Parents will do anything for their child to receive the best education available so they can reach to their fullest potential. Many think that having a perfect IEP is the answer, but is it?
Just because you have a perfect IEP it doesn’t mean that it will be followed through correctly. That depends upon the school and whether or not they are accommodating. After fighting tooth and nail for certain special education services you might find them sorely lacking (as in our case, we sure did). Your child also might not be receiving as many hours/minutes per week that you would like for speech, OT, PT, etc. So what is a parent to do? You have to pick your battles and figure out what is essential for your child and what they need at school so they can achieve to their fullest potential.
Figure out what is important for your child at school. What does your child need? That is what you should strive for during the IEP meeting. Make a list of these and address them during the IEP. Prioritize what you want your child to be able to do or what he needs to progress and do well in school. Talk about your concerns at the IEP meeting and you might be surprised with what the IEP team comes up with.
Having a perfect IEP was never our main goal during IEP meetings. Our major concern was for the teachers to follow through on the accommodations and modifications that were stated in the IEP. Having the teachers work with us and understand our son's needs was our objective.
What does your child need at school?
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2 comments:
I went to a class on conflict resolution and the thing that really stuck in my head was their advice to focus on clarify the underlying concerns of each person rather than focusing on what you want.
If you are just demanding stuff, they may simply say no, but if you talk about what your concerns are, everyone can participate in discussing the best way to address those concerns.
Because you're 100% right, if they don't really agree with it, it doesn't matter if it's on the IEP!
Yep, how I wish parents would remember that. Figure out what your child needs and work from there. Address your concerns and you might be suprised with what the IEP team comes up with. :)
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