Guaranteeing Special Education Rights: Individual Education Plans

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Learn more about Individual Education Plans

There is a great deal more to be said about Individual Education Plans. To get you started, here are a few resources we recommend:

The web page from Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc. - 33 Tips to Writing a Good IEP

To explain the main points of this workshop in a brief period, you are welcome to use the PowerPoint presentation "Guaranteeing your Rights in Special Education: The Individual Education Plan".

Take the IEP Virtual Field Trip, found in our commons area. A Virtual Field Trip is like the ones you took in school, where you are guided to interesting places, without the smelly bus and the brown bag lunch.

RECOMMENDED READING

"What Makes a Good Individual Education Plan for Your Child?" -- Click on this link to read the web page from which this information was taken. Although this website is from Minnesota, all of the information included is based on federal law and applies in North Dakota as well.

Up until now, we have talked about special education, legal rights and IEPs in general. Now, let's look at some specific examples.

NEXT: Examples of specific disabilities and services: I. Attention Deficit Disorder