During an IEP meeting for my son I actually had a physical therapist say the following statement to me so here is another ridiculous statement:“I don’t feel it appropriate to remove your son from the class setting to do physical therapy until he is a functioning walker but you are de...
If the IEP/504 Plan is not being implemented, your child is being denied FAPE. Before you accuse the school of denying your child FAPE, do your research. Meet with the teacher and ask about your son’s seating arrangement. Call the occupational therapist and ask about her last meeting ...
-Do you ever feel like your child’s school district is playing the “special education” game with you? -The one where only they know the rules? -Have you gone to an IEP meeting and only discussed what programs the school wanted to put your student in, but never actually thoroughly dis...
Teachers get in trouble when they advocate behind the scenes – we would expect even more trouble for them if they were to attend an IEP meeting as the student’s advocate. At our IEP meetings, the teachers were generally mum unless they were asked a direct question. Since I have a scrip...
All in all my IEP meeting was a good one. I received everything I asked for and a little more. James will also be given the use of a lap top computer to help with his assignments. My goals for James have changed since I first got him into special education. In the beginning, self...
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I’ve been updating the woman at the state, telling her I still don’t have a date for an IEP meeting. The school calls me every day. They’re trying to do what they can. It’s the district that I’m fighting with. The stress of this has been so bad I’ve had migraines.The...
IEP A written plan designed to help develop specific educational goals for the child with disabilities. It identifies the disability; describes the child's strengths and areas of need; lists goals that the child should reach in a year's time; includes short-term instructional objectives that rep...
I requested an IEP meeting. I took the book with me. I highlighted everything that applied to Blake. The school said they had only seen one true dyslexic child in 15 years, so they dismissed my concerns.I continued to research dyslexia. I also attended a workshop on IDEA offered by my...
Provides support & education to parents to enable them to be effective partners in the IEP process. Meets on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:00pm at the Lihue Public Library. Byron Watanabe Call: 246-3727 Autism / PDD Family Support Group – Maui Meets every other month (except Novembe...