Author: Alexis Jamin

Student in a supportive chair pointing to a picture card with a test administrator, as in WIDA Alternate ACCESS

WIDA Alternate ACCESS: Participation, Scores, Accommodations and Exit

Who takes WIDA Alternate ACCESS and who decides, how it is given and scored, accommodations, the Alternate Screener and state exit criteria.
First-grade students taking turns with building blocks and a sand timer, a strategy from a behavior intervention plan

Behavior Intervention Plan: Examples, Template and IDEA Rules

When a BIP is required, what it must contain, two original example plans, a template, and how to check fidelity and review a behavior plan.
Two elementary students reading a picture book together with a teacher and a specialist, supporting dually identified students

Dually Identified Students: Evaluation, IEPs, ELP Testing and Exit

What districts owe English learners with IEPs: native-language evaluation, the language special factor, annual ELP testing, state exit criteria.
Third grader arranging colored blocks with a school psychologist during a special education evaluation

Special Education Evaluation: Referral, Consent, Timeline and IEE

How a special education evaluation works under IDEA, from child find and referral to consent, state timelines, eligibility and the IEE.
Middle school student with headphones and a classmate with a shortened worksheet, illustrating accommodations vs modifications

Accommodations vs Modifications: Differences, Examples and Rules

The difference between accommodations and modifications, with a comparison table, examples, and what modifications mean for state tests, grades and diplomas.
Elementary students reading together while a parent meets a teacher about Washington procedural safeguards

Washington Procedural Safeguards: OSPI Notice, Timing and Disputes

Download the OSPI procedural safeguards notice and see when Washington districts must give it, what changes in November 2026 and how disputes are resolved.
Three elementary students working on different tasks at a resource room table while a teacher reviews an IEP goal bank

IEP Goal Bank: How to Use It, Goals by Domain, ADHD and Middle School

How to use an IEP goal bank without copying it, an index of our goal guides by domain, 32 new example goals, and goals for ADHD, preschool and middle school.
Second grader washing his hands at a classroom sink while a paraprofessional watches, one of the task analysis examples in the guide

Task Analysis Examples: 10 Routines With Steps and a Data Sheet

Ten original task analyses for self-care, classroom, cafeteria and work routines, with chaining methods, a prompt-level data sheet and IEP goals.
Three elementary students working with fraction strips in a small group, an example of specially designed instruction

Specially Designed Instruction Examples: 16 SDI Ideas by Area

16 specially designed instruction examples by area, how SDI differs from accommodations and interventions, and how to write it in the IEP.
Elementary student pointing to a picture symbol on a communication board to request a snack, a skill targeted by AAC IEP goals

AAC IEP Goals: 26 Examples, Core Vocabulary and Data Collection

26 original AAC IEP goals by competency, plus core vs fringe vocabulary, adult modeling as an IEP support and how to measure progress.