Latest Parentingdisability Podcast Episodes
E152: Do Eligibility Categories Matter?
The Parent IEP Lab - November 21, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDoes the eligibility category matter? My knee-jerk reaction is "NO!" BUT...there are several reasons why it can sometimes relate to what services and supports your child receives. Listen to this episode if you have an iniital eligibility meeting or a re-evaluation meeting coming up! BLACK...
E151: Outside Placements with Lisa Parnello
The Parent IEP Lab - November 14, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEver wonder what these "dyslexia schools" are all about? How do you find one? Get into one? How much do they cost? And will your current district pay for them? Today our guest, Lisa Parnello of Parnello education, has all the answers for us (including outside placements that aren't for dyslexi...
E150: Progress Reports and Goals
The Parent IEP Lab - November 07, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAre you stairing at your child's progress reports and wondering what the heck is happening and trying to figure out if they are actually making progress? Tume into this episode to get a behind the scenes peek at progress reports and some common challenges.... ...as well as a discussion on HO...
E149: Processing Advocacy Emotions with Denise Kleinman
The Parent IEP Lab - October 31, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAre you tired of everyone talking about self-care and how important it is to be level-headed when advocating... ...but needing help in having some tools to actually DO that? It's so much harder to put into practice. Today, Denise Kleinman is helping to introduce an actual tool you can use t...
E148: Section 504 Plans
The Parent IEP Lab - October 24, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIt's time we talk about 504's... Because this under-rated and often misunderstood learning plan is pretty amazing when it works and it's being implented! ...but pretty useless if it's not. Topics we cover today are: 1) 504's vs IEP (let's review the difference!) 2) Can you have BOTH...
E147: Is My Child's IEP/504 Working? Webinar Replay!
The Parent IEP Lab - October 17, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe #1 thing I help parent advocates do is to focus in on WHAT their advocacy should be focused on. SO! It's not suprising that we have to back up and ask ourselves some questions about the plan in place, and how it's working and how it isn't! This is the recording of the free webinar we h...
E146: Culturally Relevant & Dynamic Assessments with Dr. Tinita Kearney, SLP
The Parent IEP Lab - October 10, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEver wonder what evaluation test questions are like? Ever wonder if your child's knowledge is being truly captured in the evaluation report? Dr. Tinita Kearney, a speech language pathologist and PhD, discusses the importance of culturally relevant and dynamic evaluations and what that actually...
E145: Behavior in Schools: Some Context
The Parent IEP Lab - October 03, 2023 14:15 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingI overheard some teachers talking in a coffee shop a while ago...and I while I sat listening to them...offended...I also thought about how we (meaning you...and me!) can persuade them to think a little deeper. So today on the podcast, it's a bit different-because it's story telling time! Both ...
E144: Separated or Divorced Advocacy with Billie Tarascio of Modern Law
The Parent IEP Lab - September 26, 2023 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, we dive into the topic of advocating when you are in a separated or divorced situation, and we have a fantastic guest joining us, Billie Tarascio of Modern Law. 5 keys that you'll learn: Understanding your child's educational rights: We'll discuss the concept of educational r...
E143: Strength Based IEPs
The Parent IEP Lab - September 19, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe all hear that we need to have our child's strengths in the IEPs...but what does that actually look like? Here's the main topics we are covering today: -Explanation of why IEPs are typically negative Importance of incorporating a child's strengths into the IEP Frustrations with Current ...
E142: Behavior from a Trauma/Adoptive Lens with Angie Grandt
The Parent IEP Lab - September 12, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBehavior has many different underlying layers -- and one often overlooked is trauma. Join me in learning from Angie Grandt, an adoption coach as she takes us through her advocacy journey and how to advocate for looking at that layer underneith behavior! In this episode we cover: The importanc...
E141: Understanding the Importance of Progress Reports
The Parent IEP Lab - September 05, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, we dive into progress reports and discuss what you need to look for and how important they are for your child's education. Here's a quick rundown of what you can expect in the episode: -An overview of the importance of progress reports and how they help gauge the effectivene...
E140: State Parent Centers with Erin Camper of Peak Parent Center
The Parent IEP Lab - August 29, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDid you know that your state likely has a state parent center? I've heard from many parents that they are connected to theirs, and it's a great way to connect to your local resources! Join me on this week's episode with Erin Camper from Colorado's Peak Parent Center letting us know what State ...
E139: How Will The IEP Lab Support You This Year?
The Parent IEP Lab - August 22, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFrom freebies to courses to summits, here is the plan to support you as a parent advocate this 2023-2024 school year! HAPPENING NOW The Ultimate Parent IEP Prep Course is open for fall enrollment until Thursday, August 24th, 2023! Go to https://TheIEPLab.com/COURSE to find out more! Freebie ...
E138: How Many IEP Meetings Should I Have?
The Parent IEP Lab - August 15, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDo you know it's possible to have more than one IEP meeting (otherwise an "IEP continuation meeting?" Now you do! But do you want 1? Or 2? Or 5? Maybe there isn't a magic number, but there are certainly advantages and disadvantages of multiple meetings, and we are going to discuss them al...
E137: Who Do I Bring To the IEP Meeting?
The Parent IEP Lab - August 08, 2023 11:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDo you know that it's within your Parent Rights to bring someone to your IEP meeting? Yes? Awesome! But wait...who should you bring? Is it a friend? Fellow parent? Family member? Or maybe an advocate or lawyer? In this episode we discuss 5 different reasons why you would want to bring so...
E136: Difficult School Teams
The Parent IEP Lab - August 01, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingYou've tried everything -- and that relationship is just not awesome. How can you get un-stuck in your advocacy this year? In this episode we cover: 1) The reasons why you may be feeling like you are hitting a brick wall when it comes to advocating with some school IEP team members 2) 5 op...
E135: Untangling Behavior with CPS through a Neurodiversity Affirming Lens with Santana Ficken
The Parent IEP Lab - July 25, 2023 09:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCPS (Collaboritive Proactive Solutions) is a model that takes it a step deeper than "behavior" to find support needs or difficulties, and is also a model that teaches problem solving and buiding rapport. Santana Ficken is a mental health provider and autustic adult that works as an advocate w...
E134: The Most Effective Advocacy Approach
The Parent IEP Lab - July 18, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSitting on the "school side" of the IEP table gave me a TON of insights into what approach to the team (suprisingly regardless of case manager personality!) was the most effective. Feel like a "bulldog" at IEP meetings? Chances are, behind the scenes your child isn't getting truly the best se...
E133: Vision Statements
The Parent IEP Lab - July 11, 2023 11:06 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIt keeps coming up again and again...to share your vision statement with your school IEP team is a MUST-DO to have a great year this year! So if you need some examples and a free guide to boot, this is your episode to brush up on how to write one and refocus for this coming school year! ...
E132: Early Intervention to Preschool Transition (Focus on Evaluation)
The Parent IEP Lab - July 06, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIs your child shortly turning 3 years old? Are they going to be transitioning from early intervention (or birth to 3 years old services) to school based services over the summer or into next year? Are you wondering if the approaches are different between an IFSP and an IEP? In this episode w...
E131: Diagnoses vs Educational Label with Dr. Liz Leggiadro
The Parent IEP Lab - June 27, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHave you ever throught your child got a medical diagnoses because of their qualification for an IEP? Did you ever stop to think that the educational label (ie. what the school used to qualify your child for an IEP) does not mean that they have a medical diagnoses? This episode details out the...
E130: Summer Moves (Schools, Districts, States!)
The Parent IEP Lab - June 20, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMoving schools? Moving districts? Moving states? It may be a pain, but you actually have a clear advantage of moving from one situation to the next (even though it may be scary, too!) In this episode we discuss: 1) The typical process of records exchange from one school to the next 2) How ...
E129: IEP Denials
The Parent IEP Lab - June 13, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhat if you've gone through this whole evaluation process, trying to get your child an IEP...and thinking you are going in the right direction... And then you come to the eligibility meeting and your child is denied an IEP. So...what next?? In this episode we discuss: 1) Examining you...
E128: How Do You Advocate if Your Child Masks at School? with Tara Marshall
The Parent IEP Lab - June 06, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDoes this sound familiar? Your child "keeps it together" during school hours...and then when arriving home for the day they fall apart emotionally and energetically. This isn't them being manipulitive, or tricky at all...they are what's termed "masking" at school, something that has been desc...
E127: 3 Pillars of Advocacy Case Study with Chellor Crossley
The Parent IEP Lab - May 30, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingI mention this in every intro...and it's time to not only break it down, but actually have examples from a real live person of what focusing on these 3 areas has meant for a real parent advocate! As you will learn today, Chellor Crossley, parent advocate and resident guide for the self-care se...
E126: Should You Use the Release of Information?
The Parent IEP Lab - May 23, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDo you want your school team talking to an outside provider? And what would they talk about? And is it helpful? How do we get them to talk to each other? Just like so many other things about IEP advocacy, this episode is going to be focused a LOT about communication. And this one in particular...
E125: Dyscalculia (or Specific Learning Disability in Math (SLD)) with Laura Jackson
The Parent IEP Lab - May 16, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDoes your child struggle with math? Having a hard time identifying why it's so hard or how to help them get over the anxiety, tears, and frustrations when their math just doesn't make sense to them? We are changing that TODAY with Laura Jackson From Discovering Dyscalulia! In this episode we...
E124: Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE)
The Parent IEP Lab - May 09, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHave you ever disagreed with your school team's educational evaluation? Did you know there is something in your parent rights/procedural safeguards that you can choose to exercise in this case? They are called Independent Educational Evaluations, or IEE's. And they can help you get a second op...
E123: What Do I Ask For? with Scotti Weintraub
The Parent IEP Lab - May 02, 2023 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOne thing I realized with parents who were really successful advocates in the schools was how they framed their concerns, their child's strengths, and how they set the tone for the meeting that naturally led to the parents getting to know what was possible...and what to ask for. This week, we ...
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