IEP Basics for Parents of Students with LD

The Individualized Education Program (IEP) is the cornerstone of a quality education for every child enrolled in special education. As a parent, you’re encouraged to collaborate with your child’s school to develop an IEP tailored to your child’s specific needs and goals – and to monitor and measure your child’s progress over time.

Feel free to share this toolkit with other parents and with the educators and administrators on your child’s IEP team.

What you’ll find inside:

• What an IEP consists of, how it’s developed to meet your child’s needs, and how it helps teachers, parents, school administrators, related services personnel, and (when appropriate) students work together to improve educational results for children with disabilities.
• The basics of a standards-based IEP, which describes how the student is performing compared to the state standards for his or her enrolled grade. Learn why this type of IEP should be based on objective information and written in terms that are understandable and measurable. (For more detailed information about this type of IEP, read NCLD's "Understanding the Standards-Based IEP.") Note: The use of standards-based IEPs is an emerging practice and one NCLD believes is the right approach for students with LD. States vary as to its implementation.
• A handy IEP Meeting Planner to help you get the most out of IEP meetings and special education services for your child
• Related Resources

 

Download your IEP Basics for Parents of Students with LD (15 pages), print, and go! (Note: You’ll need the Adobe Reader/Acrobat Reader to download the file.)

 

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This toolkit was made possible by a grant from Oak Foundation.