If you have an IEP meeting coming up and you’re digging through emails, folders and piles of school paperwork trying to find the one document you need, it’s time to get it all in one place. I created ...

What is an SDI on an IEP? Specially Designed Instruction (SDI is the acronym) might sound like a dry, technical phrase, but it’s actually one of my favorite parts of the IEP to talk about. The name ...

You want ideas to submit to your IEP or 504 Plan team, but you just don’t know where to start. Well, here you go! You asked for it, you got it! I’ve received many reader requests for a list of SDIs or ...

IEP guidance and resources, and advocacy-informed tools to support stronger IEPs and better outcomes for students. Created from years of real-world experience in IEP and 504 meetings.

IEE stands for Independent Educational Evaluation. It’s a provision of IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), and you’ll find it explained in your Parents’ Rights Booklet, also called the ...

Kids can be pretty hard on themselves. One mistake on a math worksheet, one spelling word they can’t remember, or one activity that doesn’t go as planned, and suddenly they’re saying things like: “I’m ...

October 16, 2026 Update: Oregon School Shooting Yesterday, a gunman opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. Three children and a teacher were killed, and two others were injured.

IEP guidance and resources, and advocacy-informed tools to support stronger IEPs and better outcomes for students. Created from years of real-world experience in IEP and 504 meetings.

Teaching kids which group has more and which has less sounds pretty simple. Until you put five jellyfish on one side of a worksheet, eight fish on the other, and a child confidently tells you they’re ...

Let’s talk about something that’s not often on our radar until it’s suddenly looming large: age of majority. If your child has been receiving special education services, you’ve likely been navigating ...

You know that moment when you realize your kid has been “getting support” for months (or years), and still can’t decode a simple word or solve a basic math problem? Yeah. That. It’s one of the most ...

Task avoidance is a common problem that affects many people, from children to adults. It can be defined as the tendency to avoid or delay tasks that are perceived as difficult, unpleasant, or boring.