If my child isn’t getting their IEP accommodations, should I call an IEP meeting?

Rather than calling an IEP meeting right away, you might start by talking to the teacher directly, or by talking to the team. Maybe you need to email the OT and say, ‘I don't think that my child is getting their accommodations in the class. Can you please check on that?’ A lot of times, that can solve it because members of the IEP team just didn't know the accommodations weren't being implemented.

It’s important to remember that teachers may not have read each child’s entire IEP at the beginning of the school year. You can start by asking the teacher some open-ended questions, such as, ‘How is it going? What do you do when my child becomes dysregulated?’ Or, ‘What do you do when you notice my child is fidgeting?’ Hopefully, the answer is that they're going to use an accommodation in your child's IEP.

If a quick discussion doesn’t resolve your concern, check out our full article What to Do If Teachers Aren’t Implementing IEP Accommodations for more ideas about how to ensure your child has access to them.