Lisa Lightner

Your IEP Playbook (eBook, PDF)

A Parent's Guide to Confident Advocacy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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 document
• Guidance and reproducible exercises to determine, reach, and monitor progress of IEP goals
• Strategies for composing advocacy letters to your child's school and how to time them for maximum impact

Perfect 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 227
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781394294503
• Artikelnr.: 75622089

Autorenporträt

Lisa Lightner, disability parent and special education advocate, is founder of A Day in Our Shoes. A Day in Our Shoes helps parents navigate the individualized education program (IEP) for their kids. She has testified in front of state senate committees and been featured in numerous media publications. Visit https://adayinourshoes.com to learn more about her work.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Introduction xvii
Part 1 Welcome to the Draft 1
1 Getting Started in Advocacy 3
2 Why Things Are the Way They Are 13
3 What Is an IEP? 21
4 What Can I Ask for on an IEP? 27
5 How to Request IEP Evaluations 33
6 Understanding IEP Eligibility 41
Part 2 The IEP Starting Lineup 49
7 The IEP Basics and the Cover Page 51
8 The Signature Page and IEP Team 57
9 Procedural Safeguards and Medicaid 63
10 Special Factors 69
11 Present Levels 75
12 Transition Planning 79
13 IEP Goals and Objectives 85
14 Special Education Services and Supplementary Aids 91
15 IEP-Related Services 97
16 Supports for School Personnel 103
17 Extended School Year (ESY) 109
18 Placement and Least Restrictive Environment 115
19 Behavior Components of an IEP 119
Part 3 Advanced Game Planning 123
20 Choosing Your Next Play 125
21 Your IEP Meeting 129
22 How to Prepare for an IEP Meeting 133
23 Tips for Writing to Your IEP Team 137
24 Writing an Effective Parent Concerns Letter 143
25 Understanding Prior Written Notice (PWN) 149
26 IEP Progress Monitoring 155
27 Common Parent Mistakes in the IEP process 161
28 Independent Education Evaluations 165
29 The Handoff: Next Steps in Advocacy 171
Appendixes Practice Drills 173
Appendix A: Glossary of Special Education Terms and Acronyms 175
Appendix B: Iep Meeting: Readiness Checklist 180
Appendix C: Iep Meeting: Notes Template 181
Appendix D: Iep Meeting: Questions to Ask 182
Appendix E: Parent-teacher Conference: Questions to Ask 184
Appendix F: Goal, Specially Designed Instruction (sdi), and Progress
Monitoring Example 186
Appendix G: Iep Evaluations Checklist 188
Appendix H: Iep Goal Tracker 190
Appendix I: "the List" 192
About the Author 203
Acknowledgments 204