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Don't IEP Alone with Lisa Lightner, Special Education Advocate

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Other ways I can help you with IEPs:

📚 Preorder my book

🧰 IEP Toolkit for Parents
💻 Online Advocacy Training

👉 Ask an Advocate your IEP Question

⭐How to Write IEP Present Levels

Executive functioning-- always a popular topic.

🔴 Is Your Child's IEP Working?: 👉https://dontiepalone.com/iep-progress/

🚀 Sign Up for Special Education Advocacy Training: 👉  https://dontiepalone.com/online-special-education-advocacy-training/

⚠️More on FAPE: https://adayinourshoes.com/fape/

🎯 Free IEP Binder for Parents: https://adayinourshoes.com/free-iep-binder/

https://Facebook.com/ADayInOurShoesIEP

https://Instagram.com/DontIEPalone  

🧑🏼‍🤝‍🧑🏼 Every question is answered by an advocate--Join A Community of Parents and Advocates who "get it": https://village.adayinourshoes.com 🧑🏼‍🤝‍🧑🏼

Don't IEP Alone with Lisa Lightner, Special Education Advocate

Thank you for listening to this episode of Don't IEP Alone. See you next time!

Support the show

Other ways I can help you with IEPs:

📚 Preorder my book

🧰 IEP Toolkit for Parents
💻 Online Advocacy Training

👉 Ask an Advocate your IEP Question

⭐How to Write IEP Present Levels

Mentioned in Episode:

OSERS Has Been Dismantled: What This Means for Disabled Adults and Their Families.

OSEP Is Gone: What It Means for Your Child’s IEP and What Parents Must Do Now.

🔴 Is Your Child's IEP Working?: 👉https://dontiepalone.com/iep-progress/

🚀 Sign Up for Special Education Advocacy Training: 👉  https://dontiepalone.com/online-special-education-advocacy-training/

⚠️More on FAPE: https://adayinourshoes.com/fape/

🎯 Free IEP Binder for Parents: https://adayinourshoes.com/free-iep-binder/

https://Facebook.com/ADayInOurShoesIEP

https://Instagram.com/DontIEPalone  

🧑🏼‍🤝‍🧑🏼 Every question is answered by an advocate--Join A Community of Parents and Advocates who "get it": https://village.adayinourshoes.com 

Don't IEP Alone with Lisa Lightner, Special Education Advocate

Thank you for listening to this episode of Don't IEP Alone. See you next time!

Support the show

Other ways I can help you with IEPs:

📚 Preorder my book

🧰 IEP Toolkit for Parents
💻 Online Advocacy Training

👉 Ask an Advocate your IEP Question

⭐How to Write IEP Present Levels

Going off topic for a moment... but trust matters!

🔴 Is Your Child's IEP Working?: 👉https://dontiepalone.com/iep-progress/

🚀 Sign Up for Special Education Advocacy Training: 👉  https://dontiepalone.com/online-special-education-advocacy-training/

⚠️More on FAPE: https://adayinourshoes.com/fape/

🎯 Free IEP Binder for Parents: https://adayinourshoes.com/free-iep-binder/

https://Facebook.com/ADayInOurShoesIEP

https://Instagram.com/DontIEPalone  

🧑🏼‍🤝‍🧑🏼 Every question is answered by an advocate--Join A Community of Parents and Advocates who "get it": https://village.adayinourshoes.com 🧑🏼‍🤝‍🧑🏼

Don't IEP Alone with Lisa Lightner, Special Education Advocate

Thank you for listening to this episode of Don't IEP Alone. See you next time!

Support the show

Other ways I can help you with IEPs:

📚 Preorder my book

🧰 IEP Toolkit for Parents
💻 Online Advocacy Training

👉 Ask an Advocate your IEP Question

⭐How to Write IEP Present Levels

Mentioned in Episode:

What is Explicit Instruction?

What is Specially Designed Instruction in Special Education?

50 Practical Instructional Strategies for Specially Designed Instruction in IEPs (examples)

Special Education Advocacy Training

Don't IEP Alone with Lisa Lightner, Special Education Advocate

Thank you for listening to this episode of Don't IEP Alone. See you next time!

Support the show

Other ways I can help you with IEPs:

📚 Preorder my book

🧰 IEP Toolkit for Parents
💻 Online Advocacy Training

👉 Ask an Advocate your IEP Question

⭐How to Write IEP Present Levels

Welcome back to "Don't IEP Alone" with Lisa Lightner! In this candid episode, Lisa gets real about the behind-the-scenes struggles of podcasting, from wrestling with ADHD and perfectionism, to navigating technical hiccups and the pressure of social media. 

She shares her recent attempts to revamp the show, including her "5 Minutes to FAPE" experiment (and why it ended up in the digital trash bin), and reflects on the art of finding engaging content without falling into the trap of endless, one-sided rambling. Lisa also drops timely advice for the new school year, including tips on getting organized and making the IEP process more manageable for parents. 

It’s an honest, relatable look at both the challenges of advocacy and the reality of being a one-woman podcast team, plus a friendly invitation to share your suggestions for future episodes!

Don't IEP Alone with Lisa Lightner, Special Education Advocate

Thank you for listening to this episode of Don't IEP Alone. See you next time!

Support the show

Other ways I can help you with IEPs:

📚 Preorder my book

🧰 IEP Toolkit for Parents
💻 Online Advocacy Training

👉 Ask an Advocate your IEP Question

⭐How to Write IEP Present Levels

Accommodations vs. Modifications: Don’t Confuse Them

Mixing up accommodations and modifications can cost your child progress.

Online Advocacy Training: https://dontiepalone.com/special-education-advocacy-training/

Mentioned in Video: https://adayinourshoes.com/iep-accommodations-modifications/

Don't IEP Alone with Lisa Lightner, Special Education Advocate

Thank you for listening to this episode of Don't IEP Alone. See you next time!

Support the show

📣Preorder my book 📣

• Amazon
• Books-A-Million
• Bookshop.org
• Barnes & Noble!

More IEP help for you--at home or at school--

📊 Free IEP Data Collection Sheets (for school staff)

📒 Free IEP Binder for Parents

☑️ IEP Goal Tracking Sheets for Parents

🧰 IEP Toolkit for Parents

👩‍💻 Online Advocacy Training

🙋 Ask an Advocate your IEP Question

🧰 How to Collect IEP Data in the Classroom without losing your mind!

If your Present Levels are wrong, everything else in the IEP will fall like dominoes.

Article mentioned in video: https://adayinourshoes.com/present-levels-iep/

IEP Toolkit for Parents: https://dontiepalone.com/my-parent-iep-toolkit/

Don't IEP Alone with Lisa Lightner, Special Education Advocate

Thank you for listening to this episode of Don't IEP Alone. See you next time!

Support the show

Other ways I can help you with IEPs:

📚 Preorder my book

🧰 IEP Toolkit for Parents
💻 Online Advocacy Training

👉 Ask an Advocate your IEP Question

⭐How to Write IEP Present Levels

The Secret Suspension Problem: a MUST WATCH if the school is constantly calling you to come get your kid at school.

Resources mentioned in video: 
Behavior Info for Families: https://adayinourshoes.com/tag/behavior/

Behavior mini course: https://www.dontiepalone.academy/courses/all-things-behavior-and-your-iep/preview

Don't IEP Alone with Lisa Lightner, Special Education Advocate

Thank you for listening to this episode of Don't IEP Alone. See you next time!

Support the show

Other ways I can help you with IEPs:

📚 Preorder my book

🧰 IEP Toolkit for Parents
💻 Online Advocacy Training

👉 Ask an Advocate your IEP Question

⭐How to Write IEP Present Levels

IDEA is surprisingly non-specific about a lot of special education. Here's how to advocate when you're pretty sure you've been told something incorrect....but struggle to find proof. 

Get your free FAPE guide here: https://birdsend.page/forms/1628/IrX2XebqwQ

Don't IEP Alone with Lisa Lightner, Special Education Advocate

Thank you for listening to this episode of Don't IEP Alone. See you next time!

Support the show

Other ways I can help you with IEPs:

📚 Preorder my book

🧰 IEP Toolkit for Parents
💻 Online Advocacy Training

👉 Ask an Advocate your IEP Question

⭐How to Write IEP Present Levels