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example, if the issue is the child’s social skills or behavior, below are some

examples only. You should put your own concerns and examples here.

Behavior/Discipline/Socialization Examples:

• My child is being disciplined for behavior that results from his inability

to understand and follow social rules.

• My child is being excluded from recess and lunchtime activities so he

is being restricted from participation in the environment of the school.

• My child is increasingly upset and his behavior is worse the more he is

disciplined. The current behavior plan is not meeting his needs, and

he is not receiving appropriate social learning opportunities with his

non handicapped peers.

• My child's developmental pediatrician feels his/her problems may be

related to more serious speech pragmatic issues rather than only

articulation problems, so his current speech plan may be inadequate.

You may give specific examples of difficulties and concerns you, teacher or

doctor have notes. Wherever possible, get the teacher involved in the process,

and ask him/her to provide examples from specific classroom situations. For

example:

Educational Performance Issues:

• My child continues to perform below basic in math, despite having

received tutoring for 6 months.

• My child cannot read beyond a 4

grade level and is in 7

grade. We

have already tried outside tutoring or school level 2 interventions.

• My child is experiencing significant anxiety and depression over the level

of work he is being asked to complete. The IEP team needs to develop

appropriate support and accommodations so that my child can continue to

keep up and make progress.

Transition Services (consideration at age 14 and mandatory by age 16 and

above):

• I am concerned that my child does not have the skills necessary to

successfully transition into the community or post-secondary education

after graduation or completion of high school. For example, my child

cannot balance a checkbook, take public transportation, etc… The

assessment should examine my child’s social, educational, emotional,

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