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How to Not Cry at your IEP Meeting. Is it any wonder that Moms cry at IEP Meetings? Pretend I’ve invited you to your child’s school for a meeting. And this meeting will be you and 5-10 people who you do not really know, but in many ways, they hold the keys to your child’s […]
How to effectively communicate with your IEP team. There is so much to say about communication in the IEP process, I could ramble all day. But instead of that, I thought that I would focus on the five (six?) Ws-who, what, when, where, why and how. I thought it would be easiest to bullet point […]
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. […]
Self-Advocacy Goals We do so much for our kids, and we mean well. But time marches on whether we want it to or not. We have to prepare our kids for independence and life on their own. As scary a thought as that is sometimes. Every person, not just IEP students, should have self advocacy […]
What is the Length of Time for an Average IEP Meeting? How long is an IEP meeting? How long should an IEP meeting be? There’s an easy and short answer to this: as long as it needs to be. However, if you’re here, chances are you’re being told something else. Or, being told that your […]
How to Find Out if a teacher or therapist is certified. “How do I check if a teacher or therapist is qualified?” “I bet she’s not even qualified!” I hear questions and sentiments like these all the time. And like many IEP issues, there’s much more below the surface. Let’s dig in. How do I […]
BB’s Grocery Outlet I am a former extreme couponer. Back in the day, I was one of those crazy ladies who would get tons of stuff for free using coupons. Then, the TV show and social media ruined it. Too many people learned how to do it and companies closed the loopholes in coupon policies. […]
Not Following 504 Plan Ok, your child has a 504 Plan. You provided the necessary documentation and they drew it up. You think it’s pretty good and will help your child. Then, you hear anecdotes from your child that your school is not following the 504 Plan. The protections of a 504 plan are fewer […]
IEP Podcast Transcribed I’ve had some requests to transcribe podcasts, as some want the information but don’t want to listen to podcasts. So, here you go. There may be some typos that occurred due to bots doing the transcribing. I’ve read it twice and fixed what I found. I’m also including it here for you […]
Nick Jr. Live- Move to the Music! When I was little, I loved Sesame Street. When Kevin was little, he took to Sesame Street right away. But Brian, no matter how much I nudged him, he was always a Nick Jr. kid. Honestly, I’m glad it turned out that way as Nick Jr. has so […]
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