Special Education is specially designed instruction (SDI's) and the related services needed by the child to benefit from that instruction...

GOALS MUST BE RELEVANT TO CURRICULUMS: General/Core, Modified, Expanded, & Functional Goals must be relevant to Curriculms General...

Define attainable advancement that is time bound. So many times goals are about balance in addition to all of the other issues that need...

Measurable and meaningful data collection must be established Identification of needs requires defined meaningful data collection that...

Specific areas of need must be identified in academic, developmental and functional It is difficult to underestimate the importance of...

SMARTER GOALS CREATE IMPROVED IEP OUTCOMES YOU NEED TO KNOW ENOUGH - TO ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS - TO GET THE RIGHT ANSWERS What you don’t...

This blog addresses the last 9 parts of the IEP and their functions. As a parent you must understand the function of each part of the IEP...

There are 18 essential parts of the IEP and today we will focus on the first 9. Sometimes an annotated IEP document can reach 40 pages...

BEHAVIORAL CURRICULUM The last of the five curriculums you will find in an IEP is that for behavior. The behavior curriculum is...

Today we are focusing on assistive technology and its importance in assisting the scholar in accessing their education. We frequently do...

Most parents do not think of accommodations or modifications as part of an actual curriculum. However, it does help to look at it from a...

The Individualized Education Program (IEP) address more than just reading, writing and mathematics. Our purpose of the IEP is to come up...

WHO DEVELOPS THE IEP? The IEP is developed by a team. This team includes school personnel and you the scholar's parents and as...

The Section 504 plan is NOT an IEP and that is the only part that is clear. Understanding the differences can be critical. If you have a...

My Why? As an advocate my goal is to give a scholar true access to their education through the development of a functional IEP. This...

The Individualized Education Program (IEP) is the child's individualized plan to attain functional goals. You must make sure the IEP...

This week's focus is on teaching you about the two programs most scholars with disabilities have access to while in school. Our goal is...

Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience more obstacles in their path to success than the average...

It's Monday and as parents we have to make it happen. Today I want to challenge you to make time to love on your babies. The current...