Unite and Conquer with Parent Michelle Malewitz and Undivided Navigator Kelly Hatfield
Attending your first IEP meeting can be incredibly overwhelming: new faces, unfamiliar titles and special education terms, a long list of your child's deficits. In this clip, Michelle talks about her first experiences and how much more confident she's gotten in IEP meetings now.
Assessments, both those administered by the school and those obtained independently, can be tricky to read and understand. Listen to this clip for Michelle's and Kelly's tips for looking at assessments and using that data to prepare for the IEP meeting.
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