Parents, Before you go to the News Media with your IEP issues….
Matthew Effect | Matthew PrincipleAsk any Special Education Advocate, and I bet they all will tell you that they have a huge chunk of clients that … [Read More...] about Did your child’s school problems explode in 3rd grade? Here’s why.
IEP Meeting Dos and Don'ts My first IEP meeting did not go well. Well, wait. Kevin has been receiving services since he was 6 months old. So I had … [Read More...] about How to Rock your First IEP Meeting.
You should tell the media about this!It's a really common piece of IEP advice. And, I get it. Our kids are treated horribly sometimes. They get … [Read More...] about Parents, Before you go to the News Media with your IEP issues….
