We’ll help you to understand the U.S. federal legal framework and how to find your local state laws. We’ll teach you what certain acronyms stand for such as FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education), IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and we’ll help you understand the basics of IEPs (Individual Education Programs), 504 Plans, the SPED(Special Education) referral process and much more.
Communicating with your school is an important part of the special education process. ?These are two letters that you can use as a template when referring your child for an initial evaluation or an independent evaluation.
The language and terms in the legal aspects of being a champion are often confusing. This document is a valuable resource to print and put in your notebook to have handy at IEP meetings.
In order to engage your child’s school in pursuing appropriate accommodations to help your child learn, you will need some context on all the legal elements at play. This article will give you a general overview and frameworks to help you understand the landscape.
This diagram illustrates the steps in the Special Education process from Identification through IEP and the 3 Year Evaluation. It is a valuable document to print and keep with you in your child's notebook for each school meeting.
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We’ll help you to understand the U.S. federal legal framework and how to find your local state laws. We’ll teach you what certain acronyms stand for, such as FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education), IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) etc. And we’ll help you understand the basics of IEPs (Individualized Education Programs), 504 Plans, the SPED (Special Education) referral process and much more.