"Secure the education your child deserves!

Children with learning disabilities have different needs than other kids in special education-- let Nolo's IEP Guide: Learning Disabilities help you make sure those needs are met.

This one-of-a-kind book walks you through the Individual Education Program process, providing all the instructions, suggestions, resources and forms you'll need to understand the special-education system.

Step by step, you'll learn how to:

understand your child's rights

prepare to make your case

untangle eligibility rules and evaluations

develop effective IEP goals

figure out the best programs, services and teaching strategies

get ready for IEP meetings

resolve disputes with the school district

do legal research on learning-disability issues

and much more

The 3rd edition is completely updated to reflect the latest-- and major-- changes to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the law that governs special education and the IEP process. It also provides the forms, sample letters and resources you need. "