You want ideas to submit to your IEP or 504 Plan team, but you just don’t know where to start. Well, here you go! You asked for it, you got it! I’ve received many reader requests for a list of SDIs or ...

If you have an IEP meeting coming up and you’re digging through emails, folders and piles of school paperwork trying to find the one document you need, it’s time to get it all in one place. I created ...

What is an SDI on an IEP? Specially Designed Instruction (SDI is the acronym) might sound like a dry, technical phrase, but it’s actually one of my favorite parts of the IEP to talk about. The name ...

IEP guidance and resources, and advocacy-informed tools to support stronger IEPs and better outcomes for students. Created from years of real-world experience in IEP and 504 meetings.

October 16, 2026 Update: Oregon School Shooting Yesterday, a gunman opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. Three children and a teacher were killed, and two others were injured.

If your child hears the words “summer reading log” and suddenly forgets how to read entirely…same. That’s why I loved using reading bingo instead. I wish this printable went up to high school, because ...

When a child is not attending school, the conversation often shifts quickly to attendance—how many days have been missed, what policies apply, and what steps come next. What is less often discussed is ...

Let’s talk about something that’s not often on our radar until it’s suddenly looming large: age of majority. If your child has been receiving special education services, you’ve likely been navigating ...

I’ll be honest. I’m a little skeptical whenever someone promises that repeating a few positive phrases will completely change your mindset. Life is usually more complicated than that. Confidence comes ...

Handwriting can become a barrier for students who know what they want to say but cannot efficiently get it onto paper. And this is where I see an unnecessary either/or situation all the time. Either ...

If you’ve been in the special education world for even a short time, you’ve probably already realized that time can feel very different when it comes to schools and paperwork. For you, every week ...

You know that moment when you realize your kid has been “getting support” for months (or years), and still can’t decode a simple word or solve a basic math problem? Yeah. That. It’s one of the most ...