Module 5: Accommodations Mastery: Unlocking Student Success

Module 5: Accommodations Mastery — Unlocking Student Success

If your child has an IEP—but still isn’t making progress—this is the module you’ve been missing.

Accommodations are not suggestions.

They are not favors.

They are legal requirements—and when they’re written vaguely or implemented poorly, children lose access to their education.

Module 5 shows you exactly how accommodations are supposed to work—and how to spot the ones that quietly fail your child.

Inside This Module, You’ll Learn How to:

✔️ Tell the difference between accommodations and modifications (and why schools blur the line)

✔️ Identify accommodations that look good on paper—but don’t work in real life

✔️ Understand what IDEA, Section 504, and FAPE actually require

✔️ Recognize vague, unenforceable IEP language before it hurts your child

✔️ Know what investigators ask when parents file complaints

✔️ Protect your child with clear, data-driven, defensible accommodations

No fluff. No jargon. No guessing.

Why This Matters

Most parents leave IEP meetings confused, emotional, and doubting themselves.

That’s not because you’re failing your child.

It’s because no one explains the system clearly.

This module does.

Written by a Professional Who Knows the System From the Inside

I’m Donna R. Earnest, M.Ed., a former special education teacher and non-attorney special education advocate.

I’ve seen which accommodations protect students—and which ones protect districts.

This module teaches you the difference.

What You Walk Away With

✨ Clarity instead of confusion

✨ Confidence in IEP meetings

✨ The ability to spot red flags fast

✨ Stronger questions—and better answers

You don’t need to fight the school.

You need the right information.

Module 5 gives you that.