The First IEP: Parent Perspectives

A must for early childhood programs and for practitioners in training this encouraging informative DVD answers common questions about individualized education programs (IEPs) and helps parents and new professionals come together to ensure children's smooth transition from early intervention to preschool.

Viewers will learn from parent's who've been there as they discuss their child's special needs their IEP preparation and how they got the results they wanted. watch parent-professional collaboration at work as a mother meets with an early interventionist. see a simulation of an IEP meeting for a boy with disabilities and follow-up clips of th echild in his new school.

Perfect for guiding parents and training new and future practitioners this encouraging unintimidating resource answers common questions and concerns about IEPs gives viewers an accurate picture of the process and promotes dialogue between families and professionals.

Available As: DVD
Produced By: Deborah Chen Ph.D. & Annie Cox M.A.
Running Time: 30 minutes