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Advocating for Your Child

Getting Started:

* Federal Register IDEA 2004 regulations

* IDEA 2004 Close Up: The Individualized Education Program (IEP)

* Frequently Asked Questions Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act

Getting Started with Record Keeping

* Care Notebook: A Quick Guide

* Advocacy Tips for meeting with school or district officials

* Record Keeping for Parents of Special Needs Children

* IEP Journal

* Class Visitation Checklist

* IEP Blueprint

* Monthly IEP Calendar

* Do the Documents Speak for Themselves?

Requesting Assessments:

* Sample Letter from Parents Requesting Evaluation to Determine Eligibility for Services Under IDEA and/or 504

* Requesting an Initial Evaluation

* Psycho-Education Evaluation, Psychological Assessment and Functional

* Sample Letter Requesting Eligibility Services for Child with AD/HD

* Sample Letter: Discussing a Problem

* Letter Requesting Evaluation Report

* Sample Letter Rejecting Evaluation Plan

Requesting Specific Assessments and/or Outside Independent

* Request an Independent Educational Evaluation

* Sample Letter Requesting Functional Behavior Assessment

* Sample Letter Functional Behavior Assessment Request

* Defining the Field of Behavior Analysis

* Requesting Prior Written Notice

* Prior Written Notice (what the law says)

Record Requests:

* Sample Records Request

* Texas Public Information Request

* Request for Reduction or Waiver of the Fee Charge for Child's File

* Letter for parents to send that specifically requests records, regardless of where they are located

* Request to Amend Child's School File

* Instructions for parents on how to review their child's records

The Individualized Education Program (IEP):

* IEP Meeting Attendance Objection Letter

* Sample Letter Requesting More Time for IEP Meeting

* How to Deal With Intimidating or Nasty Comments

* Program Visitation request Letter

* Sample Confirming Letter

* Sample Letter to Request Information about Teachers' Qualifications

* Requesting an IEP Review

* Requesting a Change of Placement

* Writing a Follow-up Letter Retention and Social Promotion

Compliant Letters:

* What You Need to Know Before Filing a Complaint

* Requesting Mediation

* Requesting a Due Process Hearing

* Filing a Complaint with the State Department of Education

* HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

* Sample Letter Providing Public School with a 10-Notice of Intent to Withdraw Student and Place in a Private School

Additional Sample Letters:

Tip of the Week
Parents need to be asking for objective documentation of their child's progress on an annual basis, rather than ask for some program. Use individually administered nationally-normed standardized tests of what ever your child qualifies in: If he qualifies for basic reading, then get annual reassessment for basic reading, i.e., measures of reading accuracy, speed, and comprehension. If he qualifies for reading comprehension, get annual reassessment including reading accuracy, speed, comprehension, vocabulary.

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