What to check
Read the plan for these specific details
Which report recommendations are school-related and tied to if dyslexia findings are translated into structured reading instruction, measurable reading goals, and data collection.
Confirm the IEP sections that should respond are updated: reading present levels, specialized instruction, reading goals, accommodations, services, progress monitoring, and assistive technology.
Look for records showing the team connected the key school-related recommendation with school data, the written IEP record, or a documented refusal when a specific change was requested.
Sample outside-report finding
Private Dyslexia Evaluation recommendations need an IEP crosswalk
What the record shows
The private dyslexia evaluation recommends structured literacy, but the IEP only says reading support without method, frequency, or progress measure.
What to ask for
Put this in writing: the team should identify which one or two school-related recommendations it considered, what school data it is relying on, and if any requested change was accepted, trialed, refused, or needs more data.
A written request you can use
Send one specific question
“Please compare the dyslexia evaluation with the IEP reading goals, services, accommodations, and progress-monitoring plan.”
Document based IEP review
Check the pages you already have
The review reads the pages you upload, points to the wording behind each concern, and helps you prepare questions. It does not send anything to your school or decide a legal claim.
Common questions
Does the school have to follow a private dyslexia evaluation?
If a parent shares a private evaluation, ask the team to document how the results were considered when making IEP decisions. That does not mean the team will adopt every recommendation. Ask what school data and reasoning supports any recommendation the team is not adopting.
What should I compare first?
Start with phonological processing, decoding, fluency, spelling, written language, intervention history, and reading recommendations, then compare those findings with reading present levels, specialized instruction, reading goals, accommodations, services, progress monitoring, and assistive technology.
What if the school says it considered the report but changed nothing?
Ask where that response is documented. If you requested an IEP, evaluation, or service change and the team refused it, ask if Prior Written Notice (PWN) will be provided.