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[quote=JNC]Your instinct is right — random worksheets are a red flag, and you don't have to settle for hoping there's "some value." A few concrete levers:

You generally can't force the school to name a proprietary program (Wilson, etc.), but you CAN get the IEP to require the TYPE of instruction her profile needs — language like "systematic, explicit, evidence-based multisensory structured-literacy instruction." That ties them to a method without naming a brand (and in VA, the Literacy Act now requires evidence-based reading instruction, which helps you).

The real enforcement tool is DATA. Ask in writing for: (1) the assessment results that drove the current plan, (2) the scope and sequence she's following, and (3) progress-monitoring data on a set schedule (every 2-4 weeks). If she isn't making meaningful progress, that data is your evidence the intervention isn't appropriate — the legal standard is meaningful progress (Endrew F.), not whether they mean well. Put every request in writing so there's a record.

And yes — bring the ASDEC tutor (or an advocate) to the next meeting, and write the goals to match exactly what they say she needs.

If it helps, there are free copy-paste templates for requesting records, the assessment results, and progress data at anewstoryadvocacy.com/templates — exactly these asks, already worded.[/quote]

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