What does it feel like to be the parent at an IEP meeting??

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• What does it feel like to be the parent at an IEP
  meeting??

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This!

• Like the prey in a National Geographic Special!

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Whats it Supposed to be Like?
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Like This?

• Congress believed parents should advocate for
  their children and be the driving force in a
  positive IEP process.

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Why Doesnt It Work?

• Staff with specialized training, credentials
  degrees sit across from the parents
• They use specialized language legalese,
  educationalese, medicalese, etc. and talk around
  parents

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Parents Seek Solutions

• People to help butIt costs lots of
  money,Theres a shortage of trained advocates,A
  lawyer can change the process to adversarial
• Information to helpWhat do they find?

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Internet Searches Yield

• Books aboutSpecial Education 7,143Learning
  Disabilities 2,717Dyslexia 644IEP 170
• Articles aboutSpecial Education
  4,700,000Autism 2,660,000IEP
  1,290,000
• Good News! Plenty of information
• Bad News! Too much confusing
  information

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What We Saw

• We saw a great need. We wanted to end the
  confusion for a LOT of people, not just one on
  one for the well off. So

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Two Tools Were Created for Easy Self-Advocacy

• Bigger Boat Published A Bigger Boat Surviving
  the Treacherous Waters of the IEP Process as A
  Parents Workbook, 500 Quick Tips and Helpful
  Hints for the IEP Process
• Using plain language
• Containing planning organizing Worksheets
• Full of tips, remedies, strategies, references
• Compatible with IEP Game method of creating
  legally and educationally sound IEPs!

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and Brenda Rogers, PhD Created The IEP GAME

• Brendas interactive IEP Game training today
  will teach you how to
• Organize IEP data
• Prepare for IEP meetings by Creating a Parents
  Concern letter and
• Overcome lack of specialized training and
  specialized vocabulary

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Get the IEP Help You Need.

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