The Library
Every guide in the library
Researched from the statute and the regulations, written in plain English, and built to be carried into the meeting. Each guide is an instant PDF download.
Disability Guides
View sectionDisability-led decoders (dyslexia, ADHD, autism, dyscalculia, dysgraphia and the ones to come) - how each condition is evaluated at school, which category and route apply, and what the IEP or 504 plan can hold for it
ADHD at School
How schools evaluate ADHD - and whether a 504 plan or an IEP fits
$2454 pages · 2 worksheets
Dyslexia and the IEP
How reading struggles become a plan at school
$2449 pages · 3 worksheets
Autism at School
How educational eligibility is decided, and why a diagnosis is the starting point
$2454 pages · Instant PDF
Dyscalculia at School, Decoded
When math is the problem and the school says practice the facts
$2461 pages · 9 worksheets
Depression, Bipolar Disorder and ODD at School, Decoded
The emotional disturbance label, the socially maladjusted exclusion, and when the school calls it a choice
$2462 pages · 7 worksheets
Auditory Processing Disorder at School, Decoded
An IEP or 504 plan for the child whose hearing test came back fine
$2461 pages · 7 worksheets
Dysgraphia at School, Decoded
Messy handwriting, unfinished work, and the IEP or 504 plan for writing
$2461 pages · 9 worksheets
IEP Process
View sectionHow an IEP is built and revised, meeting-to-document mechanics, goals and services, annual reviews
The One-on-One Aide, Decoded
When a child needs one, how the team decides, and what has to be in the IEP
$2456 pages · 5 worksheets
Assistive Technology, Decoded
Text to speech, AAC, and the tools the school has to provide and send home
$2449 pages · 5 worksheets
The IEP Progress Report, Decoded
How to tell whether the goals are moving, and how to ask for the data behind them
$1947 pages · Instant PDF
The IEP Meeting Playbook
Who is in the room, what each page decides, and where your input changes the document
$2457 pages · 3 worksheets
Parent Rights
View sectionIDEA and Section 504 parent rights, procedural safeguards, consent and notice requirements
Your Child’s Complete School File
Requesting the records, reading what arrives, and fixing what is wrong
$2456 pages · 6 checklists
Prior Written Notice, Decoded
What the school has to put in writing, and how to read it
$2449 pages · 4 worksheets
The Placement Decision, Decoded
When the school wants to move your child: self-contained classes, separate schools, and shortened days
$2460 pages · 6 worksheets
Grades and Report Cards With an IEP, Decoded
Failing grades, modified grading, and being held back
$1959 pages · 9 worksheets
Related Services
View sectionThe services delivered alongside instruction (speech-language therapy, occupational and physical therapy, counseling, transportation), who qualifies for them, how minutes are decided, and what to do when they are refused or missed
Speech Therapy at School, Decoded
Who qualifies, how minutes get decided, and what to do when the school says no
$2453 pages · 6 worksheets
Counseling at School, Decoded
Getting mental health support into the IEP or 504 plan when the school says find a therapist outside
$2460 pages · 7 worksheets
Occupational Therapy at School, Decoded
Handwriting, sensory needs, and what to do when the school says it is medical, not educational
$2451 pages · 6 worksheets
The School Bus Playbook
The long ride, the missing aide, and being suspended from the bus
$1960 pages · 7 worksheets
Evaluations
View sectionRequesting an evaluation, what the school tests, eligibility determination, independent evaluations
When You Disagree With the School’s Evaluation
How to request an independent educational evaluation (IEE) at public expense
$2447 pages · Instant PDF
MTSS and RTI, Explained
A parent’s guide to tiered interventions and the evaluation clock
$1949 pages · Instant PDF
Your Child’s Evaluation Report, Decoded
Scores, terms, and what they mean
$1962 pages · 5 worksheets
504 Plans
View sectionSection 504 eligibility, 504 plan contents, choosing between a 504 plan and an IEP
Disputes & Appeals
View sectionResponding to a denial, prior written notice, state complaints, mediation, due process
Anxiety & Attendance
View sectionAnxiety-driven school avoidance and attendance problems, supports, accommodations, and re-entry
Behavior & Discipline
View sectionFBAs and behavior intervention plans, PBIS, suspensions and removals, the 10-day rule and manifestation determination
Letters & Templates
View sectionFill-in request letters, follow-up emails, written-response templates for school communication
Meetings & Prep
View sectionPreparing for the meeting itself - agendas, checklists, child snapshots, what to bring and say
Organization Tools
View sectionBinders and record systems, accommodation menus, progress-monitoring and data trackers
