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We’ll help you to understand the U.S. federal legal framework and how to find your local state laws. We’ll teach you what certain acronyms stand for such as FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education), IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and we’ll help you understand the basics of IEPs (Individual Education Programs), 504 Plans, the SPED(Special Education) referral process and much more.

Sample Letters: Making a referral for evaluation
Communicating with the schools is an important part of the special education process.  These are two letters that you can use as a template for an evaluation or an independent evaluation.  
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