Walk into that meeting knowing exactly what your child's plan says, where the gaps are, and what to ask for. This is a plain-English walkthrough, free to use.
For families in every state.
Is each goal specific and measurable? Is every service (minutes, setting, who delivers it) actually written down — not just promised out loud?
Compare the plan to your child's evaluation. What need isn't being addressed? That gap is often exactly what the school legally owes your child.
The right letter, sent the right way, is what gets results. Our free letter templates give you the exact wording.
Free and low-cost local advocates and evaluators can stand with you. Find help near you →
You don't need to hire anyone to understand your child's plan. Start with these free tools — each one walks you through a piece of it, step by step.
Pull together your child's current IEP and any evaluations. Read them side by side.
Use the free IEP checkup to test each goal and spot what's missing.
Send the right request with a free letter template — and bring a local advocate if you'd like.
A New Story was created with dozens of doctors, evaluators, and special-education experts — and shaped by countless parents who've sat in that meeting. Everything on this site is free, because a scared parent shouldn't have to pay to understand their own child's plan.
Everything on A New Story is free. Explore the tools, find local help, and if your child is a struggling reader, take a look at A New Page — our reading program built for kids with dyslexia.