Navigating IEPs: Professional Guidance for Parents, Advocates and Educators
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“Stop being led, and start leading. You no longer have to sit in silence. Be informed and use the data to collaborate at IEP meetings.”
Our Special Education and IEP Services
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Consultation
As the initial step towards enhancing your child's learning experien…
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Advocacy
Our expert advocacy for children's educational rights supports you…
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Evaluations
Educational evaluations are the basis for determining …
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Training
We are here to offer targeted training for educators, parents, and a…
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Webinars
Discover a wealth of knowledge and inspiration in our Monthly Webinars.
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Special Education Decoder System (SEDS)
SEDS converts evaluation test scores into easily understandable charts and graphs
Who We Are
IEP Help and the Special Education Decoder System are divisions of Educational Learning & Training, LLC. We are a small organization of educational professionals with a wide range of experiences. Our goal is to provide tools and services to aid parents and school teams in making truly informed decisions.
What We Offer
Our team offers several services and products that will enable individuals and IEP teams to make needs-based IEP decisions. They include:
Informative books (eBooks and published) on how to lead COLLABORATIVE IEP meetings and how to collect and present home observations in a way that school staff can visualize.
Workshops and individual training on “Making School and Private Evaluation Test Scores Make Sense” and on “How to Make Sense of School and Private Evaluations.”
A program tool called the “Special Educator Decoder System” (SEDS) that takes the 40+ test scores found in school/private evaluations and presents the scores in a way that will make sense to all who attend IEP team meetings.
Training and consultant services to aid in using the SEDS program, preparing for presenting the SEDS information to the IEP team, and much more.
PLEASE NOTE: We are non-attorneys and do not provide legal advice.
Our Resources
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Free eBook
Getting Your Child’s IEP Back on Track provides examples of how to collect and present home observ…
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The Book
When the School Says No…How to Get the Yes! demonstrates through real life scenarios how to effect…
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Videos
View our series of short informational and helpful videos on key special education topics on IDEA,..
IEP Help Blogs
Special Education & IEP Testimonials
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“I completed your 6 week course today on Making Sense of School Evaluations and Test Scores. It was excellent! I am so excited to have gained extra knowledge in this area!
— Denise Cooke, Educator
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“Vaughn Lauer’s understanding of the federal laws that govern special education is spot on. In this course Vaughn explains the federal laws in a manner that every parent can understand. "
— Kerri Perez, Parent and Advocate
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“I am deeply moved and touched by the stories of these families in your book. Your book is by far one of the best books I have read regarding the IEP process.”
— Johanna Burke, Parent and Attorney
Progress reports with descriptive statements such as “making progress” are anything but descriptive. They actually mask any form of measure and do not explain where your child is performing and certainly not when compared to where she was when the IEP was written.