Fw: I.E.P. Pop-Up

April 29, 2004

From: Marty

Jennica

Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 2:53 PM

Subject: I.E.P. Pop-Up

pretty cool, thanks Marty for this one! (www.naar.org)

I.E.P. Pop-Up

Feeling disenfranchised? Tired of showing up at your child's IEP and leaving

dazed, confused, and frustrated? Or feeling like every time you make a

suggestion you hit a brick wall? Click on the boxes below to find responses you

can use to common " hurdle talk " - words and attitudes that keep the IEP meeting

from being successful - as you are advocating for your child's needs. Become

empowered, learn the laws and understand your rights to advocate for a

communication driven education for your child!

Click on the quote to see good responses and support for your responses.

1. " Sorry.we don't have the money. "

2. " We're not convinced your child needs that. "

3. " I have 400 other children in this building. "

4. " We assess your child using only teacher observation. "

5. " The general education teacher couldn't be here today. "

6. " We're the professionals, we know what's best for your child. "

7. " Let us get back to you on how that might work. "

8. " I don't have the authority to make that decision. "

9. " Your child is doing great. compared to other deaf/hh kids. "

10. " If you don't teach your child to sign, he'll use it anyway when he

grows up. You better do it now. "

11. " If you teach your child to sign, she will never learn to talk. "

12. " We took the liberty of filling out a 'draft' IEP . please sign here. "

13. " Your child will have to use signed exact English. We don't do ASL

here. "

14. " Your child is two years delayed in language..we can't really expect

more than that. "

15. " You must be in denial, your expectations are too high for your child. "

16. " We don't need to write that suggestion down in the IEP, we'll do the

best we can to get that done. "

NCLID Home Page | Families | Educational Professionals | Research |

Accessibility | About NCLID | Site Map

Recommended Posts