Your IEP Playbook

A Parent's Guide to Confident Advocacy

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

AvLisa Lightner,Lisa (A Day in Our Shoes) Lightner

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An easy-to-understand guide to navigating and implementing your child's individualized education plan (IEP) In Your IEP Playbook: A Parent's Guide to Confident Advocacy, disability parent and special education advocate Lisa Lightner delivers a practical guide for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities doing their best to navigate their individualized education plans (IEPs). This collection of realistic and implementable advice walks you through how to apply federal and state law in your unique situation, develop an advocacy strategy that works, and collaborate with schools and the professionals involved in your child's education. You'll learn about common mistakes made by people advocating for a child with special education needs and how to avoid them. You'll also discover how to ensure that your child's needs and priorities aren't overlooked or under-supported. The book also contains: Advice on how to break down and understand the different parts of an IEP, including what they mean, how to read one, and what to documentGuidance and reproducible exercises to determine, reach, and monitor progress of IEP goalsStrategies for composing advocacy letters to your child's school and how to time them for maximum impactPerfect for the parents and guardians of pre-K to grade 12 children with special needs, Your IEP Playbook is also a must-read for special education teachers, case workers, and people advocating for children in foster care.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-10-09
Mått183 x 231 x 15 mm
Vikt386 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN9781394294466

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Foreword xiPreface xiiiIntroduction xviiPart 1 Welcome to the Draft 11 Getting Started in Advocacy 32 Why Things Are the Way They Are 133 What Is an IEP? 214 What Can I Ask for on an IEP? 275 How to Request IEP Evaluations 336 Understanding IEP Eligibility 41Part 2 The IEP Starting Lineup 497 The IEP Basics and the Cover Page 518 The Signature Page and IEP Team 579 Procedural Safeguards and Medicaid 6310 Special Factors 6911 Present Levels 7512 Transition Planning 7913 IEP Goals and Objectives 8514 Special Education Services and Supplementary Aids 9115 IEP-Related Services 9716 Supports for School Personnel 10317 Extended School Year (ESY) 10918 Placement and Least Restrictive Environment 11519 Behavior Components of an IEP 119Part 3 Advanced Game Planning 12320 Choosing Your Next Play 12521 Your IEP Meeting 12922 How to Prepare for an IEP Meeting 13323 Tips for Writing to Your IEP Team 13724 Writing an Effective Parent Concerns Letter 14325 Understanding Prior Written Notice (PWN) 14926 IEP Progress Monitoring 15527 Common Parent Mistakes in the IEP process 16128 Independent Education Evaluations 16529 The Handoff: Next Steps in Advocacy 171Appendixes Practice Drills 173Appendix A: Glossary of Special Education Terms and Acronyms 175Appendix B: Iep Meeting: Readiness Checklist 180Appendix C: Iep Meeting: Notes Template 181Appendix D: Iep Meeting: Questions to Ask 182Appendix E: Parent-teacher Conference: Questions to Ask 184Appendix F: Goal, Specially Designed Instruction (sdi), and Progress Monitoring Example 186Appendix G: Iep Evaluations Checklist 188Appendix H: Iep Goal Tracker 190Appendix I: “the List” 192About the Author 203Acknowledgments 204