FREE Midyear Pattern Finder 🔎
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Use this simple tool to compare what you’re seeing across your child’s school information and begin looking for patterns.
Look Across:
☐ IEP Goals & Progress ReportsWhat progress is being reported toward your child’s goals?
☐ Report Cards & GradesDo grades seem consistent with the other information you’re receiving?
☐ Assessments & DataWhat does the testing or progress-monitoring data show?
☐ Classwork & HomeworkWhat are you noticing in the work your child is completing?
☐ Teacher CommunicationAre teachers mentioning concerns, progress, or successes?
☐ AccommodationsAre accommodations being provided, and do they seem to be helping?
☐ Your Own ObservationsWhat are you seeing at home with homework, confidence, independence, frustration, or school-related stress?
Now Look for the Pattern
💙 What matches?
💙 What doesn’t match?
💙 Where do you see growth?
💙 Where do you see the same concern more than once?
💙 What raises a question you may want to ask the school?
One data point is information. A pattern tells a story.
💙 Advocacy with Heart,
Allison — The IDEA Ally
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About the Author
Allison Rosenberg Meyerson is a special education advocate with 30+ years in the classroom and as a literacy specialist. She is Orton-Gillingham Certified, a COPAA SEAT 1.0 graduate, and a Dyslexia Advocate. Based in Warwick, NY, she supports families across NY, NJ, and virtually nationwide through The IDEA Ally.
Contact:
Website www.TheIDEAAlly.com
Email Allison@theideaally.com
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