Create an individualized education plan (IEP) and secure the education your child deserves!
Children with learning disabilities have different needs than other kids in special education -- let Nolo's IEP Guide: Learning Disabilities help you make sure those needs are met.
This one-of-a-kind book walks you through the Individual Education Program process, providing all the instructions, suggestions, resources and forms you'll need to understand the special-education system.
Step by step, you'll learn how to:
- understand your child's rights
- prepare to make your case
- untangle eligibility rules and evaluations
- develop effective IEP goals
- figure out the best programs, services and teaching strategies
- get ready for IEP meetings
- resolve disputes with the school district
- do legal research on learning-disability issues
The 4th edition is completely updated to reflect the latest -- and major -- changes to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the law that governs special education and the IEP process. You'll also get the updated forms, sample letters and resources you need to make the right plan for your child.
