Children Disability and Emotional Impact

This easy-to-understand educational guide was created to help families better understand how a child’s disability or learning needs may affect their experience at school.

Inside, families can learn how to connect a child’s needs, educational impact, IEP goals, services, accommodations, and supports. The guide also includes practical worksheets to help organize strengths, concerns, questions, and notes before an IEP meeting.

Topics include understanding educational impact, connecting needs to IEP goals, identifying strengths and areas of support, examples of services and accommodations, questions to bring to the IEP meeting, and space for meeting notes.

9-page printable educational resource

Educational purposes only. This guide provides general educational information and is not legal, medical, therapeutic, or individualized professional advice. Special education rules and procedures may vary by state and school district.