by Ashley Roberts When parents enter the fray of advocating for their children, what kind of services their child starts off with depends on several factors including but not limited to, the educational culture within their state and individual school district, the manner in which their child is identified, meaning did the parent suspect something was wrong and requested testing, did the school recommend testing, etc., the support system existing around the parent(s) when the

by Ashley Roberts You're in an IEP meeting reviewing goals. Whether good or bad, all the goals state that your child's success against the goal will be considered complete when they achieve the goal 80% of the time. So what does that mean? Think of it this way, out of every 100 attempts, your child will only get it right 80 times. That's being correct 4/5ths of the time. It's 80% right and 20% wrong. Reframe it as a grade. Out of 100 questions, your child will answer 80 cor