IEP 101: What Is An IEP and 5 Useful IEP Resources for Parents
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IEP 101: What Is An IEP and 5 Useful IEP Resources for Parents

ByMeriah Reading Time: 8 minutes

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=”3d” style=”round” message_box_color=”turquoise”]This is a page full of IEP resources for parents. It contains links to IEP websites, IEP books, IEP “binders”, and IEP legal information that I have found helpful as I navigate IEPs.[/vc_message][vc_empty_space][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/MElDbzDFLZc” align=”center” title=”An Introduction to IEP 101″][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]  IEP: Individual Education Plan What Is An IEP? An IEP is the…

Moxie in 1st Grade (2 Schools, 2 IEP’s…)

Moxie in 1st Grade (2 Schools, 2 IEP’s…)

ByMeriah Reading Time: 6 minutes

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is an anecdotal piece about Moxie, a 7 year old with Down syndrome in 1st grade, and our journey this past academic year in school changes and IEP’s.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator color=”turquoise” style=”shadow” border_width=”6″ el_width=”60″][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]7 year old Moxie started school in Blue Lake, California this academic year. It was a huge shift for her, going from the Mattole…

“Special Education” is NOT a Place; It’s a Service
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“Special Education” is NOT a Place; It’s a Service

ByMeriah Reading Time: 3 minutes

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I grew up mostly abroad. In my schools abroad, there were never services outside of mainstream for any students. In my Chinese Catholic school in Fiji, for example, students who arrived from China and came to the school were put directly into the grade level that they belonged according to their English level – that’s…

We All Belong: An Important Video About Disability Inclusion in School
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We All Belong: An Important Video About Disability Inclusion in School

ByMeriah Reading Time: 2 minutes

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “We All Belong” “We All Belong” is a powerful short video that explains, educates and empowers. It helps us deal with disability segregation in school, which is something that most all of us in the Down syndrome community face at one point or another (even us with disabilities, as I talked about in this…

Self-Contained Class vs General Education: Where Moxie Is Now
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Self-Contained Class vs General Education: Where Moxie Is Now

ByMeriah Reading Time: 6 minutes

UPDATE: “Special Ed vs Inclusion”: While I  believe in being transparent about my mistakes and learning, leaving this post uncorrected may be confusing in its inaccuracies. In the interest of keeping this post useful, I’m correcting the mistakes I made with terminology. Special Education is NOT a Place further clarifies. ABA Services: I also want to be…

… the Post in Which I am a Defenseless Turtle at the IEP/Transition Meeting
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… the Post in Which I am a Defenseless Turtle at the IEP/Transition Meeting

ByMeriah Reading Time: 4 minutes

So I’m sitting here with a sleeping Mac in my lap. I’m crying over him, big fat tears plopping all over his legs. I’m trying to figure out why exactly I’m so upset. The administrator’s parting comment over Micah reading Rumpelstiltskin (the book he brought along to read on his own during the meeting) rings…