IEPfocus Complete Guides: Start Here (2026)
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Each IEPfocus guide is a complete series of in-depth articles on one topic, written by a special education teacher. Pick the topic you need and follow the reading path.
All IEPfocus Complete Guides
Start here: Free Screening Quizzes
Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, sensory, executive function, RSD, PDA, anxiety, 2e, speech delay and IEP rights quizzes. Instant results and clear next steps.
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IEP, 504 and Parent Rights
3 guidesKnow your rights and run better meetings.
10 articlesSpecial Education Law and Parent Rights
IDEA, FAPE, LRE, procedural safeguards, IEE, disputes, discipline and ESY.
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7 articlesIEP Meeting
Prepare, ask the right questions, write parent concerns and monitor progress.
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7 articles504 Plans for ADHD
Request, write and review a 504 plan, with accommodations by grade.
Start readingFor Special Education Teachers
3 guidesClassroom systems, strategies and tools that work.
New18 articlesNew Special Education Teacher
First-year survival, caseloads, measurable IEP goals, data, schedules, paras, behavior, compliance and burnout.
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10 articlesTeaching Strategies That Work
UDL, explicit instruction, co-teaching, differentiation, PBIS, HLPs, task analysis and MTSS.
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16 articlesAssistive Technology
AT in the IEP, assessment, low-tech and free tools, reading, writing and math AT, AAC, home use and funding.
Start readingLearning and School Challenges
6 guidesReading, math, focus, homework, anxiety and speech.
10 articlesDyslexia
Signs, evaluation, structured literacy, accommodations and IEP goals.
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7 articlesLearning Disabilities
Signs, evaluation, eligibility, accommodations and support at home.
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7 articlesExecutive Function
Skills by age, strategies, activities, task initiation and organization.
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10 articlesHomework and Study Skills
Routines, ADHD strategies, accommodations, note-taking and test prep.
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10 articlesSchool Anxiety
School refusal, test anxiety, selective mutism, coping skills and accommodations.
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New17 articlesSpeech Delay
Late talkers, milestones, speech delay vs autism, early intervention, home activities, stuttering and articulation.
Start readingNeurodivergence and Conditions
4 guidesUnderstand the child or adult in front of you.
7 articlesSensory Processing
Sensory overload, seeking vs avoiding, sensory diets and classroom design.
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7 articlesAuDHD
Autism and ADHD together: symptoms, diagnosis, burnout and routines.
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7 articlesRejection Sensitive Dysphoria
RSD in children, teens and adults, with coping and classroom strategies.
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12 articlesDisabilities Less Covered
Intellectual disability, DLD, apraxia, hearing and vision, TBI, Tourette, epilepsy, DCD and APD.
Start readingTeens and Adults
2 guidesTransition, independence and adult life.
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I am a parent
Start with your rights, then the condition that fits your child.
Free Screening Quizzes →IEP Meeting →Special Education Law and Parent Rights →I am a teacher
Practical systems for the classroom, the caseload and the IEP.
New Special Education Teacher →Teaching Strategies That Work →Assistive Technology →I am a teen or adult
Understand yourself, plan your future and advocate for your needs.
Transition to Adulthood →AuDHD →Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria →How to Use These Guides
- Parents: start with the first article of each guide, then read the action steps.
- Teachers: jump to classroom strategies, accommodations and IEP goals.
- Teens and adults: look for the adult and self-advocacy articles in each series.
New guides are added regularly.