The Parent IEP Lab

Nov 21 2023 100 ep. 26 mins 20
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Turn into the parent advocate your child needs now by gathering context to how the process and system work so you can ask informed questions of your IEP team and get your child supported in school!! This podcast aims to help you secure an IEP that provides a positive learning environment for your child without having to fight with the school by sharing "insider" information about school and IEP culture along with strategies effective parent advocates use to get what they need for their child! www.TheIEPLab.com The IEP Lab offers: The Ultimate Parent IEP Prep Course to kick IEP meeting stress to the curb by guiding you through narrowing your advocacy focus, writing your vision statment, parent input statement, and teaching you HOW to advocate for the best chance of success! Find out more at https://TheIEPLab.com/COURSE The Parent Advocacy Club is your support option that focuses on ongoing training and support for parent advocates including a monthly themed training, two digital download tools, a live Q&A with Beth, a Parent Connections group hosted by fellow parent advocacy Chellor Crossley, and a private Facebook group -- all for just $24/month! Join at https://TheIEPLab.com/CLUB

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E152: Do Eligibility Categories Matter?

Nov 21 2023 29 mins  
Does the eligibility category matter? My knee-jerk reaction is "NO!" BUT...there are several reasons why it can sometimes relate to what services and supports your child receives. Listen to this episode if you have an iniital eligibility meeting or a re-evaluation meeting coming up! BLACK FRIDAY DEAL! New Course! If you are new to the IEP process and want to kickoff your advocacy

E151: Outside Placements with Lisa Parnello

Nov 14 2023 19 mins  
Ever wonder what these "dyslexia schools" are all about? How do you find one? Get into one? How much do they cost? And will your current district pay for them? Today our guest, Lisa Parnello of Parnello education, has all the answers for us (including outside placements that aren't for dyslexia challenges, too!) Connect with Lisa: https://ParnelloEducation.com Dyslexia Devoted Pod

E150: Progress Reports and Goals

Nov 07 2023 14 mins  
Are you stairing at your child's progress reports and wondering what the heck is happening and trying to figure out if they are actually making progress? Tume into this episode to get a behind the scenes peek at progress reports and some common challenges.... ...as well as a discussion on HOW to fix those progress reports and goals both in the short term as a quick-fix, and in the

E149: Processing Advocacy Emotions with Denise Kleinman

Oct 31 2023 30 mins  
Are you tired of everyone talking about self-care and how important it is to be level-headed when advocating... ...but needing help in having some tools to actually DO that? It's so much harder to put into practice. Today, Denise Kleinman is helping to introduce an actual tool you can use to process your advocacy emotions to have them stop getting in the way of effective advocacy.

E148: Section 504 Plans

Oct 24 2023 20 mins  
It's time we talk about 504's... Because this under-rated and often misunderstood learning plan is pretty amazing when it works and it's being implented! ...but pretty useless if it's not. Topics we cover today are: 1) 504's vs IEP (let's review the difference!) 2) Can you have BOTH an IEP & 504? (hint: I see this answered incorrectly alll the time!) 3) Common issues with 504's

E147: Is My Child's IEP/504 Working? Webinar Replay!

Oct 17 2023 63 mins  
The #1 thing I help parent advocates do is to focus in on WHAT their advocacy should be focused on. SO! It's not suprising that we have to back up and ask ourselves some questions about the plan in place, and how it's working and how it isn't! This is the recording of the free webinar we held last week to help parents answer 3 questions to determine if their child's IEP/504/other

E146: Culturally Relevant & Dynamic Assessments with Dr. Tinita Kearney, SLP

Oct 10 2023 40 mins  
Ever wonder what evaluation test questions are like? Ever wonder if your child's knowledge is being truly captured in the evaluation report? Dr. Tinita Kearney, a speech language pathologist and PhD, discusses the importance of culturally relevant and dynamic evaluations and what that actually looks and sounds like. Here are some keys to the epidoe: 1) Find out why evaluations shou

E145: Behavior in Schools: Some Context

Oct 03 2023 23 mins  
I overheard some teachers talking in a coffee shop a while ago...and I while I sat listening to them...offended...I also thought about how we (meaning you...and me!) can persuade them to think a little deeper. So today on the podcast, it's a bit different-because it's story telling time! Both in how staff learns behavior management (-or not-), and my own story of creating some chan

E144: Separated or Divorced Advocacy with Billie Tarascio of Modern Law

Sep 26 2023 26 mins  
In this episode, we dive into the topic of advocating when you are in a separated or divorced situation, and we have a fantastic guest joining us, Billie Tarascio of Modern Law. 5 keys that you'll learn: Understanding your child's educational rights: We'll discuss the concept of educational rights, both at the federal level (think IDEA!) and in terms of legal decision making right

E143: Strength Based IEPs

Sep 19 2023 13 mins  
We all hear that we need to have our child's strengths in the IEPs...but what does that actually look like? Here's the main topics we are covering today: -Explanation of why IEPs are typically negative Importance of incorporating a child's strengths into the IEP Frustrations with Current IEP Practices How trengths can be pulled down into accommodations, goals, and services Three S