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Special education assessments are the basis for all IEP educational planning Assessments are designed to determine eligibility, illicit areas of need, andpropose educational planning for the IEP process. If you don't have accurate, thorough, and complete...

The Most Important Rule in Special Education The most important rule in special education is that the child’s program must be individualized to the needs of the child. If a child has an autism diagnosis, do they automatically get placed in the autism special day...

WRITTEN VIDEO TRANSCRIPT The Ins and Outs of IEP's and 504 Plans: How do you know which one your child needs? (Continued from previous video.) The IEP goes much further. The core of the IEP is specialized instruction. Again, the IEP changes the content, method, or...

WRITTEN VIDEO TRANSCRIPT The Ins and Outs of IEP's and 504 Plans: How do you know which one your child needs? The IEP requires specialized instruction. Specialized instruction or special education means changing the content, method, or delivery of instruction in...

WRITTEN VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Behavior plans – Part two In part one, we talked about the FBA or functional behavior assessment, which is designed to gather information about a child’s behavioral problems. In part two, we're going to look at the behavior intervention...

WRITTEN VIDEO TRANSCRIPT In part one of this series, we will discuss the functional behavior assessment (FBA) and how it is the starting point when a child behavior impedes their learning or the learning of others. Following the FBA, the IEP team must develop a...

WRITTEN VIDEO TRANSCRIPT How to Prepare for Your Child's IEP,  Part Two Quick Tip #4  Gather private records.Many parents have children that have private services such as ABA, speech & language, occupational therapy, or academic tutoring. Even though the...

WRITTEN VIDEO TRANSCRIPT  Parent’s preparation for the upcoming IEP team meeting In part one of this IEP Tips to Equip Series, we will discuss the parent’s preparation for the upcoming IEP team meeting. It's important to start with a purpose of the IEP team...

WRITTEN VIDEO TRANSCRIPT  In part three of the IEP Tips to Equip Series on the IEE, we will discuss the mechanics of choosing an IEE assessor, and the district’s obligation to consider the information provided by the IEE assessor to the IEP team. If the district...

WRITTEN VIDEO TRANSCRIPT  In part two of our series on the IEE, we will discuss the two options that the school district has in responding to a parent’s request for an IEE at public expense. In response to a parent’s request for an IEE, the school district only has...