Do you really know what's in your child's IEP and why it's so imporant for you to be able to understand it? Tune into this episode where we talk about why it's imporant before you even start advocating to know what's in the document, and also 6 things you should be looking for when you look at your child's IEP to understand it!

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School Nurses are an important member of the IEP Team, especially if you have a child with medical needs! In this episode of The IEP Team BONUS Series, we discover some context to what they do and what their qualifications are.

In this episode we cover:

1) School Nurse qualifications using Colorado's qualifications as an example

2) Nurses Aid's and their qualifications

3) 1:1 Nurses for medically complex children

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Welcome to the extra-special 100th episode of The Parent IEP Lab Podcast! My very special guest is Jamie Spencer of Miss Jamie, OT. She is explaining the aspects of vision that aren't common knowledge that just may be impacting your child's ability to learn.

We cover:

1) What is functional vision?

2) 3 Aspects of Vision (more than accuity or glasses!)

3) What professional to seek for diagnosis

4) Example treatment, goals, and accommodations!

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Did you know that a child can be on an IEP AND ALSO have a gifted education plan? It's true! In this episode of the IEP Team BONUS Series, we go over the qualifications and what gifted educators actually do as part of your child's school team.

We cover:

1) Example of state requirements to have this certification

2) What gifted educators actually do in their sessions

3) A common example of a student that may require both an IEP and gifted programming.

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Knowing how it's *supposed* to go enables you to know when things are a little different, and of course to ask really great questions because you have come context!

In this episode we cover:

1) Steps 1-10 of the annual IEP Review process (referencing the handout -- link to get the handout is below!)

2) 3 Common deviations from the normal steps and why this happens!

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If your child has a visual impairment or is blind, this episode explains the qualifications and job responsibilities of an Orientation & Mobility Specialist, or O&M!

In this episode we cover:

1) What is Orientation & Mobility Specialist (O&M)

2) Qualifications

3) What they actually do to help your child access their education

4) Possible overlap with Teacher of Visually Impaired (TVI)

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IEPs have a 3-year cycle. Which means there are different kinds of meeting for where you are in that cycle! And when you know what kind of meeting is coming up, you can be mentally prepaired for it that much better!

In this episode we discuss:

1) 5 different types of IEP meetings (initial, annual, re-evaluation, amendment, and transition)

2) When each type of meeting happens

3) Embedded opportunities for parent advocacy in each!

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This week's IEP Team BONUS Series has a special guest! Meet Amy Sarow, Doctor of Audiology!

In this episode we discuss:

1) What audiologist do

2) The overlap and difference between Audiologists and Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teachers (DHH)

3) Auditory Processing and why it's so controversial

4) Qualifications of Audiologists

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School team underestimating your child? Do you ever feel like even you are suprised with what your child can do? Today our guest is talking about "presuming competence" and why this makes so much of a difference for your child's long term future (think going for it in your vision statement!!!)

In this episode we discuss:

1) What presuming competence is

2) The risks of NOT presuming competence for your child

3) Specific examples of how it frequently limits a child's progress in the schools

4) What you can do as a parent if you want to presume competence through your vision statment, but school is limiting.

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Did you know that Physical Therapists can write emergency evacuation plans into the IEP? Did you know that they also can help with adapting Physical Education? I didn't either until working in the schools alongside some amazing PT's!

In this week's IEP Team BONUS Series we cover:

1) Qualifications of physical therapists

2) What PT's can do in the educational environment that you may not have known about!

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