3.7K Share or save for quick reference. Ever feel like your kid’s brain is running 8 browser tabs at once and none of them are in order? If your child struggles with sequencing, you’re not alone.

Parents can certainly assist the IEP team with developing goals. One IEP area that I find parents and teachers struggle with is addressing the skill of writing. And by writing, I’m talking about ...

I was at lunch with a local administrator. We were brainstorming some ideas to make the overall climate of special education must less tense. Improve relations. Try to work together. Table of Contents ...

Ok, so social media has been in a tizzy for the past week over this. Here’s what we know so far, as far as the possible OSEP shutdown and the Special Education Layoffs. This is longer than I had ...

758 6 5 4.8K Share or save for quick reference. If your child is having a tough time at school, whether it’s grades, behavior, or just feeling lost, you may have heard someone say, “Ask about an IEP.” ...

8 43 Share or save for quick reference. When it comes to preparing a child or young adult for independence, the list of possible skills can feel overwhelming. No student is going to master every ...

Few things make my blood boil in the IEP world more than this: a child keeps getting suspended, parents are at their breaking point, and someone in the group gently asks, “Does he have an FBA and ...

The sections are now in alphabetical order. If it helps, you can scroll up, and unfold the table of contents, and that will then show the different sections. And, now ...

FBAs (Functional Behavior Assessments) and Behavior Plans are common components of IEPs. And after 14 years of advocacy, I’m still seeing the same issues over and over. Most importantly, they often ...

Here it is, all new and rewritten. This list is new and expanded so you can focus on the Behavior IEP Goals. The “fluff” is at the bottom now. Though, I do not consider it fluff, I understand that not ...

What this will look like in day to day practice will vary by the student’s abilities. Even students with a lot of needs can be taught to self advocate. For example, my son cannot speak. However, when ...

32 66 2.3K 34 Share or save for quick reference. Quite often, I hear from parents who are offered a 504 plan when they requested an IEP. I could get you really deep in the weeds with the explanation ...