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What Is a Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) and Why It Matters

If you’ve spent more than five minutes in the world of IEPs, you’ve probably heard about all kinds of teams and acronyms: IEP ...
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American Sign Language Puzzles: Free 5-page PDF for Kids

If the words “educational activity” send your kid running for the hills...you’re not alone. That’s why I made this sign ...
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What Happens After You Request IEP Evaluations? Next Steps for Parents.

You’ve done the hard part...you put your request for IEP evaluations in writing. That single step starts the clock ticking.
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ADHD Glasses? Is that a thing? Do they work?

If you work with students diagnosed with ADHD, you know how inattention, distractibility, and impulsivity can dominate the ...
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What is Explicit Instruction? What does it Look Like on an IEP? (examples)

You know that moment when you realize your kid has been “getting support” for months (or years), and still can’t decode a ...
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50 Practical Instructional Strategies for Specially Designed Instruction in IEPs (examples)

When parents first hear the phrase Specially Designed Instruction (SDI), it can feel overwhelming and abstract. You might ...
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Emotional Turmoil: What It Is and When It Belongs on an IEP.

I’ve had many clients whose kids qualified for IEPs under the Emotional Disturbance category. And while that label comes with ...
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Your IEP Playbook

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 ...