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Article: Everybody wins: how to be an effective member of your child's IEP team: for parents of children with disabilities, your child's school years have a common denominator from year to year, your child's individualized education program, or IEP. As parents prepare for the spring IEP season, this article offers assistance on making the IEP process as effective as possible.(School, Camps and Residences)(individualized education program)
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- The Exceptional Parent
- Article date:
- March 1, 2009
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As a pediatric specialist and could-owner of a large therapy services company, parents of children with disabilities often ask me, "How do I approach my child's IEP (individualized education program) team so that my child gets what is needed?" Too often, parents come with negative expectations about the intentions of the teachers and administrators who are proposing an education plan for their son or daughter. In preparation, they arm themselves with advocates, lawyers, and a myriad of outside evaluations in preparation for the "battle" ahead.
In my 15 years working with the special education system, it has been exceedingly rare that I have come across ...